6.) Alternative sentencing (Instead of sending juveniles to industrial schools). Example‚ probation which would include the completion of a community service order‚ or drug program. Many juvenile offenders can be effectively rehabilitated through community- based supervision and intervention. There is need for alternatives to detention; research on traditional confinement in large training schools or correctional facilities has found relatively high recidivism rates (Austin‚ Johnson and Weitzer
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The argument of sentencing juveniles for heinous crimes has been an issue for many years. Some believe that the sentencing of juveniles sufficient in trying to rehabilitate them and some feel sentencing is insufficient. Some crimes‚ like murder‚ are so heinous that no matter what the person’s age is that they deserve to lose their freedom. It is believed that juveniles are not ready to take the blame for their actions like an adult would because they are not mentally able to handle the judicial
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Inquiry Focus: My research focuses on the rehabilitation of juveniles who have been charged with serious crimes and are serving life sentences. I believe that juveniles should not face life without parole. My original topic was about social media and the role it plays in the US justice system but I found myself uninterested in that topic. I was unable to find scholarly sources and everything I was coming by was opinionated and lacked facts and evidence. Primary Text: One day I was listening to
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How to deal with juvenile offenders is controversial. In the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ sociologists warned treating juveniles like common criminals would make them more likely to break the law. The nation listened to this and began diverting youths with minor or status offenses away from the juvenile justice system. They would experience other‚ less punitive sanctions such as counseling. What is interesting in this scenario is that this actually "widened the net." More juveniles were actually in the
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Preventing Juvenile Delinquency Introduction A major problem in modern day society‚ of course‚ is criminals. It is believed by some that some people are born criminals‚ that they just have a genetic make up to do ‘bad things’‚ but for those who know better‚ we know this is nowhere near true. Criminals are formed by their environment‚ life experiences‚ and other situational factors. You can have the exact same two individuals and raise them in separate places and although they are genetically
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The juvenile system started in the17th century‚ when there were very little legal differences that existed among kids and adults. Adolescence as underdeveloped as seven were measured productive citizens and could be tried if found guilty. Kids were incarcerated with hardened criminals and some even received the death consequence for their crimes as adults. So‚ the first Juvenile court System was established in 1899‚ in Cook County Illinois in Chicago. The purpose was to separate kids who had been
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Juveniles who commit first or second degree murder should not receive a mandatory sentence of life without parole. The majority of supreme court justices believes that it should not be mandatory to sentence juveniles to life without parole because violates the eighth amendment. The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. What’s the point of the United States Constitution
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Western Theories of Justice Justice is one of the most important moral and political concepts. The word comes from the Latin jus‚ meaning right or law. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the “just” person as one who typically “does what is morally right” and is disposed to “giving everyone his or her due‚” offering the word “fair” as a synonym. But philosophers want to get beyond etymology and dictionary definitions to consider‚ for example‚ the nature of justice as both a moral virtue of
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September 2014 Pursuing Criminal Justice Our world today is filled with crime. Therefore‚ the people committing these crimes must have a consequence for their illegal actions. The system in place to keeping everything fair and safe is called the criminal justice system. Like in any other career it has its pros and cons‚ starting with the good pay‚ the long hours‚ and the high demand with multiple favorable benefits. The first good thing about criminal justice degree is its good pay. Some
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When you look up synonyms for the word justice‚ or ask someone what they think the word means‚ they will spew out nouns such as: neutrality‚ fairness‚ impartialness‚ etc. I believe justice in terms of the criminal system is the collaboration of three different entities‚ police‚ court‚ and corrections. That have to work together to form an illusion of one single entity; and in doing this‚ they have to still maintain a check and balance system amongst themselves. So‚ no one system should be able to
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