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    JUVENILE JUSTICE I FINAL EXAMYour browser does either not support Javascript or has Javascript disabled. This assessment contains features that requires Javascript. Refer to your browser’s documentation to determine if Javascript is disabled and how to enable it. If you are using a browser that does not support Javascript switch to a different browser. 1. Youths who loiter on street corners are potential candidates for being stopped and questioned by police officers. In these instances‚ police

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    Informal control – ex parents Formal controls – police‚ school 02/13/2014 Over 90% of juveniles commit delinquency (ex: smoking‚ drinking‚ sexual activity) mostly minor offenses Serious delinquencies are relatively small “Age Out” of crime Official records‚ victim surveys‚ self report surveys Official records – uniform crime report‚ tracks juvenile crimes as well UCR – 2 types of offenses ‚ Part one (Type A) - murder‚ robbery‚ rape‚ aggravated assault‚ burglary‚ motor vehicle theft Part

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    the phenomenon of female juvenile gangs in Hong Kong and evaluate its explanation’. In Hong Kong‚ female gangsters occupy a very small proportion of gang population‚ only 6% in 2001. However‚ the number of girl gangsters has an increasing trend that rises to 15% in 2005. Girls are also involved in gang activities more actively than before. There are three main parts in this paper. The first part focuses on the definitions of ‘functionalist point of view’ and ‘female juvenile gangs’. Features of girl

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    Running head: REHABILITATING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM Rehabilitating the Juvenile Justice System [ ]Abstract Research indicates that youth with disabilities are over-represented in the juvenile justice system. Although The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has provisions related to the juvenile justice system‚ high proportions of youth are never screened and therefore never get identified as having a disability. By diverting youth with disabilities to treatment facilities

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    This case is examined from a juvenile delinquency theories aspect. The overall case deals with an eleven years old girl of the name Mary Bell. Mary was known throughout her town of Scotswood‚ a community located in the north of London in England. It was 1968‚ when the body of four-year-old Martin Brown’s body was discovered inside of an abandoned boarded up house. At first‚ the death of Martin was rolled out to be an accident. A couple weeks later‚ three-year-old Brain Howe lifeless body was found

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    that the youth within juvenile justice systems are‚ most of the time‚ youths who simply haven’t had the right mentors and supporters around them - because of circumstances beyond their control.” There are two different paths to go down in life‚ the good and the bad. When growing up‚ there are certain things you adapt to and certain things you don’t. Some kids might have experienced loving‚ caring families while others might of had an unstable‚ neglectful childhood. For the ones that grew up in the

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    research is that juveniles who have been transferred and sentenced as adults still have to be separated from adults while they are in prison. This causing them to have a lack in education‚ exercise‚ and nutrition. This could be reformed by designing and constructing a single large facility in a central location of the United States to serve as a juvenile prison for those transferred to adult courts and sentenced to long periods of imprisonment. This would allow these juveniles to receive equal

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    In Summary‚ It appears that even those youth who have had positive experience with either or both the Department of Human Services or the Juvenile Justice System still associate themselves and their situation with a negative stigma. The frustration and fairness of the systematic process seems to be seen across the board even in those who have been able to positively move forward‚ given the interview information the multiple changes in school‚ placement and/or the number of professionals involved

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    responsible‚ well processed decisions. Opinions from one person to the next differ as there are several reasons concerning juveniles how they should be treated and tried in criminal cases (Southerland). The issue may be more of a debate as some people would say that kids do not have enough reasoning and lack common sense. Others‚ on the other hand‚ would say that juveniles have plenty of brains and common sense. There are strong reasons as to why juveniles should not be tried as adults and should not be

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    I believe that juvenile should be incarcerated but not with adults. Juveniles should be put in a detention center with only children. inside this detention center they should still should be learning and trying to change themselves . I believe that if a juvenile committed a crime they should be punish for it but not charge as an adult. You have to keep in mind that they are still children. Some people believe that juveniles should be release rather than incarcerated

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