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    Police and Ethics

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    The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department is a small police department in New Jersey‚ just west of the Hudson River. It has less than 3o officers who patrol an 11-mile stretch of the Palisades Interstate Parkway. In 2010‚ a PIPPD officer named Vincent Roberson had a sexual relationship with Gail Lawrence. The majority of their involvement was conducted while Officer Roberson was on duty. Over the next year‚ there would be complaints filed‚ allegations‚ and an ultimate forced resignation

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    Juvenile Justice System

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    The juvenile justice system is a foundation in society that is granted certain powers and responsibilities. It faces several different tasks‚ among the most important is maintaining order and preserving constitutional rights. When a juvenile is arrested and charged with committing a crime there are many different factors that will come in to play during the course of his arrest‚ trial‚ conviction‚ sentencing‚ and rehabilitation process. This paper examines the Juvenile Justice System’s court process

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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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    Departments of Police

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    Police Departments‚ their Functions and Roles There is no doubt that terrorism is providing an impulsion for the various law enforcement agencies (Terry and Grant‚ 2012). These terrorism activities have made the organization restructure and increase their cross-agency information globally. The police deliver their services to the public using organizations (Walker and Katz‚ 2011). The quality and efficiency of the policing depend on the organization and management of the departments. Various critics

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    Juvenile Justice System

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    Juvenile Justice          Abstract The juvenile Justice System has gone through many changes in America and are represented  through six main periods that will be discussed in this paper. The periods are called the Puritan Era (1646–1824)‚ the Refuge Period (1824-1899)‚ the Juvenile Court Period (1899-1960)‚ The Juvenile Rights Period (1960-1980)‚ the Crime Control Period (1980-2005)‚ and The Kids are Different Period (2005-present). Juvenile Justice has constantly changed depending

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    Running Header: CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: UNIT 9 Final PROJECT Deborah Llamas Kaplan University Independent Study in Criminal Justice CJ483-01 Professor Val Mertens November 20‚ 2011 Introduction: Various forms of Trait Theories have been studied as being associated with Juvenile Delinquencies; “Developmental Theory is a view that criminality is a dynamic process‚ influenced by social experiences as well as individual characteristics. Developmental factors include biological

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    Juvenile Justice History

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    Juvenile justice has been in existence since the early 1800s. Prior to the twentieth century juveniles were considered property or chattel. Once a juvenile reached the age of seven or older they were held accountable for their actions and often given a variety of corporal punishment that included banishment and even death. There are five periods in the history of juvenile justice including Puritan‚ Refuge‚ Juvenile Court‚ Juvenile Rights‚ and Crime Control. During the Puritan period in (1646-1842)

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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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    Juveniles Serving Life

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    Juveniles Serving Life Lisa Weiss Saint Leo University I. The Problem The issue of juveniles serving life sentences‚ for non homicide offenses‚ is becoming a recognizable problem in the state of Florida and across the country. This punishment became enacted within the federal‚ state‚ and local judicial system when courtrooms and prosecutors were given permission to utilize prosecutorial discretion when deciding to send a juvenile to an adult court. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy felt this process

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    [1] Simone de Beauvoir’s short story “The Age of Discretion” the career and familial problems of an aging woman‚ who is left unnamed. Her main conflict resides with her son Philippe - he drifts away from the life she desires for him toward that which his wife‚ Irène‚ desires. The narrator is also faced with other troubles‚ such as distrusting her husband and poor reception of her book‚ but these are overshadowed by the main conflict with her son. Beginning at birth‚ Philippe’s life is shaped by his

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