Hunger games questions 1. A tesserae is a year supply of grain and oil given to your family when you submit your name into the reaping. It heightens the chance of being chosen when you submit your name‚ lowering the chance of people whose name went in only once. 2. It was good because she put her name in 20 times. The other people put in their names at least twice‚ so Katniss has a higher theoretical probability of being selected. 3. 16 4. The odds are the chance of one of them surviving
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Do both children get the death penalty? And if not‚ what punishment do they receive? Should juveniles get trialed as adults? That question has haunted many for decades now. But before we make any irrational decisions‚ let’s get to the facts. What exactly is a juvenile delinquent? Well it’s a child who commits acts that would be considered crimes if done by an adult. A child is considered a juvenile delinquent until they reach the of 18‚ 17 some states 16 (Britannica 1). Juvenile delinquency can include
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In the article‚ “The Rich Get Richer and Poor Get Prison” Jefferey H. Reiman clearly depicts that poor citizens have a greater chance for imprisonment over middle and upper- class citizens. The author makes it predominately obvious that he believes‚ at least as far as criminal justice is concerned‚ racism is simply one powerful form of economic bias (Reiman 1). Through studies‚ statics in the article overall show that black Americans with low income rates or no income at all living in “disorganized
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The legal concept of juvenile status is relatively new. The juvenile court system was established in the United States a little more than a century ago. The first court appearing was in Cook County‚ Illinois in 1899. Prior to that time‚ children and youth were seen as small adults and were tried and punished as adults. Until the late 19th century‚ the criminal courts tried youth and adults. The sixteenth century educational reform movement in England that had perceived youth to be different from
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FIXED vs. GROWTH MINDSET – Which one are you? Based on the research of Dr. Carol Dweck Which Mindset Are You? Self-Assessment* For each item below‚ decide whether the item is true or false FOR YOU. Answer each item honestly. There is no right or wrong answer. 1. I want to do better than other students in my class. TRUE 2. An important reason why I do my class work is because I like to learn new things. TRUE 3. I would like to show my instructors that I am smarter than the other students
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and a high rate of African American incarceration are “the states most likely to pass blended sentencing provisions.” (Shaffer‚ 2016) This type of sentencing allows juvenile courts to impose adult criminal sanctions when certain categories are present. When this type of sentencing is in use it imposes a sentence that blends a juvenile disposition and an adult sentence‚ however‚ it is generally for certain serious youth offenders. Only some states allow this type of sentencing. When imposed there must
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Should Juveniles be Treated as Adults Criminal Justice January 30‚ 2011 Should Juveniles be Treated as Adults Most young people in today’s world want to be considered as adults. But‚ they want the role and responsibilities of being adults to apply to certain situations when they want it to. Under the Georgia Legal Ages Law‚ 18 (§39-1-1) (2011)‚ the age of adulthood begins at age eighteen. America has always described the children as being the future‚ our greatest resource‚ as well as the
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Chapter 11 CONIC SECTION CIRCLE: The equation of a circle with centre at (h‚ k) and radius r is ( ( ) Equation of a circle with centre at origin and radius r is PARABOLA( Symmetric about its axis) Right Equation Axis Figure y=0 Left y= 0 Upward x= 0 ) Downward x= 0 Focus (a‚ 0) (-a‚ 0) Vertex (0‚0) (0‚0) Latus 4a 4a Rectum Directrix x = -a x=a ELLIPSE ( Symmetric about both the axis) Equation Equation of the major axis Length of major axis Length of minor axis Vertices Foci Eccentricity Latus
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Our youth today are encountering many issues compare to several years ago. Today I would like to share a least (10) issue our juvenile justice are seeing. 1). Parents or caregiver Incarcerate 2). Sex Offender 3). Drug addicted 4). Drug dealer 5). Behavior problems 6). Abuse 7). Lack of support 8). Gang 9). Mental Health 10). Homeless I am suggesting (10) proactive approach to combat the problems. For those children whose parent is incarcerated‚ for the older youth‚ they will have the opportunity
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Essay #1 As a public defender in the juvenile court‚ you have been asked to speak to a youth advocacy group about police and juveniles. In exactly three paragraphs‚ summarize “what the police don’t want you to know.” Under no circumstances should a child ever be interrogated by the police without a lawyer present. Juveniles have the right to remain silent and to have a lawyer‚ but often are not made aware of this. Instead‚ a majority of children waive their rights to a lawyer and are interrogated
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