research. You will see that in the end Lena’s life no matter how terrible it was‚ it wasn’t all in vain‚ and still today she is remembered for her last heartfelt words and calm disposition. Ulysia Gayle Julie Warner English December 3‚ 2012 Justice for Lena Lena Baker was a black woman born with three strikes against her. The first was that she was born in the south. The second was that she was born black. The third was that she was born poor. She was a black woman born in a small
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Is juvenile justices right or wrong? Edwin Desamour was driving with his 3-year-old son in their Philadelphia neighborhood when the little boy looked up and said‚ “Daddy‚ look at the moon! I want to go there‚” so his father did what many parents would: he bought his son books on science and space and encouraged him to believe that his dreams can come true. Edwin’s son has been blessed with a vastly different childhood than Edwin had. Edwin grew up poor in a violent neighborhood in Philadelphia
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I have aspired to be a police officer my whole life and found it only fitting to interview a Police Officer from the Northern Virginia area. The officer told me of his own aspirations to become a cop and it only furthered my motivation. He said his goal as a police officer was/is to make positive influential changes for his peers by protecting and serving his community to his fullest potential. Before returning back to patrol the streets‚ the officer was a Student Resource Officer (SRO) at Herndon
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The purpose of this essay is to critically evaluate both the welfare principals and punitive principals that are paramount to the youth justice system‚ firstly by looking at what is meant by welfare approaches and how they have been used in adapting the Children’s Hearing System that is used in Scotland today when dealing with young offenders. Then looking at punitive approaches‚ how they are also used in dealing with young offenders and how they appear to be re-emerging back into the system in the
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Clay Thompson article‚ “The Lost Boys: California is Trying Kids as Adults-and Locking Them Up for Life. No One Knows How Many”‚ on the project censored website‚“ In California alone minors as young as 14 are being punished into the adult criminal justice system. As a result children face adult punishments sometimes as severe as life in prison” (Thompson). We have age limits on things because it is quite obvious that youth are not fully capable of making the right decisions. For one‚ the brains of
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29 January If you can’t do the time‚ don’t do the crime. In recent discussion of Juvenile Justice‚ a controversial issue has been whether juveniles should be tried as adults in adult courts for heinous crimes they have committed. On one hand‚ some argue that they should not be tried as adults and do not deserve harsh sentences but as children seeking help. On the other hand‚ however‚ others argue that those who commit such heinous
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RAWLSIAN STANDARDS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE John Rawls’ A Theory on Justice establishes standards by which we may evaluate justice in society. In assessing the United States in light of the Rawlsian principles of social justice‚ it is evident that America falls short of these standards‚ and yet this discord tolerated in America. While this incongruity does in fact affect the lives of many Americans‚ particularly the underpriviledged‚ in practice very little is done to lessen inequality so as to achieve
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Prevention Fund. Domestic Violence‚ Child Abuse‚ and Youth Violence: Strategies for Prevention and Early Intervention: Treat Kids Howell‚ J. (1995). Serious‚ Violent and Chronic Juvenile Offenders. California: Sage. Johnson‚ C. (2010‚ 01 08). Justice study track rape‚ sexual abuse of juenile inmate. The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com Jordan Institute for Families. (2002‚ May ). Understanding Juvenile Sex Offenders. Children ’s Services Practice Notes for North Carolina ’s Child
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Intro to Criminal Justice Chapter 10–– 1. The Purpose of probation is the suspending and or delaying in a correctional term in jail so that‚ instead of being in jail‚ offenders are allowed almost a second chance and put back into the community for a period in which they must do the following (a) abide by certain conditions given by the court and (b) be supervised by a probation officer. Without probation jails would rapidly become even more overcrowded. Probation officers are the supervisor
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“And Justice For All” May 13‚ 2013 In the 1979 film “And Justice For All”‚ Al Pacino plays the role of Arthur Kirkland‚ a white‚ middle-aged‚ criminal defense attorney in Baltimore‚ Maryland. The film’s title is somewhat of a misnomer as the movie unveils discrimination‚ corruption and oppression in our legal system. There are many themes relevant to social work which are skillfully woven into the fabric of the movie. Arthur Kirkland’s compassion and understanding
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