Juvenile Justice About 20 percent of teens each day are tried as adults. Some teens don’t realize how heinous these crimes they commit are. Depending on the crime‚ if it’s bad they should get a harsh penalty. Juveniles should be tried as adults because they should pay for their actions‚ they are mature enough to understand what they did and if they choose to follow grownups and their crimes they should pay the same penalty. Juveniles that commit crimes should pay for their actions. For example
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This paper will focus on retributive justice and restorative justice. Let’s begin with the definition of each. Retributive justice is a theory of justice that considers that punishment‚ if proportionate‚ is a morally acceptable response to crime. On the other hand‚ restorative justice is the opposite. It is a theory of justice that focuses on the needs of the victims and the offenders. So which of these should be morally right? Retributive justice means an eye for an eye. Meaning your punishment
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The Criminal Justice system has a set of laws in which the people follow the laws. When someone commits a crime‚ there is a clear set of rules on what the protocol is to make sure that individuals do not commit that crime again and is punished for what was done. Left behind are the victims of these crimes and often there is not a good enough justice that is served. The process of get criminal getting punished is retributive justice. This is done through the court and is usually a unilateral decision
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Restorative justice repairs the harm caused by crime. Restorative justice doesn’t just view the crime as breaking the law‚ they view the crime as having a detrimental harm on the victim‚ the victim’s family and the community. A more formal definition according to the Center for Justice and Reconciliation‚ is “restorative Justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior. It is best
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Moreover‚ polls in several states indicate that large majorities support prevention programs and early intervention efforts‚ and support restorative justice programs over prison time for non-violent youthful offenders because they are not comfortable with incarcerating juveniles with adults. It is sadly unsurprising that in today’s youth justice system‚ male individuals from ethnic minorities receive the harshest punishment‚ and are often seen as impossible to rehabilitate‚ or undeserving
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(Walrond Jr‚ 2013). Adolescents are usually in the age where they are still looking for maturity to fully set in. The moral absolutes would not have an ethical bearing on them at this stage (Osler‚ 2012). Besides‚ the concept of sending adolescent juveniles
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Academic Website - Lauren’s source!) Restorative justice is a response to a criminal’s actions. It hones in on lawbreakers restitution‚ which is where a criminal would return a stolen good or pay for a broken item. It also focuses on solving the problems of a crime that was committed between the victim and the offender (the person who committed the crime)‚ and brings them together so peace can be restored between the two or more people. (Britannica) Restorative Justice involves an intervention with the
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T.B.T JOHN 200903179 SOC127: INTRODUCTION TO PENOLOGY TERM PAPER CAN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE REPLACE THE EXISTING SYSTEMS OF JUSTICE? What is Restorative Justice ? Restorative justice is a way of thinking about crime and conflict. It is not a particular practice or type of program‚ but rather a philosophy‚ or a set of principles. The United Nations Working Group on Restorative Justice defines it in the following way: a process whereby parties with a stake in a particular offence resolve collectively
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An abundance of non-traditional justice programs have been implemented throughout the United States‚ Canada‚ Europe‚ New Zealand‚ Africa and Australia. Many are considered restorative in nature; however‚ these programs may not fully conform to restorative principles. The scope of this paper will be on those programs that have adopted the aforementioned principles. That is to say‚ the empirical results that are discussed in this section are from programs that attempt to restore the relationship between
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Restorative Justice Nathan Garrigan CRJ340/Restorative and Community Based Justice January 25‚ 2013 Patricia Goforth Restorative Justice Restorative justice has been gaining ground since 197 when it was used in a case in Canada. This practice allows the victim to meet face to face with the offender and possibly release some anger and move on from the incident. After gaining more ground‚ today we see Victim Offender Reconciliation Programs across the country trying to help victims after a crime has
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