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    in the area of the justice system‚ these principles have often been challenged. The extended reach of the criminal justice system has been far from uniform in its effects upon different segments of the population. Although the number of women prisoners has increased in recent years at a more rapid pace than men‚ the criminal justice system as a whole still remains overwhelming male approximately 87 percent. Disproportionate minority representation in the juvenile justice system has been a national

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    1. Dispositions (4) • home on probation • group home • country rancher camp o congregate institutional treatment-correctional-run by local probation 2. Juvenile Correctional Institutions Key terms • impression management-no fear in eyes‚ maintain presence • Social Hierarchy^ • Ward Subculture- • Custodial Facility- • Custodial Staff- • Treatment staff- • Special Population- • Parole Board- 3. Components of a Youth Training School • Living Space • Security and Safety • Health Care

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    be two types of Topics 1. General Topics: “We have to specify” (Example: Pakistan) 2. Specific Topics: “already specified” (Example: Politics in Pakistan) Note: There is no any rule of restriction to choose the topic‚ it is totally depend on your understanding with the topic. *Although General Topics are more easier than Specific Select Topic for Essay       Energy Crisis in Pakistan Status of women in Islam Indifference of Attitude Being a child is no child’s play My

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    Robert Harrison Criminal Justice FALB10 Sec A Prof. Cory Robbins The question of whether we should have continued use of a separate juvenile justice system or should we abolish it is a huge debate in the U.S. Is the separate‚ juvenile justice system still feasible? If not‚ what can replace it? Policymakers need to confront these questions‚ and they need innovative answers. New policies should aim for more than simply abolishing the juvenile court’s delinquency jurisdiction and sending all

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    Most of the time teachers in schools focus more on completing the prescribed texts by providing all the information about the text and they rarely pinpoint the stylistic or the linguistic features of the texts. In my opinion‚ the stylistics and linguistics features of the text are the ones which make the text as an art. Rather than pinpointing these features‚ some teachers would find it easier to grab the commercial study guide that are easily available in book shops which has simplified version of the

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    Period 05 February 7‚ 2013 Juvenile Justice-Final Draft We See Them as Children‚ How About the Legal System? If minors do not share the same rights as adults‚ then the legal system should not treat them as so. When a crime is committed‚ fair punishment is what every criminal expects when walking into the court room. However‚ certain journalists have proven that when juveniles commit a crime they are charged as children to a certain extent and that the legal system is quick to call them adults

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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- The

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    understanding the beginnings of the juvenile justice system should instill mind-provoking thoughts for this question. Not only should the beginnings be discussed‚ but the reasoning for the “transferring” of juveniles to the adult criminal system should be part of this thought process. The “pros” and “cons” for a juvenile being charged as an adult opens up events and effects which forces society to look at the struggles and issues that come with the juvenile transfer. The final point that needs

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    Even with all the money and effort spent on the adult justice system the recidivism rate is astonishing. When we hear old sayings like "you can ’t teach an old dog new tricks" or "you have to nip the problem in the bud" or "if you don ’t want a rotten apple‚ don ’t go to the barrel go to the tree"‚ do we realize the effect these concepts could have on the crime? If we realize it ’s difficult to teach old offenders new behaviors and actually focus our efforts on "nipping the problem in the bud" or

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    The juvenile justice system was originally set up to be a rehabilitative and preventative approach‚ and to assess the needs and rights of children…the ultimate goal of the juvenile justice system was to divert youth from formal punitive processing of the adult justice system (Underwood and Washington‚ 2016). Mental illness in the juvenile justice system has become a complicated process when determining how to proceed in each step of the process. It may not be the only way into the juvenile justice

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