criminal activity. To deal with this the juvenile justice system was created to give minors a second chance and not put them with hardened adult criminals. This system was created a little more than a century ago and the severity of juvenile crime has increased. While committing these crimes juveniles have less to fear knowing that their sentence will be much easier than an adult’s. This has led some to become reckless in their behavior. So‚ should juveniles be charged as adults when they commit
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Juveniles as young as 14 are being tried as adults in the adult court system and are sentenced to life in prison. These children are being tried as an adult for committing heinous crimes. These children are serving life sentences in prison that they do not deserve. They should al have the chance of rehabilitation no matter what crime they committed At that age they are still able to learn that what they did was wrong and change their ways. I believe that juveniles should not be in the adult court
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The type of court I focused on is the juvenile drug court. The goal of this court is to reach out to youth who are between ages of 13 to 17. These age gap is considered the more critical age of youth to abuse drugs moreover‚ another goal is to provide excellent treatments for the juveniles to shift their behavior within the multiple drug abuse they committed. Individuals need to have a positive behavior in order to be accepted to participate. Positive behavior continue a great treatment and a program
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Parallel to that‚ law offenders are getting younger and considered to get away with their crime. This is because the R.A. No. 9344 or The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act which protects Child in Conflict with the Law (CICL). This incident is bothering many citizens; even President Rodrigo Duterte has been vocal in revising the said law. However‚ what is The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (JJWA)? A system deals with children at risk and those who are in conflict with the law. It provides child-appropriate
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A Juvenile probation officer may seem like an easy job because you would probably think that you just boss around teens and tell them what to do but‚ in fact‚ you’re working with juveniles who may have committed dangerous or aggressive acts. Therefore‚ you should have a high tolerance for working in an emotionally demanding and stressful work environment. Also‚ they plan treatment programs for youth related to education‚ drug or alcohol treatment or other community-based treatment to change a variety
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Kelly Owens SOC 210 Causes and Solutions on Juvenile Delinquency March 20‚ 2014 Causes and Solutions on Juvenile Delinquency This is a very interesting article in its root as it tries to get to the bottom of the cause of juvenile delinquency. The article touches on four perspectives: family‚ personal reason‚ peer group influence‚ and society. Family: Economics Let’s first start with economic factor. The author is basically just giving you a common sense fact that by being poor you are the more
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UNIT 8 Analysis Essay (History and Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System CJ150-03 Juvenile Delinquency Introduction As I sit here and read material for my assignment‚ I real live all this go back to the 1950s‚ when many white-middle class Americans really found it easy to poverty and racism. A lot of social problem ‚ became however to ignore‚ With that said Juvenile delinquency-antisocial or criminal behavior people became
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& Essay Topic: Design a Juvenile Correctional Facility There are many juvenile correctional facilities all over the world‚ in different countries. When teenagers who are under eighteen commit a crime‚ instead of sending them to prison‚ they are usually sent to these kind of juvenile correctional facilities. This gives them a chance to change themselves and regret about what they did‚ in a less strict environment like prison. I am going to design a juvenile facility on my own; I want to
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the wrong time . In today’s society juveniles get put into prison for life for crimes usually pertaining to adults. Therefore should they be tried as adults ? The answer that i strongly believe is yes because a crime is a crime no matter who committed it because you can’t go around just killing people and getting away with it just for being under aged. Committing a murder and it’s a federal crime and the punishment i believe have no age restrictions. Juveniles should be tried as adults because medical
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“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”-Fredrick Douglas After considering both sides of the juvenile justice system‚ it is clear that juveniles should face life in prison. If I were to commit a crime at 17 years old I would expect to be punished the same way as an adult who committed the same crime. I am old enough to know what I am doing and shouldn’t get any special treatment regardless of my age. Adolescents who are willing to commit crimes in the first place know it
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