Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime Russell Spinks CJA/204/Introduction to Criminal Justice March 11‚ 2013 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime When we start to discuss juvenile delinquency and juvenile crimes it can sometimes become complicated because of age limitations that come within the bounds of the law. Each state has their own interpretation of what is considered a juvenile in the juvenile justice system. Juveniles in the State of Louisiana are defined
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Juvenile transfer is the process of removing juvenile offenders from the juvenile court and placing them into the adult court. Although states implement this process in varying ways‚ it is seen in different viewpoints as either having a positive effect on juveniles or a negative effect. Studies have been conducted examining the statistics regarding recidivism for juveniles who have been transferred to the adult court versus those who have not. After taking a look at these two perspectives‚ I have
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never help reduce the amount of offenders in the U.S. The juvenile justice system’s main goal is rehabilitation for all youth‚ but research and many studies have been carried out in order to describe what the system is doing wrong and what problems need to be resolved. Juvenile offenders should be placed in rehabilitative programs because punitive programs are counterproductive and therefore juvenile procedures need to be revised. Juveniles are
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Separating Sexes‚ Just for Tough Years The middle school years (grades 7 and 8) are known to be the tough years. These are the years when the uneven pace of girls’ and boys’ physical‚ cognitive and emotional development is most noticeable. Girls are ahead of boys on all counts‚ and both suffer. Educators debate whether separating boys and girls during these difficult years might improve students’ academic performance. Separate classes are now prohibited in public schools that receive federal funds
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head: Juveniles in adult prisons Juveniles in adult prisons 8 May 2011 Juveniles in Adult Prisons Introduction Misbehaving juveniles are often not spared the incarceration process for their criminal activities. As a result‚ they are punished with the corresponding penalties for their criminal actions. There are however‚ major issues raised in the incarceration of juveniles‚ especially if their incarceration is in adult prisons. One of these issues is the fact that juveniles are exposed
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Concern in Juvenile Forensic Psychology When a crime is committed by a juvenile should they be automatically treated as an adult? This is definitely a question that arises when the crime is an aggressive one or heinous in its occurrence. This is circumstance presents forensic psychologists specializing in the area of the juvenile court system will become involved in. They share many of the same responsibilities as do their counterparts practicing within the adult legal system but when a juvenile becomes
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Rehabilitation for Juvenile Delinquents When a child commits a crime‚ they are considered as a juvenile delinquent and are placed in a detention center for punishment. Most juveniles commit crimes because of the environment in which they live. An unhealthy environment can be associated with living in poverty‚ the demise of family‚ and child abuse. Although‚ others commit crimes because of bad decision making. Juvenile delinquents deserve better rehabilitation than they are already receiving because
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Throughout history the American juvenile justice system has changed focus in attempts to provide an efficient system. Additionally‚ these changes have influenced the concept of punishment by replacing it with different methods such as rehabilitation. According to the text‚ American Corrections by Todd R. Clear‚ George F. Cole‚ and Michael D. Reisig‚ the juvenile justice system is characterized by five time periods. The first time period is referred to as the Puritan Period. Between 1646 and 1824
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deal. Comparing to Bob‚ Joe would be less likely to do the same mistake again. Juvenile system is too lenient; it needs to be more punitive for punishment could serve as a form of prevention for crime. About 100 years ago juvenile justice system was established in the United States to divert youthful offenders from the destructive punishment of criminal courts‚ encouraging rehabilitation. Under most state laws‚ juvenile offenders do not commit "crimes." They commit delinquent acts‚ some of which
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the study Mobility is basic phenomenon of life. People are constantly on the move by foot or other means to satisfy their basic psychological‚ social and other needs. It is therefore right to review human mobility as a combination of progress in vehicles and the act walking. Land transportation presently plays the dominant mode of transportation in the Philippines with many moving-in motor vehicles. Traffic volume continues to have an effect over a never-widening
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