Adult Crime‚ Adult Time A good argument needs not only logic and clear evidence‚ but also the establishment of a personal connection to the reader. In 1998‚ the Washington Post article “ Adult Crime‚ Adult Time” by Linda J.Collier is a well-created problem solution argument that almost fits this definition of a good argument. In this article‚ Collier argues that children who knowingly engage in adult conduct and crime should be punished as adults. Overall I agree with Collier’s argument
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Sir Igor Judge P particularly‚ In Bree‚ dismisses the requirement for reform to clear up the law on consent in sexual offenses cases. According to him‚ the Sexual Offenses Act 2003 ’gives a reasonable meaning of "consent" for the motivations behind the law of rape‚ and by characterizing it with reference to "capacity to make that choice"‚ adequately addresses the issue of consent with regards to deliberate utilization of liquor by the complainant’ . However‚ this is not a persuading conclusion: the
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sending kids to adult prisons and trying them as adults the best solution for our crime problem or would rehabilitating juveniles be a better option? Most people agree that kids who commit violent crimes need to be punished. However‚ do they really learn anything from being punished as an adult? In today’s society‚ punishment and rehabilitation has always been a big problem within our views in the Juvenile Justice System. Rehabilitation beats punishment! Adolescents who are tried and convicted of
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reflects the current issues that our young people face today. Youth nowadays‚ are masked with a sense of fear and defiance. They possess enlivened mien yet a mind that is innocent. These children are subjected to individual risks as they commit various offenses such as addiction to drugs‚ theft‚ robbery‚ use of violence against their peers and the like. Thus‚ society reprimands them and makes way to get rid of them‚ forgetting that they are still children who are in need of proper guidance and attention
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Community Corrections Cyndi Zimmerman CJS/230 JULY 6‚ 2013 JOHN OPINSKI Community Corrections A community correction is something that an individual receives for a crime they have committed. Some of these things that a person receives is based on their criminal record‚ Probation status‚ and if they are a repeat offender. Some people are placed in jail or prison‚ while others are placed on community service‚ work release‚ probation‚ and house arrest. Community corrections affect society in
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Juvenile Problems Paula Barton Texas A&M Commerce Table of Content Abstract 3 Chapter 1: Introduction 4 Chapter 2: Issues Involved with Juvenile 5 The Media 5 Treatments 6 Sentencing 7 Death Penalty 8 Chapter 3: Juvenile Crime Gangs 9 Latin Kings 10 Mexican Mafia 10 Aryan Brotherhood 11 Bloods 12 Crips 13 Female Gangbanging
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Hanif Allan Skrocki Juvenile Justice‚ CJ 221 Juvenile Corrections: Probation‚ Community Treatment‚ and Institutionalization Until the early 1800s‚juvenile offenders‚as well as neglected and dependent children‚ were confined in adult prisons.The inhumane conditions in these institutions were among the factors that led social reformers to create a separate children’s court system in 1899. Early juvenile institutions were industrial schools modeled after adult prisons but designed to
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The essay talks about the literary offenses in Cooper`s writing. It offers ways to rectify some of those offences make the writing more economical. The author (of the given text) also presents his own version of Cooper`s writing where the word count decreases by one-thirds without changing the content and the style. I feel‚ however‚ that the new text‚ which might seem better to the keen eyes of a possible editor‚ would become less interesting to the general readers. Cooper`s writing is written so
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rights‚ but when it comes to juveniles there are no laws to protect them in the juvenile justice system whatsoever. Youth are not able to purchase tobacco until they are 21‚ they cannot have sexual intercourse until 16‚ and cannot drink alcohol until 21. Why is it that adolescents have to wait until all these ages to do certain things and aren’t officially considered adults until the age of 18‚ but there are juveniles as young as four years old being tried as adults? It is only fair that adolescents
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Juveniles should be held accountable for their actions Criminals must always be held accountable for their thoughtful and cunning offence. In most juvenile cases‚ the court doesn’t hand out the right punishment for teens. Not giving the right penalty only allows them to learn nothing and take advantage of the situation. The idea of the juvenile offender not being old enough to understand what they are doing stands strong. However‚ some crimes they undertake are inexcusable no matter their age. Juveniles
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