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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Juveniles entering in the criminal justice system can bring a number of serious problems with them. The problems include substance abuse‚ academic failure‚ emotional disturbances‚ physical health‚ family problems‚ and a history of physical or sexual abuse. However‚ the rehabilitation programs in the juvenile criminal justice system is not meeting the needs of the adolescent population and the problems that come with them. Effectively addressing these problems require the programs to be successful
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Juvenile crimes on the rise are not something society should ignore. But we are seeing more rapidly‚ courts are trying juveniles as adults. Many argue that it does not benefit the suspect or the society‚ if they are punished the same way as adults. So in this research I plan to analyze whether it is good or bad to trial juveniles as adults. A child‚ defined as a person under age 18‚ can be tried as an adult only if the child was age 14 or older at the time of the offense. Nearly all juvenile cases
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NGOs : * (Teach the parents proper parenting skills) Educate parents and caregivers on proper parenting skills and ways to deal with children in a way so they themselves do not become abusers. They can teach parents and caregivers ways to discipline there children without physically or emotionally abusing them. At the same time‚ they also can provide basic information and techniques to parents and caregivers about human needs for love and care and how to show them to their children. They
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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 which they are practiced by helping the accused try to lead a normal life by helping them when they are out in the community
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How can they possibly be tried as adults‚ when they are physically incapable of thinking like one? Juveniles are not allowed to drink‚ drive‚ get married‚ and if they sign legal contracts‚ their signatures are invalid. Why? Because adolescents are physically incapable of making mature‚ responsible‚ well-processed decisions; and this isn’t just because of lack of inexperience in life. Adolescent brains are not fully developed until at least the age of 20. They lack the prefrontal cortex‚ the lobe
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Juveniles and Punishment: Should Juveniles Delinquents be tried as Adults in the Criminal Justice System? : Angela Eberhart Diversity in Criminal Justice Professor: Jonas Oscar December 10‚ 2011 Fall Semester The question have been raised on whether or not juveniles should be treated the same as adults in the Criminal Justice System This study will first indicate whether juveniles should be trialed as an adult based on age and the offences they commit. Secondly; this
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Rehabilitation of Juvenile Offenders The troubled youth of today don’t just need to be imprisoned; they need to be rehabilitated so they may become productive members of society when they finish their sentence. Programs like The Beat Within and Inside Out are useful for youth that need to be rehabilitated before being released back into the general population. Unfortunately‚ these programs for incarcerated youth are being cut because of budget problems. These programs‚ such as Inside Out‚ should
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in 90’s‚ many states started to put juveniles to the adult court believing that this could bring down the crime rate. Some studies showed that starting to put youth in adult prisons helped the crime rate go down‚ but had no effect on violent crime rate. Many voices came up for easing the law for juveniles to not to be sentenced as adults due to decrease in youth crime rate from 2000. On the other hand‚ some people say that sentencing juvenile criminals as adults can make citizens feel safe from those
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As of June 2012‚ juveniles who committed murder could not be sentenced to life in prison because it violates the eighth amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment‚however justices argue that mandatory sentences reflected the will of American society that heinous crimes committed by juveniles should be punished by life in prison.Juveniles should not be treated like adults because their brain is not fully developed. Juveniles are still immature and they are still risk taking and learning self
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