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    addicts or at least know someone who is or may be an addict. I believe addicts themselves and the people who care about them should be more educated about what addiction really is. What are the risk factors‚ the symptoms‚ the withdrawal symptoms and treatment options? I have answered these questions in hopes of helping other addicts. Drug addiction is considered a progressive disease that if left untreated can result in death. When we become addicted we have lost control of the desire and need for

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    related to their education or medical treatment‚ vote‚ leave school or sign a contract. In Addition‚ children under the age 18 cannot legally purchase or consume alcohol‚ serve on juries or be drafted‚ because they are presumed not to have the capacity to handle adult responsibilities (Labelle‚ Phillips‚ Horton‚ 2006). Last year‚ the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory life sentences for offenders under 18 was cruel and unusual punishment‚ and therefore unconstitutional. At

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    Assess the role discretion plays in the sentencing and punishment of offenders. Sentencing and punishment has actively involved the discretion of judges and magistrates in affecting the decision of the sentencing. Discretion involves the power of Judges and magistrates to determine the most appropriate sentence for a case. Allowing judicial officers to decide sentences on a case by case basis and thus permitting them to take into account the various circumstances. Many factors influence the role

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    University Juvenile Justice Reform Act Effects on Society vs. the Juveniles Themselves Juvenile Delinquency Abstract Juvenile justice is the area of criminal law that applies to those individuals that aren’t of age to be held responsible for criminal acts. The age‚ in most states‚ for a juvenile criminal‚ is set at 18 years. While being mainly governed by state law‚ juvenile law usually enacts a juvenile code. Although the main goal of the juvenile justice

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    There are a lot of sanctions on sex offenders but there are only put in place to help the people that live in the communities and it can help the offender not try to commit any more sex crimes. The sanctions are helpful and can reduce recidivism among sex offenders. These sanctions are warranted and are needed. There are many types of sex offences. A lot of them are more common than most. `Sex offences include: Molestation/Lewd Act with a Minor‚ Rape‚ Statutory rape or Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

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    Child Offenders CJA374 December 12‚ 2011 Jerry Kilgo Child Offenders With juveniles crime becoming more and more common these days‚ it is hard to come to an understanding that children can commit crimes just like an adult. Even with that sweet innocent child mind. We tend to forget that they are still human and are raised by these individuals who are committing the same crimes or being watched on television and want to reenact it‚ since it looks fun. Though‚ the children do not understand

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    The juvenile justice system was created for a simple but specific reason‚ and that was to have a separate system for juveniles. Juveniles were treated as adults before the first juvenile court was established in the 1800’s. According to the book the juvenile system was created to focus on “rehabilitation of youthful offenders” (Lawrence & Hemmens‚ 2008). I think there are two systems for a reason‚ but they are different in a lot of ways. One the big difference is age‚ most juvenile are under the

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    children being involved with sex; Now on child abuse cases‚ I believe that no single act such strong emotions as the act of child sexual abuse. Child molesters can not even find refuge in prisons where rapist and murderers are commonplace. These offenders are shut out in aspect of our society‚ yet there are no reasons as to the causes of this behavior. Sexual abuse of children is not new‚ and has not always been socially taboo. Back in the days it was a commonplace for adolescent males to be forced

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    An Alternative to Incarceration for Nonviolent Offenders COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS PROFESSOR WARDEN J. JONES April 11‚ 2013   Community corrections is a range of alternative punishments for nonviolent offenders. There are two basic community corrections models in the United States. In the first model‚ integrated community corrections programs combine sentencing guidelines and judicial discretion with a variety of alternative sanctions and parole and probation options. In the

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    Various Treatment Options for Sexual Offenders and Their Efficacy Rates Abstract The assessment and treatment of sexual offending has varied greatly within the last 40 years. The establishment of sexual offender treatment began in the 1970’s where medical officials focused on reducing criminal psychological or pathologies with the use of physical/chemical castration and various pharmaceutical remedies. As treatment ideals evolved‚ cognitive-behavioral treatment became the

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