Robert Claiborne Prof Napier Eng. Comp 27‚ July 2012 They are no rubric to determine should a child be charge as an adult‚ because different patterns of behaviors and variable are to be considered as to what grant the state to prosecute a child. There are ways to investigate a child mental development. However‚ we must ask the question how is the child raise? Who are the parents? Is there structure in the home? Neglect and abuse. These questions help us understand the history and upbringing
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Joseph Tesmond Justice and the Law paper Spring 2010 Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults? In today’s society‚ there is a national debate about what to do with juveniles in the criminal justice system. This debate is a result changes in practice throughout United States. The United States made it possible to try juveniles as adults in court after the case of Kent vs. the United States in 1966. The change in legislation is relatively new due to the fact that juvenile courts have "for most
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UNIT 14 SAFEGUARDING ADULTS 1.1 There is a difference between safeguarding adults and adult protection‚ safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility‚ and includes actions to stop and reduce the risk of abuse happening. Protection is a vital part of safeguarding and promoting welfare‚ it is the process of protecting an individual who is either at risk or a risk as a result of abuse or neglect. (The broad definition of a ‘vulnerable adult’ is; a vulnerable adult is a person over the age of eighteen
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SUMMARY ON ADULT LEARNING THEORIES The central question on how adults learn has caught the attention of scholars and practitioners since the 1920s. Eighty years later‚ there is no single answer‚ theory or model that explains what the scholar and practitioners know about adult learners‚ various contexts where learning takes place and the process of learning. Until the mid-twentieth‚ in order to have an understanding of adult learning‚ adult educators relied on research in psychology
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My name is ------ and I’m currently 36 years old. I will be summarizing my life and expounding on how the knowledge of classical and contemporary adult development theory affected my views on being a successful college student and in shaping my personal‚ academic‚ and professional goals. My life successes and goals are continuously being shaped and molded as a potter shapes clay into ware; smoothing surfaces to perfection. I was born and raised in Edward‚ NC. I am the oldest of three. I was raised
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| [4] Another student’s paper | | | Paper Text | | Sarah StuthersProf. HassenpflugGEED 100-D01April 23‚ 2012The Basics of Adult LearningIn the article Adult Learning Theories with Implications for Online Learning Design‚ author Kathleen Cercone outlines many different adult learning theories and characteristics of adult learners. She compares adult learning theories as well as addresses the issues with each of them. Cercone also makes suggestions on how online educators should consider
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Sentencing Kids to Adult Prisons Is Like Throwing Them to the Wolves By Megan Newell Kids who commit serious crimes should not go scot-free. If society doesn’t recognize them as adults until the age of 18‚ why do kids suddenly become responsible as an adult when they commit a crime? Children have as much business in a prison as they do a bar. Yet‚ twenty-three states have no minimum age. Two‚ Kansas and Vermont‚ can try 10 year old kids as adults. An adult tried and convicted of first-degree
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whether juveniles should be tried as adults has been a growing discussion. This debate is largely centered around the cognitive and moral competencies of juveniles. Many people in favor of prosecuting teens as adults believe a crime is a crime and those who participate in criminal activity must do the time. On the other hand‚ many people believe that teens should not be prosecuted as adults because they have not fully developed yet and do not have the same rights as adults. Simply declaring
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Adult Learning Theory Are people too stubborn and independent to learn once they become adults? The Adult Learning Theory focuses on the difference between how adults learn and how children learn. There are three main central ideas that support the Adult Learning Theory. These ideas or theories are known as andragogy‚ self-directed learning‚ and transformational learning. Andragogy is the teaching of adults‚ self-directed learning is the individual controlling their learning‚ and transformational
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The following is my philosophy of Adult Education. I have come to this understanding mainly through experience‚ study and guiding learners in their studies. I have always had a love of learning. My teaching methods and view of learning reflect the idea I have of how I would have liked my teachers to teach. My classroom will be a caring‚ safe‚ and equitable environment where each child can blossom and grow. I will allow children to become responsible members of our classroom community by using
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