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    History of Juvenile Justice *created in the late 1800’s to reform U.S. policies regarding youthful offenders *early on children were treated as chattels of adults without any rights *if found guilty they were sentenced just as adults were *New York City House of Refuge‚ the first youth prison opened in 1825 *during the 1800’s the juvenile justice system exercised its authority within a "parens patriae" which meant state as parent or guardian role. The state assumed responsibility

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    Psych 412 Penn State Dr. Love I believe that adolescents should definitely be held to the adult standard for criminal behavior. Because if we don’t hold them to the same standard then adolescents will start to think that they can do whatever they want without the punishment being severe. It’s also not fair to adults that commit the same crime as an adolescent. I believe that all adolescents are capable of mature thought they just choose to or not to do the things that they do despite understanding

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    Over the course of the semester‚ we have seen many examples of how the media can negatively affect how people feel about the criminal justice system. I was exposed to shows like Law and Order and Snapped at a young age. Because I watched a lot of these types of shows at a young age‚ I realized that a job dealing with the criminal justice system was something I was interested in pursuing. I can even remember telling people that I wanted to be a forensic pathologist when I was only in sixth grade.

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    regarding Indigenous Australians‚ Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System has found that Indigenous Australians have a far higher rate of contact with the criminal justice system. Indigenous adults are 14 times more likely to be imprisoned than a non-indigenous person. In 2007‚ Indigenous juveniles accounted for 59% of the total juvenile detention population; this is an issue that begins to occur even before adulthood. It was found that violent crimes were more common in the Indigenous community;

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    Kathrin Jones Professor Odem Criminal Justice Do you consider the criminal justice system fair to all: minorities‚ genders‚ socioeconomic classes‚ and people of different sexual orientations? Explain either why you do or why you do not. QB The Criminal Justice system was made to be fair to all‚ but throughout the years the Criminal Justice System has changed in my eyes. I do not agree that the Criminal Justice System is now fair to all minorities; gender and socioeconomic class. I feel it unfairly

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    school near San Diego‚ California. He will be charged as an adult under state law. I firmly believe that in cases of felonies such as murder or arson committed by juveniles over the age of reason‚ those juveniles should be tried as adults. The ability to know the difference between right and wrong is defined by as the age of reason. In some states‚ they overlook the age of reason and imply that juveniles under the age of 18 be tried as adults for serious crimes and serve longer sentences

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    Today our world is filled with crime. People who tends to commits such crimes must have consequences for their illegal actions. “The Criminal Justice System‚” is a system that keeps everything fair and safe. This system was set up in order to ensure that fairness and justice will be served to people who breaks that laws. Deciding which career is best for you is a very difficult decision that one can make. There are so many different types and areas of studies to choose from.With that being said‚

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    ------------------------------------------------- Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 Republic Act No. 9344‚ also known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (full text)‚ is an act establishing a comprehensive juvenile justice and welfare system‚ creating the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council under the Department of Justice. R.A. 9344 is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1402 and House Bill No. 5065‚ passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on 22 March 2006. It was

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    Joseph Tesmond Justice and the Law paper Spring 2010   Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults?   In today’s society‚ there is a national debate about what to do with juveniles in the criminal justice system.  This debate is a result changes in practice throughout United States.  The United States made it possible to try juveniles as adults in court after the case of Kent vs. the United States in 1966. The change in legislation is relatively new due to the fact that juvenile courts have "for most

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    Crimes in the United States have exceeded in the past years. Crimes such as murder‚ theft‚ or assault and‚ believe it or not‚ these crimes are being committed by young children. Now the court system is trying to put young children in adult prisons‚ but that is unacceptable. Juvenile criminals should not receive the same punishment as adults because they have a higher chance of getting raped or killed‚ they are still too immature‚ and they are more likely to commit a crime again. If juveniles get sent

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