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    JUVENILE OFFENDERS: WHAT WORKS? A Summary of Research Findings Roxanne Lieb Washington State Institute for Public Policy The Evergreen State College Mail Stop: TA-00‚ Seminar 3162 Olympia‚ Washington 98505 Phone: (360) 866-6000‚ ext. 6380 Fax: (360) 866-6825 October 1994 1 Introduction and Contents This document can assist policymakers in understanding the major research findings in juvenile delinquency. It summarizes key findings and offers an overview. It is not an exhaustive

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    Juvenile Diabetes

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    Abstract Juvenile Diabetes is a disease that more and more children are getting each day and it affects about 0.1 percent of children that are school age. There are two types of diabetes that are common in children. The first one is type-one diabetes and the second one is type-two diabetes out of all the cases diagnosed‚ type-one makes u p 5-10 percent of them. There are major health problems associated with type-one including troubles physically ‚ a multidisciplinary approach by physician‚ nurse

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    Crime Causation and Diversion Paper James Coleman CJA/374 July 15‚ 2013 University Phoenix   In society today‚ there are more juveniles that chose to get involved in criminal activity. The lack of parental guidance‚ low self-esteem‚ extremely poor decision-making and communication skills‚ mixed with a negative peer group‚ and a dysfunctional family unit‚ are some of the characteristics of delinquent youth and the fuel to some of the youth crime problems. With this being stated‚ there are also

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    Juvenile Gangs

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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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    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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    CJA 374 Week 5 DQs

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    Which components of the juvenile justice system might be effectively privatized? Explain your answer. DQ 2: Name an issue in juvenile justice that you feel might be best addressed with new research. Describe the issue and what kind of data is needed to develop a sound program approach. DQ 3: From everything you have learned in this course‚ what would you consider the biggest weakness in your state Law - General Law CJA 374 Week 1 Individual Assignment Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper

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    Trauma In Juveniles

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    There has been an enormous amount of research‚ going back almost thirty years‚ about the relationship between childhood trauma‚ and juvenile delinquency. Many researchers cannot say that there is a direct link between the two‚ but after much research‚ researchers have found that childhood trauma can perhaps be a predictor for juveniles who later in life commit crimes. Trauma is defined as‚ “a disordered psychic or behavioral state resulting from severe mental or emotional stress or physical injury

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    that youth in adult prisons had approximately a 30% higher recidivism rate than youth who were sent to a juvenile correction facility‚ ("The Reasons for Treating Juveniles Differently"). Reasons for this are most likely because of the environment in which they live‚ though prisons also have programs those who are incarcerated in this environment lack the attention that is giving to then in a juvenile correction center.

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    the questions oppressing our legal system today‚ as the violent acts of juvenile delinquencies continue to make headlines. Some people believe that children should be tried as adults when prosecuted for certain serious crimes. Others feel that children should be tried as minors because they are not yet adults‚ and therefore‚ they should be treated differently. This is an important debate because how we choose to punish juveniles affects both our current and future society. Teens all over the world

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    Juveniles Is Unfair

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    Juvenile is define as someone of a young age‚ someone that does not know better and trying to learn how to make the right decides. So why is it that when a juvenile have committed a crime they punished as an adult who has committed the same crime. They believe if they put them in to a prison they would learn their lesson and would change into a better person‚ but without solving the underline issue they would most likely to remain the same. The system was created by rich white people‚ which in turn

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