Juvenile Delinquency; Causes and Possible Solutions 06/12/2011 By definition a juvenile delinquent is a young person‚ under the age of 18‚ who fails to do what is required by law. Our juvenile court system has the difficult task of finding the proper way to deal with these individuals. Unfortunately there is no perfect solution. Should juvenile delinquents be treated harshly? Should they be treated as an adult? Should they be put into a rehabilitation facility? There have been several
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The Juvenile Justice Policy Jason Austin The juvenile justice system in dealing with juvenile offenders has cyclically gone from a rehabilitative approach to a punitive approach a number of times since its inception (Jenson & Howard‚ 1998). Research by Bernard (1992)‚ as cited in Jenson and Howard (1998)‚ examined the history of the juvenile justice system from 1820 and found that when juvenile crime is determined to be high‚ the justice system responds with severe punishments and few
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Juvenile Delinquency and Single Parent Homes Juvenile delinquency has been around as long as there have been juveniles. There seems to be some siren call that leads young men and women into acts that are frowned upon by society. There are many types of juvenile delinquency‚ from the benign to the life altering serious kind. I will be looking at the family dynamic and how‚ and if‚ it affects teens and their delinquent activities. Approximately 28% of our nation’s children live in one parent
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homes where they will only think about good life waiting ahead of them. The term Child in Conflict with the Law (CICL) refers to a child who is alleged as‚ accused of‚ or adjudged as‚ having committed an offense under Philippine laws. Basically‚ juvenile delinquent pertains to a child‚ under the age of eighteen years‚ as offender of the law. He or she may be exempted from criminal liability under appropriate circumstances. A child below fifteen years of age receive full exemption but will be subjected
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Are substance use and delinquency among juvenile correlatively related? In the article “Substance Use and Delinquent Behavior Among Serious Adolescent Offenders” by Edward P. Mulvey‚ Carol A. Schubert‚ and Laurie Chassin‚ substance use and delinquency are strongly linked together. Studies of youth in juvenile court demonstrate that a majority of court-involved adolescents have recently used illegal substances that are more serious‚ and frequent adolescent offenders have used more substances
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In America‚ the rise in violent crimes over the years can be attributed to Juvenile Gangs. In a March‚ 1996 study‚ DR .James Alan Fox‚ Dean of the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University reported that from 1985 to 1994‚ the rate of murder committed by teens‚ ages 14-17 increased 172 percent. So why do teenagers join gangs and become involved in risky behavior that can ultimately lead to incarceration‚ great bodily harm‚ or even death? What can they possibly gain from such a risky endeavor
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the federal government expunging juvenile records is to allow youth who has made bad decisions‚ and found guilty of their youthful transgressions to enter adulthood without the heavy stigmatic freight of a criminal record (Funk & Polsby‚ 1997). The fundamental philosophy for juvenile laws is that a juvenile delinquent should be considered and treated not as a criminal‚ but as a person requiring care‚ education and protection. Furthermore‚ in their eyes‚ juveniles are not thought of as bad people
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I feel that the juvenile crime mostly happen on children who between the ages of 7 and 18. They were generally thought to be incapable of committing a criminal act. About 80 percent of adolescents and pre- adolescents have engaged inappropriate behavior. The most common cases are involving underage smoking‚ taking drugs‚ illegal activities such as racing and gambling. In some countries‚ juvenile has charged with a serious crime‚ such as robbery or even murder. However this may causing many problems
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Associations between drug and alcohol use and juvenile criminal activities have been a well-known fact‚ that’s often thought of as a correlation. “The estimated prevalence of substance abuse disorder and juvenile offending approaches 67% across studies in justice settings” (Liddle‚ 2014). Whether the alcohol and other drug (AOD) use led them to the criminal activity or AOD will be an issue for the juvenile offender once they are out of the justice system. Questions form at this transition stage
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Social Studies SBA on juvenile delinquency Name rade: Centre: Candidate no: Acknowledgment Table of Content Acknowledgement Introduction State of problem Reason for selecting area of research Method of investigation Data collection instrument Procedures for data collection Presentation of data Analysis and interpretation of data Statement of finding Recommendation and implementations of strategy introduction Method of the problem What are some of
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