problems is the juvenile crime. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation (2002)‚ 1.5 million youths under age 18 are arrested each year for crimes. These youth will enter the juvenile justice system in which its existence is opposed by certain states. The Juvenile justice system should be abolished because the cost of this system is high‚ it is a false premises and rehabilitation cannot prevent the offenders from committing the crimes in the future. One reason the juvenile justice system should
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Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Jessica DeLong NAU Abstract Legalizing drugs has been debated for many years‚ especially legalizing marijuana which is considered a “soft” drug. There are positive and negative outcomes of legalizing the use of drugs. Over the next few pages I will discuss those outcomes. Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Pros: By legalizing‚ the violent crime rates would drop significantly. With the drug cartels on the top of
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Juvenile Justice of Yesterday‚ Today and Future Crystal Meeks CRJ 301 Juvenile Justice Instructor: Kathleen Minella February 4‚ 2013 Juvenile Justice of Yesterday‚ Today and Future “We have to recognize that incarceration of youth per se is toxic‚ so we need to reduce incarceration of young people to the very small dangerous few. And we’ve got to recognize that if we lock up a lot of kids; it’s going to increase crime” (Krisberg‚ Dr.). The intention of this writing
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Racial bias affects the direct file of a juvenile being tried as an adult. Studies have shown inconsistencies in the juvenile justice system where race was the determining factor in juveniles taking on adult sentences. For example‚ the case with Studies show that the race of the juvenile defendant can influence a direct file’s decisions to charge them as adult. Racism is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race‚ especially to distinguish
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The history of juvenile justice can be dated back to the 1760s when Blackstone classified a juvenile offenders as individual between 7 to 14 years old that understands they are committing a crime and has the intent to commit a crime. The juveniles were trialed‚ sentenced‚ and house with adult offenders. In the 19th century there were a shift and the best interest of the child were taken in to consideration. The best interest of the child was not to punish‚ but to rehabilitate which started the House
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The juvenile justice system is a separate legal framework making a difference in how youth offenders are judged and “punished”‚ but this way is only a recent concept. Back in the 1800’s there was some sort of system set in place to punish those who committed crimes. In those years of English rule there were workhouses where adults who broke the law would be sent to to manufacture goods that would later be sold to the public. This method was then used for people who owed money‚ they would be incarcerated
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as a juvenile delinquent by the state of Gila County‚ Arizona. The dismissal came forth because the alleged denial of procedural due process rights to juveniles and various arguments against the constitutional juvenile code of Arizona. Gault was in the company of his friend‚ Ronald Lewis when Lewis had stolen a wallet from a woman’s purse. Gault and Lewis were taken into police custody because of a verbal complaint from a neighbor stating that someone called her making indecent
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the senate has to consider every presidential nominee. Adler does state how the Alliance of Justice says that it is the senate’s constitutional obligation to vote and hold a hearing for the nominee. He says that the senate is allowed to refuse to act on a nomination. But even though the senate is allowed to withhold there are still consequences and political risks if they continue to refuse the nominee. Pro: Ramsey‚ Michael. “Why the Senate Doesn’t Have to Act on Merrick Garland’s Nomination.” The
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Even with all the money and effort spent on the adult justice system the recidivism rate is astonishing. When we hear old sayings like "you can ’t teach an old dog new tricks" or "you have to nip the problem in the bud" or "if you don ’t want a rotten apple‚ don ’t go to the barrel go to the tree"‚ do we realize the effect these concepts could have on the crime? If we realize it ’s difficult to teach old offenders new behaviors and actually focus our efforts on "nipping the problem in the bud" or
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to intern at Denton County Juvenile Probation. This institution is responsible for delinquent juveniles that have committed a criminal act. The institution consists of several departments: intake‚ the court‚ detention‚ the POST adjudication program‚ and JJAEP (Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program). My intern experience consisted of working with juveniles placed in the Courage to Change (CTC) POST adjudication‚ which is a diversion program of the Texas Juvenile Detention Department (TJJD)
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