In 2008‚ there were 525 fitness hearings‚ out of which 193 youth were found fit and 332 youth were found unfit for juvenile court treatment. Not only in California are juveniles being tried as adults‚ but other places as well. Young people are being sent away to adult prisons that most likely “Have nothing to gain‚ or nothing to lose” (Coleman). Juvenile offenders should not be treated as adults because they have a time set aside for learning and growing‚ and they are still doing just that. Also
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The Juvenile Justice System’s Need to Focus on Rehabilitation The Juvenile Justice System’s Need to Focus on Rehabilitation Amanda R. Molnar Axia College of the University of Phoenix The Juvenile Justice System Needs to Focus on Rehabilitation The juvenile justice system has long been in debate over whether its focus should be rehabilitation or punishment. From its birth in the early 20th century‚ the juvenile justice system has changed its focus from punishment to rehabilitation and back
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Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Paper Tami Hiltunen CJS/245 January 26‚ 2015 LEDETRA JONES Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Paper The Juvenile Justice System is part of the criminal law system that focuses on those individuals who are between the ages of 9 and 18. This system was set up for those persons who did criminal acts‚ but who are not yet considered adults. In most states the age for criminal culpability is 18. While the age of being treated as a juvenile
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Juveniles Deserve their Punishment Juveniles are considered juveniles and should be given juvenile punishment unless it’s for something inhumane‚ such as murder. The United States of America has the highest teen murder rate out of every country. The reason is due to guns being easy to get‚ the amount of violence they see today‚ and the T.V. programs shown. The 2012 Supreme Court decision to abolish mandatory life in prison for juveniles who commit murder was not a just decision‚ because teens should
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FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCE IN UGANDA MWEBESA JOSEPH ISRAEL 06/U/BGD /6321/PD A proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the award of a Bachelors degree of Guidance and Counseling of Kyambogo University 2010 Contents CHAPTER ONE 1 Background 1 Statement of the problem 3 Purpose of the study 3 Objectives of the study 3 Research questions 3 Significance of the study: 4 Scope of the study: 4 Limitations of the study 4 CHAPTER TWO 5 Introduction: 5 Definition of juvenile delinquency
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Trying as Juvenile or adult Children under 18 years old‚ should be tried as adults or juvenile? Kids tried as juvenile will have a life‚ kids who are tried‚ as adults will spend most of their lives in jail. Judging on children as adults or not will stand on how big the crime is and on how smart the child is. Some children are children mature‚ they are young in age but their brains are very active and i mature. Children become violent and aggressive because the media‚ on the television there
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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM What factors contributing to the level of juvenile delinquency in Fairview Park? RESEARCH QUESTIONS What are factors that influence juvenile delinquency? (Causes) How are persons affected by the juvenile delinquent? (Effects) What measures can be implanted in stopping these juvenile delinquents? (Solution) REASON FOR SELECTING THE AREA OF RESEARCH This topic ‘factors contributing to the level of juvenile delinquency in the community ‘was chosen because children
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Working With Juveniles Susan M. Malbrough South University Officers Working With Juveniles In the case of John‚ whose seventeen years old‚ robbed a liquor store; and the store ’s owner was shot and died during the robbery‚ I would file a formal petition. The reason I would file a petition for the robbery case is because it would need judiciary review immediately because of the seriousness of the crime and the age of the juvenile. The judge would determine whether to try it in juvenile court or
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A detached juvenile justice system was recognized in the United States around 100 years in the past with the objective of averting childish criminals from the damaging chastisements of felonious courts of law and reassuring reintegration based on the single adolescent’s desires. This organization was to diverge from grownup or felonious court in a sum of means. It was to stress on the teenager or juvenile as an individual in need of support‚ not on the act that carried him or her afore the court
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Argument Essay: Juveniles charged as adults When a child commits a crime there are many questions that begin to rise‚ did they know what they were doing and the effect it would have once the crime was carried out? If an adult does not know what was going on in a juveniles mind‚ can they still be tried as an adult? These are the arguments that face American society today. Nationally‚ the statistics bear out the public perception that youth crime is becoming more violent. The number of youths arrested
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