Running head: JUVENILE JUSTICE 1 Juvenile Justice Valarie Murphy-Taylor CRJ 301 Timothy Koester February 18‚ 2013 JUSTICE 2 Juvenile justice was created in the late 1800’s as reform to U.S. policies with regards to youth offenders. Over time‚ through various amendments directed at protecting both the due process rights of youth‚ and creating an averse effect in relation to jail among youth offenders‚ juvenile justice created a system similar to that
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committed according to routine activity theory‚ three things must occur. A motivated offender must be present‚ a suitable target‚ and the lack of capable guardian has to be present for a crime to be committed according to routine activity theory. A man(motivated offender) holds up a gas station(suitable target) with only a few customers‚ cashier‚ and himself (lack of capable
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more about the root causes of juvenile delinquency and other problem behaviors‚ research must be done to test if these factors are direct causes of juvenile delinquency. Serious delinquency and drug use are major problems in American society. Past research indicates that many variables correlate with delinquency and that many factors tend to increase the risk of later delinquent behavior. Some of these risk factors are child abuse and neglect‚ family disruptions‚ ineffective parental discipline‚ birth
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as developing nations. (REF:1) Prenatal care generally consists of: • monthly visits during the first two trimesters (from week 1–28) • biweekly from 28 to week 36 of pregnancy • weekly after week 36 (delivery at week 38–40) • Assessment of parental needs and family dynamic As a new mother I felt prenatal care kept me and my new baby very healthy. It has been determined and documented that infants of mothers who do not get prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight
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Issues with Juveniles Michelle Little (McMichael) CRJ 303 Professor Karabekou March 13‚ 2013 Issues with Juveniles Juveniles can break the law just like adults can. The difference is in the way they are treated after the fact‚ from the police interaction to the type of punishment they will ultimately receive. In most cases getting to the child before criminal behavior begins may stop a life of crime before it begins. In this paper I will be going over the importance of child development
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Juvenile Recidivism Karen G Liberty University Abstract Recidivism is when someone returns to the same behavior that they were previously doing (Unruh‚ Gau‚ & Waintrup‚ 2009). There are many factors that raise the risk of juvenile recidivism such as single parenting‚ and even when the parents become involved in drug use. When juveniles become high risk for recidivism it is important that the adults whether it be the parents‚ teachers or any adult in authority step in to help the juvenile to
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sexuality 4) Juvenile Delinquency- Participation in illegal behavior by a minor who falls under a statutory age limit. 5) Chronic Juvenile offenders- youths that have been arrested 4 or more times during their minority and perpetuate a stricking majority of serious criminal acts. Known as the "chronic 6 percent" is believed to engage in significant portion of all delinquent behavior‚ these youths do not age out of crime but continue their criminal behavior into adulthood. 6) Juvenile Justice System-
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Interamerican University of Puerto Rico Law School To: Prof. Andrés Córdova Phelps Student’s Dean From: Hernan Marrero L00012480 Date: December 13‚ 2005 Re: Parental Kidnapping Since the 1970s‚ the State Department estimates that it has been contacted for help in about 11‚000 international child abductions where a parent was involved. The State Department estimates an average of 400 to 500 new international cases per year. A recent study by the
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I feel that one of the biggest problems that the United States is faced with in the present day is juvenile crime. Juvenile crime does not only affect the individuals who commit the crime‚ it also affects the victim of the crime. This also affects the juvenile in their adult lives as the crime can be on their record as long as they live. Experts still have not found the main reason why juveniles commit crimes. However‚ they have come up with a number of reasons of why juvenile’s commit crimes‚ which
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Juvenile Crime One of the biggest problems which the United States is faced with is juvenile crime. The reason experts feel juvenile’s commit crimes is because of risk factors when they were younger but experts still have not found the main reason why juvenile’s commit crimes. Some risk factors associated with juvenile crime are poverty‚ repeated exposure to violence‚ drugs‚ easy access to firearms‚ unstable family life and family violence‚ delinquent peer groups‚ and media violence. Especially
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