Running Head: JUVENILE V. CRIMINAL 1 Juvenile Justice System V. Criminal Justice System Ronda Cauchon CJ150-01 Professor Abreu Kaplan University October 9‚ 2012 JUVENILE V CRIMINAL 2 Juvenile Justice System V. Criminal Justice System In the earliest of times‚ juvenile offenders were treated the
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Our youth today are encountering many issues compare to several years ago. Today I would like to share a least (10) issue our juvenile justice are seeing. 1). Parents or caregiver Incarcerate 2). Sex Offender 3). Drug addicted 4). Drug dealer 5). Behavior problems 6). Abuse 7). Lack of support 8). Gang 9). Mental Health 10). Homeless I am suggesting (10) proactive approach to combat the problems. For those children whose parent is incarcerated‚ for the older youth‚ they will have the opportunity
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in the Juvenile Justice System James Francis Juvenile Delinquency American Military University Professor Robert Arruda The Role of Police‚ Courts and Department of Corrections in the Juvenile Justice System The juvenile justice system brings the juvenile delinquent in contact with the local police‚ the court system and if found guilty‚ the Department of Corrections. This paper will discuss the role of the police‚ the courts and the Department of Corrections in the juvenile justice system
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Introduction Today’s court system has many difficult decisions to make everyday. One of the most controversial decisions is whether or not try certain juveniles as adults or not. On one hand‚ being tried as a minor is considered unconstitutional‚ while on the other side it seems necessary in order to protect society. Some of the factors the court considers when convicting a minor is “age‚ physical and mental maturity‚ past attempts and future potential for rehabilitation‚ harm suffered by the victim
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Pro Side of Debate Summary Team A BCOM/275 January 15‚ 2015 Professor Dean Pro Side of Debate Summary Pros 1. Social Status 2. Professional Status 3. Background (Religion‚ origin‚ sexual orientation‚ race‚ and gender) 4. Monetary Position (wealth vs. disenfranchised) 5. Legal team (affordability) / Education In the debate of equality in the criminal justice system‚ there are arguably pros and cons in every case. In summarizing the Pros came down to several factor of social status that includes
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unpredictable nature of life‚ things can go wrong. To counteract this unpredictability‚ certain services - such as juvenile detention centers - have been created. Despite the best intentions of a community there is always the possibility that an institution meant to provide aid can be corrupted. On June 24th‚ Erica L. Marshall published the article‚ Fix D.C.’s Juvenile Justice System to Reduce Adult Crime‚ for the Washington
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A Changing System Looking into criminal justice procedure‚ many administrations are at work. Starting with the police‚ to the courts and concluding in corrections. Though all these sectors have different tasks‚ their combined focus is processing the law. Regardless what the process is called criminal justice will continue to serve with discretion‚ conviction‚ and correction. When first presented with the question whether criminal justice is a system‚ non-system‚ and network I leaned toward a network
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Jury‚ and Faith Justice‚ it is what separates humans from animals. There are different ways to achieve justice which differ in severity. The vengeance system typically involves revenge in the form of murder‚ whereas the court system is composed of a judge and a jury which give validation to either party. The faith system relies on a higher power to provide confirmation of the wronged-party’s belief in God. These methods are all illustrated in Aeschylus’ Orestia Trilogy. Each system has their victories
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Coalitions can be avoided by adopting a majoritarian or alternative voting system. In majoritarian electoral systems candidates are elected based on either a plurality or absolute majority. In a plurality system (first past the post)‚ the candidate with the most votes will win the election. For an absolute majority‚ the winning candidate must achieve more than half of the votes to win. If no one achieves this threshold of at least 51%‚ there is a runoff election between the top two candidates of
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Why the Electoral College should not be preserved? The Constitutional Convention of 1787 gave birth to the system of the Electoral College. Electoral College system can be described as a system in which voters vote for electors on election day‚ who then cast their vote for candidate in their respective party. Our Founding Fathers described this system in Article II‚ section 1 of the Constitution. According to the Constitution‚ electors per state are equal to the number of seats each state holds
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