Court Report 1. Which court did you attend and what was the date of your attendance? 2. What kind of hearing did you attend? I attended a sentencing in Beenleigh district court‚ before the sentencing there were a string of mentions that I also watched to deepen my understanding of the courtroom and the roles of the people there. 3. What were the charges against the defendant? Were these summary or indictable offences? How did you know this? The defendant was charged with three indictable
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1012CCJ Court Report: 1. Which court did you attend and what was the date of your attendance? Attended The Southport Magistrates Court‚ 22nd of April 2013. 2. What kind of hearing did you attend? (e.g. sentence‚ summary trial‚ committal hearing‚ jury trial‚ mention‚ call-over etc) I attended a sentencing of an arrest (custody) at The Southport Magistrates Court‚ before the sentencing there were a string of mentions that I also watched to further my understanding of the courtroom
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How to deal with juvenile offenders is controversial. In the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ sociologists warned treating juveniles like common criminals would make them more likely to break the law. The nation listened to this and began diverting youths with minor or status offenses away from the juvenile justice system. They would experience other‚ less punitive sanctions such as counseling. What is interesting in this scenario is that this actually "widened the net." More juveniles were actually in the
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Juvenile Crime & Justice “A criminal is a person with predatory instincts without sufficient capital to form a corporation‚” stated Clarence Darrow. A criminal offense is bad enough‚ but a criminal offense coming from a minor is the worst crime you can commit as a child. Juvenile crime is a crime committed by someone under the age of 18. Juvenile crime is a problem‚ and it has been since the mid-1980s and peaked in the 1990s. More than 150 children are convicted every day‚ including assault and burglary
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Objectives of Punishment There have been many rules throughout history some choose to follow those rules and some choose to break the rules. The big question is the product to those who should break the rules. There was a day when parents could spank their children freely and accepted as simply normal. As the years went on‚ society started to see how people would take it too far. Therefore‚ laws had to change. It is the same within today’s prison system. Individuals are in prison because
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Juvenile Delinquency There is no doubt that various experts can give us many theories as to the causes of juvenile delinquency‚ including one’s economic background‚ substance abuse‚ delinquent peer groups‚ repeated exposure to violence‚ increased availability of firearms and media violence‚ however‚ I feel that the number one cause of juvenile delinquency is the breakdown of families‚ including lack of parental control over children. It is ironic in America‚ today‚ one must have a driver’s license
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The research being proposed will analyze Juvenile data from‚ “The Bureau of justice Statistics” or BJS‚ using primary data. The site will discuss the link between juvenile delinquency by comparing past research with current research. The study will be concentrated but not limited to discussing the difference in genders. Comparing which gender has a higher substance abuse issue. My hypothesis is that females have a higher substance abuse than males issue which causes criminal involvement. Males are
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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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The juvenile justice system was founded on the concept of rehabilitation through individualized justice Early in U.S. history‚ children who broke the law were treated the same as adult criminals Throughout the late 18th century‚ "infants" below the age of reason (traditionally age 7) were presumed to be incapable of criminal intent and were‚ therefore‚ exempt from prosecution and punishment. Children as young as 7‚ however‚ could stand trial in criminal court for offenses committed and‚ if found
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Capital Punishment As the war on crime continues‚ two truths hold steady: eliminating all crime is impossible‚ and controlling it is a must. The main weapon used to control crime in this war is deterrence. The government ’s deterrent for committing murder is the death penalty‚ also known as capital punishment. Everyone thinks human life is valuable. Some of those against capital punishment believe that human life is so valuable that even the worst murderers should not be deprived of the value of
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