Juvenile court is a special court used to handle cases involving children usually under the age of 18‚in some states 17‚ and in incredibly serious cases‚ children down to the age of 11 were moved to adult courts. Juvenile court came to be because of a change in ideology in the 1800’s involving children who have committed crimes. Before then children went through the same process as adult criminals at the time‚ but juvenile court was supposed to focus more on the rehabilitation of the child instead
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I believe that juvenile should be incarcerated but not with adults. Juveniles should be put in a detention center with only children. inside this detention center they should still should be learning and trying to change themselves . I believe that if a juvenile committed a crime they should be punish for it but not charge as an adult. You have to keep in mind that they are still children. Some people believe that juveniles should be release rather than incarcerated
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Juvenile delinquents are minors from the age of 10-18. When going to a juvenile adjudication‚ there are two categories. The first category is when a minor does an action that an adult would do. Those actions include car theft‚ burglary‚ breaking the code of conduct‚ and assault. Once you get charged with one of those crimes‚ the parent must pay the court fee. The second category is when a minor does actions their ages. Those actions include minors out past curfew and missing school for a long period
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There may be different techniques that a juvenile probation officer could use to deter a juvenile from violating their probation. The techniques could be tailored for the personality type or the surrounding circumstances for different offenders. For a chronic repeat offender‚ it would be important to keep good records so that the officer can measure the success of the relevant processes or practices that have been tried before. While the offender is undergoing counseling or different recommended
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Children (humans under the age of 18) who commit violent crimes should be tried as adults. Everyday children are arrested for violent crimes and only sentenced for a short period of time‚ but at the same time you are giving adults life in prison for the same crime. Sometimes the children only get about 1 year then letting them walk the streets again? Who knows if they are going to commit another violent crime. According to the Justice Department about 10 percent of all murders are committed by children
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JUVENILES AND FIRESETTING I Introduction When fire is maliciously set‚ it is called Arson. When arson is committed by juveniles under the age of 18‚ it is called firesetting. Fresno‚ California had the highest per capita arson rates in 1994 and 1995‚ with over seventy percent of these set by juveniles. There are reasons why some children are particularly attracted to fire‚ and destruction. Also‚ there are key warning signs to look for in children to prevent this type of all too common devastation
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like to negate the resolution: Resolved - Kids should NOT be tried as adults. Let me being by putting forth the following definitions. A kid is an informal term for a child or young person‚ a child defined as a person under the age of 18 years old. An adult is denoted as a person who is fully grown or developed‚ that is‚ a person 18 years of age or older. To be tried is to be subjected to trial. Essentially‚ a kid being tried as an adult means that a person under the age of 18 years old should be
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THE DEATH PENALTY AND JUVENILES The Death Penalty and Juveniles in the United States Uw- Platteville Abstract This paper shows the interworkings‚ arguements‚ and justifications of the death penalty in the united states for juveniles convicted of a crime and sentenced to death row before the age of 18. The death penalty was legal for juveniles in several states until 2005‚ when the supreme court ruled 5-4 to outlaw the death penalty of juveniles on the basis of the 8th
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Juvenile diabetes‚ often called type one diabetes‚ is when a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin which is needed to allow sugar to produce energy. People with juvenile diabetes often have times of struggle‚ from the diagnosis‚ stereotyping‚ and all of the responsibility they earn on the journey. From the moment someone is diagnosed with juvenile diabetes it changes his or her’s whole life. A person has to get used to the change‚ monitoring blood sugar‚ giving insulin‚ and other day to
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past criminal history. That could be a potential employer or financial institution if a background check is required. California does not seal juvenile records automatically when the person reaches the age of 18. When you reach the age of adulthood in California‚ you have to petition the juvenile court to seal the records. Specific Court Documents A juvenile record can be sealed through a petition‚ which is a form that needs to filled out and filed with the court. It has to specifically arrive at
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