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    Juvenile Boot Camps

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    Running Head: Juvenile Boot Camps Juvenile Boot Camps John Coale TESST College CM102 Professor Tuer September 4‚ 2010 Abstract This paper will discuss the history of the canine dog. This paper will also discuss the different breeds of the canine and its purposes. This paper focuses on the training‚ handling‚ and the overall care of the canine by the police or other agencies involving canines. Increased juvenile delinquency and engagement in crime has been an issue of concern to many

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    History of the Juvenile Justice System The 100 year history of the juvenile justice system in the United States has seen fundamental changes in certain aspects of process and philosophy. Many adults‚ in today’s society‚ would disagree with how juveniles are processed in the adult justice system. In the 18th century‚ any juvenile below the age of 17 years old were housed with adults in the criminal system. Most juveniles in the adult system in the 18th century were in prison or sentenced to

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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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    Helping Juveniles Essay

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    If we do not try juveniles in adult court for serious crimes‚ we could look into different options on how to help the adolescent. One way to help is to have better rehabilitation services and proper treatment. Another option is to try to prevent the adolescents from committing the crime in the beginning. There are many paths we can try to take rehabilitate these children. If we get involved early on in the child’s life it shows great success. All though getting involved after the child has committed

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    Sentencing Juveniles Essay

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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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    The juvenile justice system has been around since the late 19th century. Before this time if a juvenile committed a crime they would be tried in the same court system as an adult. Today‚ this would seem very strange or unfair to most people. But‚ before the end of the 19th century there were no court systems designed for juvenile offenders. When it came to prosecuting juveniles in the adult court system‚ it had to be determined whether or not a juvenile could be criminally responsible for their actions

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    Juvenile and Adult Courts

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    Juvenile and Adult Courts The juvenile justice system shares many of the same components of the adult justice system. Historically both adults and juveniles were tried in the same courts and if convicted they both served out their sentences in the very same facilities. Over time‚ the system changed for youths however; there remain as many similarities as there are differences between

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    when a correctional institution was too harsh of a punishment‚ but the crime could not go unnoticed. According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ probation is defined as “the release of an offender from detention‚ subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.” (18) Probation started in the 1800’s with one man wanting to make a difference in the correctional society in a small town and has grown across the states today. In April 1840‚ half of a dozen of hard drinkers formed a club. A well-known temperance

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    Contributing Factors to Juvenile Delinquency Today more than ever‚ juvenile delinquency has become one of the most important social issues as juvenile crimes‚ especially murder‚ has risen in such crime redden cities as Oakland‚ Chicago‚ and Los Angeles (Los Angeles County). There are many factors and sources which can be put to blame for what seems to be an increase in juvenile delinquency. Ultimately juvenile delinquency is a product of the privatized‚ overpopulated‚ and the institutionalized

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    more youths in detention centers than another nations. This may allude to the reason of why the U.S also has the most adults in incarceration as well. Are we creating these minces to society by setting them on a trajectory to juvenile delinquency? According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 2013 Residential Placement Census‚ on average there is an estimated 54‚000 being detained in the U.S (Justice‚ n.d.). Furthermore‚ based on the latest Census of Juveniles in Residential

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