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    to the unpredictable nature of life‚ things can go wrong. To counteract this unpredictability‚ certain services - such as juvenile detention centers - have been created. Despite the best intentions of a community there is always the possibility that an institution meant to provide aid can be corrupted. On June 24th‚ Erica L. Marshall published the article‚ Fix D.C.’s Juvenile Justice System to Reduce Adult Crime‚ for the Washington

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    Juveniles should not be tried the same way as adults are for the crimes they commit to a certain degree. For many kids being a juvenile delinquent isn’t even entirely their fault. Juveniles also just aren’t at the right mindset to be going to prisons at young ages. There are other courses of action that can be taken to help the troubled child out other then locking them up like adults. A juvenile is a child under the age of 18 but in some states the maximum age is 16 (find law)‚ a juvenile delinquent

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    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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    justice delivery system for juveniles in India Vipul Somani Mahatma Gandhi Department of Rural Studies‚ Veer Narmad South Gujarat University‚ Surat 395 007. ABSTRACT Children in conflict with law are most commonly referred to as juvenile delinquents. Covered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act‚ 2000‚ the number of such children has increased over the years‚ from 17‚203 in 1994 to 31909 in 2011. The crimes committed by juveniles have also seen an increase in

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    PSYCHOANALYTICAL COUNSELLING THEORY AS A TOOL FOR ADDRESSING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA A PAPER PRESENTED BY PROF. FATI SHUAIBU AND NTAMU BLESSING AGBO ON THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI HELD IN 1000 AUDITORIUM SEAT 12TH - 14TH JUNE‚ 2012. ABSTRACT The present methods being utilized by teachers‚ counselors and administrators in dealing with cases of indiscipline and juvenile delinquency in our secondary schools have not been

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    Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Juvenile and Adult Courts A Comparative Analysis Law - General Law Write a 1‚000- to 1‚500-word paper comparing and contrasting Juvenile Court with Adult Court. Include the following in your paper: An overview of the juvenile justice system A point by point comparison between juvenile and adult courts The implications for the youthful offender of the trend toward increasing the use of waivers or remanding juveniles to adult court for processing

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    beyond‚ the young person is no longer tried for crimes in juvenile courts; now‚ they are tried in adult courts. But‚ does one or two years make such a difference between sixteen year olds and eighteen year olds? Is it fair for one person‚ just seventeen years of age‚ to be tried in a juvenile court‚ receiving a lesser sentence for murder than an person just six months older in age who committed the same crime? I think not. Trying juveniles as adults should be constantly allowed because punishment

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    Juveniles entering in the criminal justice system can bring a number of serious problems with them. The problems include substance abuse‚ academic failure‚ emotional disturbances‚ physical health‚ family problems‚ and a history of physical or sexual abuse. However‚ the rehabilitation programs in the juvenile criminal justice system is not meeting the needs of the adolescent population and the problems that come with them. Effectively addressing these problems require the programs to be successful

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    ELDORET JUVENILE REMAND HOME “Mankind Owes the Child the Best it has to Offer” 1959 – 2nd Declaration of the Rights of the Child Location: The Eldoret Children’s Remand home is located on the eastern side of Eldoret town‚ on the Kaptagat Road‚ about 6 km from town near Limo Hospital in the vicinity of Kapsoya Estate. It falls under the Ministry of Gender‚ Youth Sports and Recreation‚ sits on a 5 acre land It was constructed in 1954 during the 2nd World War by the colonialists to cater

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