Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Dominia Harmon CJA/374 October 8‚ 2013 Mark Reinhardt Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections The juvenile justice system can be a difficult process to understand. Many may believe that the system has many similarities that of an adult system‚ but that’s not the case at all. The juvenile justice system is more of a process than a system. The intake of the juvenile after arrest will be explained along with the court process‚ punishment‚ rehabilitation
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Running Head: A Juveniles Crime And Punishment 1 Juveniles Crime And Punishment CJA/204 January 8‚ 2013 Running Head: A Juveniles Crime And Punishment 2 A person’s criminal career may often start when he or she is a juvenile. There are many factors that may play a role in a kid’s life that could set them on a path of destruction. The next part of this is to figure out the best way to correct these actions and turn them into a positive
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and family have a huge affect on the actions of our juveniles. Juveniles delinquency is based on gender‚ because depending on the gender of the juvenile depends on what type of values where instilled within the juveniles. Also‚ the family has a huge affect on the action of the juveniles‚ because that all depends on the values of the family. The two intertwine and in this paper I will show you how the each affects the delinquency of the juveniles. Gender affects delinquency in different ways through
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Juvenile Justice Chapters 1-4 1 Juvenile violence is generally unrelated to gang formation and presence. False 2 The actual amount of juvenile violence in the United States is unknown. True 3 Property-offender juveniles account for about 10% of all juvenile arrests annually. False 4 A policy of delaying juvenile punishments works best for juvenile rehabilitation. False 5 Juvenile courts are the same as criminal courts. False 6 Juvenile courts have prosecutors and other court personnel
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An advantage to juveniles being handled in adult court is that many juveniles would not be arrested anymore for crimes considered against the law presently for minors. Many adolescent offenders are arrested for minor crimes now and if they are already on probation many trivial acts such as a suspension from school for “anything” can push them into a juvenile placement long term. I have seen it many times. Kids that are on probation for something they did 2 years prior such as at the age of 14
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different types of court systems: juvenile and adult court to separate children from adults; within both of these court systems you have a drug court. Juvenile drug courts are dockets
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Juveniles Being Tried As Adults Records show that courts with juvenile jurisdiction disposed more than 1.3 million delinquency cases in 2010. However‚ according to the website of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention‚ data gathered from 1996 to 2014 shows a 65% decrease in the number of juvenile crimes committed by adolescents aged 10-17. Despite these numbers‚ it is still a sad reality that there are still too many adolescents who are commiting
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Bibliography: Baguio News:Update. (2011‚ January 29). Retrieved September 26‚ 2012‚ from Baguio News: http://www.baguionews.net/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4355:mgd-sees-juvenile-law-amendment-as-salvation-from-petty-crimes-violence&catid=1:baguio-news&Itemid=9 Ellera‚ T. D. (2012‚ May 23). Sun Star Bacolod:Local News. Retrieved October 2‚ 2012‚ from Sun Star Bacolod: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/
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The two theories that explain the relationship between risk factors and juvenile delinquency are social learning theory and social control theory. Social learning theory explains how families‚ schools‚ peers‚ and communities can influence delinquent behavior. According to Bandura (1977)‚ risk factors can influence delinquent behaviors‚ especially if children are exposed to negative stimuli and antisocial peers (p. 192). Association with delinquent peers increase the likelihood of delinquency‚ physical
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Juvenile Justice System Carlos M. Lino Rios University of Phoenix CJA/204 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE March 18‚ 2013 David Kurylowicz‚ MBA Juvenile Justice System There is a rationale in society that juveniles are still in development state and their Behavior can be malleable. This means that bad or erratic behavior can be change with appropriate treatment‚ rehabilitation‚ and influence by an active community. A juvenile is defined by the law as any person under the age of eighteen. Juvenile
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