Drug Courts came about as a result of a backlogged court system and a steady‚ rapidly increasing prison population. Drug courts are a form of diversion that helps the offender through rehabilitation and the community through an increased sense of protection‚ which serves the best interest of everyone. Drug Courts are community based intermediate sanctions that incorporate treatment principles into the Criminal Justice System and divert drug offenders from traditional punishments of probation and
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Juvenile court is a special court used to handle cases involving children usually under the age of 18‚in some states 17‚ and in incredibly serious cases‚ children down to the age of 11 were moved to adult courts. Juvenile court came to be because of a change in ideology in the 1800’s involving children who have committed crimes. Before then children went through the same process as adult criminals at the time‚ but juvenile court was supposed to focus more on the rehabilitation of the child instead
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crucial crew member had done their job the correct way. The responsibility cannot be pinpointed on a single person in particular due to the fact that there were so many factors that went into running the ship. As for the actual crashing of the ship‚ the blame is rightfully put on Captain Edward Smith and the lookouts. The death toll‚ which is still partially put on Smith
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between the adult and juvenile justice systems. Siegel and Welsh‚ (2008 p. 272)‚ states that‚ “the components of the adult and the juvenile criminal processes are similar‚ but the juvenile system has a separate organizational structure.” There are more differences than there are similarities‚ but only because the juvenile system is there to rehabilitate the child and not punish them. The adult system is aimed at “punishing the guilty”‚ (Siegel‚ Welsh‚ 2008‚ p. 275). The juvenile system is very lenient
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Single parent’s versus dual parents has always been an interesting discussion point to me. The argument on which family a child would benefit more from has supporters on both sides. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting between the two different households and hopefully my audience will have a better understanding of some of the challenges and obstacles that each of these parents deal with on a day by day basis. One of the points I will discuss will be the guilt that both types of these
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Single Parent Home vs. Two Parent Home Kendria Threatt COM 170/ Elements of University Composition and Communication I December 7‚ 2011 Monique Derr Single Parent Home vs. Two Parent Home How do you feel about raising children in a single parent home or in a home where both parents are present? It is very shocking to know that most people do not think about these situations before starting a family. In today’s
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Running head: JUVENILE OFFENDERS: RACE AND ETHNICITY Juvenile Offenders: Race and Ethnicity University of Phoenix Juvenile Offenders: Race and Ethnicity "Researchers have long observed differences in rates of serious juvenile and adult offending among ethnic and racial groups in the United States. These differences have prompted competing theoretical interpretations and public policy debates. However‚ conclusions about the racial differences in serious and violent juvenile offending
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single and double parent households. Sometimes it takes one strong parent and others it takes two strong parents. Whether it’s the birth parent(s)‚ family member(s)‚ or even a surrogate parent(s) to raise a child. Single and double parent households have a lot in common and differences. Many would agree that living in a double parent household would be better then living in a single parent household. I guess it all depends on the situation and what you make out of it. Single parent households can
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them. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ the couple died. Who could be the perpetrator(s)? I say it was not only the nurse and Friar Laurence‚ Romeo and Juliet play a part in their own deaths. One reason Romeo and Juliet are to blame is because the couple were so desperate and in a hurry to be with one another. There is a saying that goes something like this: “To rush‚ is to waste”. While rushing to be together‚ they wasted the rest of their young lives. They killed themselves
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205-217. 3. Gennetian‚ L. A. (2005). One or two parents? Half or step siblings? The effect of family structure on young childrens achievement. Journal of Population Economics‚ Volume 18 ‚ 415-436. 4. Harper‚ C. C.‚ & McLanahan‚ S. S. (2004). Father Absence and Youth Incarceration. Journal of Research on Adolescence‚ Volume 14‚ Number 3 ‚ 369-397. 5. Laursen‚ B. (2005). Conflict between mothers and adolescents in single-mother‚ blended‚ and two-biological-parent families. Parenting: Science and Practice
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