of crimes committed by Juveniles. Although there are many cases where the juvenile did not commit a serious crime‚ there are others where the crime is so bad the juvenile court system tries the juvenile as an adult. Instead of seeking help for the individual‚ our justice system places them in adult facilities to “teach them a lesson.” The justice system fails to see what the causes the child to do these things is because of abuse‚ neglect‚ or where they grew up. The juvenile justice system needs to
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the social and historical context in which the juvenile court was created? What has been the fundamental difference between the procedures used in juvenile courts and those employed in criminal (adult) courts? Juvenile Court‚ authority charged with the disposition of legal actions involving children. One hundred years ago‚ the Illinois legislature enacted the Illinois Juvenile Court Act (1899 Ill. Laws 132 et seq.)‚ creating the first separate juvenile court. The policy debates raging around the country
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Police discretion by definition is the power to make decisions of policy and practice. Police have the choice to enforce certain laws and how they will be enforced. "Some law is always or almost always enforced‚ some is never or almost never enforced‚ and some is sometimes enforced and sometimes not" (Davis‚ p.1). Similarly with discretion is that the law may not cover every situation a police officer encounters‚ so they must use their discretion wisely. Until 1956‚ people thought of police discretion
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Everyone has heard the “you have the right to remain silent” speech‚ so on and so forth. These rights do not just apply to adults but juveniles as well. In the case of the young boy who was arrested standing outside someones home there are four issues that need to be addressed. To the new officer I would address the situation as follows. So during your first arrest there were a few things that need to be addressed as to how it went about. When you were dispatched to the home burglary you approached
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tribunal established by law. Judgment shall be pronounced publicly‚ but the press and public may be excluded from all or part of the trial in the interests of morals‚ public order or national security in a democratic society‚ where the interests of juveniles or the protection of the private life of the parties so require‚ or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice. 2. Everyone charged with a criminal
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attached with a short length of chain‚ but might also be attached with a hinge or with a rigid bar. Law enforcement officers carry handcuffs on their utility belts‚ usually within a protective leather case (Hill). Here are some steps on how to properly arrest someone. First‚ you need to know how to properly approach the suspect. One thing
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RUNNING HEAD: There will be information pertaining to the roles of a police officer. Police Role Descriptions in the Media Karin Jordan January 18‚ 2010 CJA/333 Professor Luis Martinez Introduction In society a great deal of citizens have form their own opinion about how they think about police and the entire law enforcement. Some citizens believe that police are crooked and not fair in their position. Some citizens believe
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Common sense backed by brain science leaves no doubt that juveniles are often more vulnerable to the pressures of police questioning‚ and the protective procedures designed for adults offer limited help. Studies show that younger juveniles misunderstand Miranda warnings and developmental psychologists question whether minors are ever competent to make knowing‚ intelligent and voluntary waivers of their rights. Because of their incompetence‚ investigators use interrogative tactics to their advantage
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Raymond Contreras Mr. Moffit CRJ1 November 21‚2011 Criminal Justice System Through American Violet Every American is guaranteed something and that is individual rights. Individual rights are the rights guaranteed to all members of American Society by the U.S. Constitution(p.8). In the movie American Violet it is shown how the people in Texas are affected by not having individual rights‚ and how a young‚ African-American women‚ Dee Roberts takes a stand against the District Attorney. In the movie
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FINAL DRAFT BEL311 THE EFFECT OF ILLEGAL RACING AMONG TEENAGERS IN MALAYSIA Student Name :Syahirah Athirah Binti Suhaili (2010589587) Nur Muliany Binti Hashim (2010585775) Class : ACD3Az Lecturer Name : Madam Majdah Chulan FINAL DRAFT TTHE EFFECTS OF ILLEGAL RACING AMONG TEENAGERS IN MALAYSIA In the article “Racing a Familiar in Adi’s Life"‚ SukhairiAbdThani (2011) states that teenagers feels that racing gives them life. They are willing to use their money to change the look of
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