Rodriguez CJ150 Kaplan College Mr. Templeton August 30.2012 Juvenile gangs have become a serious and growing problem in many areas throughout the U.S. It is unlikely that gang control strategies can be successful as long as legitimate economic alternatives are lacking. I will be exploring the possible proactive solutions to this social problem. Juvenile gangs on the street and in prison “Violent crimes committed by juveniles are not diminishing‚ as other crimes‚ as reported by the Justice
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Social Studies SBA on juvenile delinquency Name rade: Centre: Candidate no: Acknowledgment Table of Content Acknowledgement Introduction State of problem Reason for selecting area of research Method of investigation Data collection instrument Procedures for data collection Presentation of data Analysis and interpretation of data Statement of finding Recommendation and implementations of strategy introduction Method of the problem What are some of
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Juveniles Serving Life Lisa Weiss Saint Leo University I. The Problem The issue of juveniles serving life sentences‚ for non homicide offenses‚ is becoming a recognizable problem in the state of Florida and across the country. This punishment became enacted within the federal‚ state‚ and local judicial system when courtrooms and prosecutors were given permission to utilize prosecutorial discretion when deciding to send a juvenile to an adult court. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy felt this process
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behavior during childhood and early adolescence is a major and costly problem for society. In an effort to learn more about the root causes of juvenile delinquency and other problem behaviors‚ research must be done to test if these factors are direct causes of juvenile delinquency. Serious delinquency and drug use are major problems in American society. Past research indicates that many variables correlate with delinquency and that many factors tend to increase the risk of later delinquent behavior. Some
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1: What is the distinctions between official and unofficial sources of data on delinquency? official data is collect from governmental offices‚ DOJ‚ Juvenile courts or any data that are direct collected by government officials. Unofficial data is typically collected by secondary resources such as media‚ surveys and so forth. Unofficial data is less creditable because it cannot truly verify the validity of those information. 2: What types of data are contained in the UCR? The types of data
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Juvenile Justice and Correction Justice has always been the goal of our court system‚ but it is not always served‚ especially in cases involving juveniles. The judiciary process has evolved from a system that did not initially consider juveniles‚ to one where juveniles have their own court proceedings‚ facilities‚ and even rules or laws. The juvenile justice system has come a long way‚ and people have worked very hard in its creation. A juvenile is considered to be an individual‚ under the
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Checkpoint: Rough Draft of the Research Paper 1 Axia College of University of Phoenix Dawn French Checkpoint: Rough Draft of the Research Paper Com 220 July 7‚ 2010 Checkpoint: Rough Draft of the Research Paper 2 Juvenile sex offenders are frequently treated in the same manner as their adult counterparts with regards to punishment and sex offender registering. “Nationally‚ juvenile sex offenders make up 20% of all individuals charged with sexual offenses (McGinnis‚ 2006)
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1. Dispositions (4) • home on probation • group home • country rancher camp o congregate institutional treatment-correctional-run by local probation 2. Juvenile Correctional Institutions Key terms • impression management-no fear in eyes‚ maintain presence • Social Hierarchy^ • Ward Subculture- • Custodial Facility- • Custodial Staff- • Treatment staff- • Special Population- • Parole Board- 3. Components of a Youth Training School • Living Space • Security and Safety • Health Care
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The Juvenile Justice System Jodia M Murphy Kaplan University CJ150 Juvenile Delinquency Professor Thomas Woods July 31‚ 2012 Abstract This paper takes a brief look at the history and evolution of the juvenile justice system in the United States. In recent years there has been an increase of juvenile cases being transferred into the adult court system. This paper will also look at that process and the consequences of that trend. History and Evolution In the early nineteenth century
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Juvenile is define as someone of a young age‚ someone that does not know better and trying to learn how to make the right decides. So why is it that when a juvenile have committed a crime they punished as an adult who has committed the same crime. They believe if they put them in to a prison they would learn their lesson and would change into a better person‚ but without solving the underline issue they would most likely to remain the same. The system was created by rich white people‚ which in turn
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