lie) typically they give these surveys in school HISTORY OF JUVENILE DELIQUINCY the idea of juvenile delinquency is socially constructed 3 historical development – 1st development of childhood separate than adulthood 2nd development – parens patriae – (translation - parent of the country) idea of having the best interest of the child (job to take child if parents neglect children) 3rd development – development of positivist criminology – the world 1/15/2014 Prostitution and Run Away
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Until the 19th century‚ children were punished and confined in the same ways as adults. Early jails housed men‚ women‚ adults‚ juveniles‚ sane and insane all together. Houses of Refuge In the early 1800’s reformers became concerned about the overcrowded conditions in the jails and the corruption youth experienced when confined with adult felons. The first House of Refuge opened in New York in 1825‚ as a facility exclusively for children. By the 1840’s‚ 53 more were built around the country.
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prosecutors and other court personnel. True 7 The juvenile justice system does not resemble the criminal justice system. False 8 Usually the same criteria are used to define juvenile offenders in different state jurisdictions. False 9 Under parens patriae‚ the king as sovereign acts to protect children and other dependents. True 10 Juvenile justice has been substantially unaffected by alternative philosophies that differ from the rehabilitation emphasis. False 11 Juvenile courts are unknown
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The juvenile justice system was created for a simple but specific reason‚ and that was to have a separate system for juveniles. Juveniles were treated as adults before the first juvenile court was established in the 1800’s. According to the book the juvenile system was created to focus on “rehabilitation of youthful offenders” (Lawrence & Hemmens‚ 2008). I think there are two systems for a reason‚ but they are different in a lot of ways. One the big difference is age‚ most juvenile are under the
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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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communicate with anybody telling them that something is wrong. The mother is supposed to be the person responsible for that at the time‚ and if she cannot do her job it is necessary for the government to step in and defend that child. It is similar to parens patriae which means parent of the nation‚ and I do not believe they should make an exception just because the child is not born yet. Children are innocent and they should not have to be punished or have long term mental defects because their mother decided
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them‚ they simple just have to go along with what the parent decides. This leaves the savior siblings who don’t want to provide a live-organ donation helpless. The only hope these children have under current law is if the government exercises the parens patriae power‚ the government authority is to intervene in parental actions to protect the child. Many more reasons support how savior siblings are only used as means to an end‚ but these are only a few. There may not be many options on saving a child
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Which philanthropic organization significantly influenced eighteenth-century correctional practices? A) The Philadelpia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Persons B) The Bridewell Workhouse C) The National Rifle Association D) The Parens Patriae Assembly 5. Which of the following is true as to the intake process in most jurisdictions during the past decade? A) It is becoming increasingly formal B) It is becoming increasingly informal C) It is becoming cost-prohibitive D) It is becoming
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Justice System 20th Century The first juvenile court in this country was established in Cook County‚ Illinois‚ in 1899. Illinois passed the Juvenile Court Act of 1899‚ which established the Nation ’s first juvenile court. The British doctrine of parens patriae (the State as parent) was the rationale for the right of the State to intervene in the lives of children in a manner different from the way it intervenes in the lives of adults. The doctrine was interpreted to mean that‚ because children were
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The Fourth Amendment protects against illegal search and seizures. This means that a U.S. citizen cannot have themselves‚ homes and/or possessions searched or confiscated by law enforcement without a legal warrant. It pretty much protects citizen’s privacy. But there are positive and negative effects from this. It protects the citizen’s from law enforcement from searching on the spot without legal documentation authorizing it. On the other hand‚ thou‚ it could help criminals dispose of evidence while
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