I want you to know the truth behind status offenses. Status offenses are acts considered criminal only when committed by a juvenile (Muscari‚ 2010). These restrictions are incorporated to minors to promote school attendance‚ return home at a safe hour or avoid use and addiction of nicotine‚ alcohol‚ or illegal drugs. The consequences of being charged with a status offense range from deferred adjudication‚ probation‚ or boarding at a state school or other facility. I bring this to attention to discuss
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Should juveniles who commit adult offence like murder‚ rape and armed robbery etc. be charged or dealt with as an adult? The primary difference in dealing with a juvenile meaning a person that is 18 years or younger the goal is not to punish the juvenile‚ but rather rehabilitate‚ is that fair? Or is society as a whole are guilty and to blame for forsaking the future generation? The juvenile offences are skyrocketing at an alarming rate that it is hard to view the graphic and horrific crimes of the
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the juvenile system and the adult system. However‚ recently the boundaries for these two systems are growing weaker as serious juvenile offenders are getting tried in adult court. Juveniles are not authorized to drink alcohol‚ sign a document‚ gamble at a casino or vote till they are an adult. Regardless to the crime they have committed‚ a juvenile is a juvenile and an adult is an adult‚ therefore sixteen year olds should not be tried in adult court. Sixteen year olds being tried in adult court
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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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A serial offender can have two very distinct offense styles while committing their crimes. These offense styles can include being either a commuter‚ or a marauder. Specific types of offenders were more likely to maintain particular types of offense styles. Statistically speaking‚ estimating an offenders offense style based on the crimes committed were accurately predicted in 79% of offenders (Meaney‚ 2004). Additionally‚ the geographic location in which an offender committed their crimes largely
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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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Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime The word “delinquency” is a strong word and when people hear it they get scared. Juvenile delinquency is occurs when a juvenile’s behavior is in violation of criminal law‚ juvenile status offenses‚ and other juvenile misconducts. On the other hand‚ status offenses are those misconducts committed or engaged by a juvenile and that can be presented in a juvenile court. Status offenses are those offenses illegal for a certain group of people‚ in
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Today’s NBA offenses The NBA has evolved over time. Players and coaches are adjusting to this change with different strategies on the offensive end‚ but is this hurting or helping the game? Two sides will be discussed. One point being how today’s NBA offenses are bad and hurting the game‚ and the other point being that NBA offenses are good helping the game. The NBA has evolved to more of a guard based league. With a guard based league this means less post ups for post players and
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on the first offense because people get killed/injured daily. Drinking and driving is against the law in the state of Hawaii. It is horrible to see a family lose a loved one in an alcohol related automobile accident. If you refuse to take the chemical test on the first offense the police will take your license away for one year. If the police catches you drinking and driving again the years of your license being in their hands will double. Being drunk behind the wheel 1st offense will lead you
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Drinking and Driving Offenses My essay is on "Drinking and Driving Offenses". In my essay I will tell you the various kinds of drinking and driving offenses‚ the penalties‚ and the defences you can make if you are caught drinking and driving. Let me tell you about the different offenses. There are six offenses in drinking and driving. They are "driving while impaired"‚ "Having care and control of a vehicle while impaired"‚ "Driving while exceeding 80 m.g."‚ "Having care and control
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