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    Juvenile Justice

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    Clay Thompson article‚ “The Lost Boys: California is Trying Kids as Adults-and Locking Them Up for Life. No One Knows How Many”‚ on the project censored website‚“ In California alone minors as young as 14 are being punished into the adult criminal justice system. As a result children face adult punishments sometimes as severe as life in prison” (Thompson). We have age limits on things because it is quite obvious that youth are not fully capable of making the right decisions. For one‚ the brains of

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    Celebrity Justice

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    Celebrity Justice Lindsay Lohan‚ Nicole Ritchie‚ Paris Hilton‚ Tiger Woods‚ Nicholas Cage - the list of celebrities who have been arrested or charged with a crime is a long one. Drug possession‚ lying to investigators‚ driving while intoxicated‚ shoplifting - the list of offenses is also a long one. When arrested‚ are celebrities held to the same standards of justice as the rest of us‚ or do they receive special treatment in the legal system? If convicted how‚ do their sentences compare to those

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    justice of law

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    AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Justice is defined as the quality of being fair and reasonable‚ though our justice system today is the opposite of just that; fair and reasonable. Though some receive justice‚ some are left without justice for themselves or their loved ones. It is especially disappointing when those who are innocent are wrongly convicted of crimes they didn’t commit‚ but are unable to provide solid evidence and proof of their innocence. It took Donald Marshall Jr. 11 years to get justice; in

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    Research has shown that restorative justice conferences can reduce re-offending among juvenile offenders. What is restorative justice and what is the evidence to suggest it is effective? Word Count: 2‚589 There has been considerable interest in Australia since the late 1980’s in the use of restorative justice as an alternative to court proceedings. In particular‚ conferencing has been identified as a viable tool to reduce the seemingly proliferating level of offending amongst juveniles

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    Youth Justice

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    The youth justice system focuses mainly on punishing children and young people and fails to promote their welfare’- Discuss this view‚ giving arguments for and against‚ and referring to the relevant legislation and course materials. . In this assignment I will concentrate on the youth justice system‚ citing The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (CDA)‚ The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentences) Act 2000‚ The Children and Young Person Act 1969 and The Children Act 1989. The Criminal Justice system comprises

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    Social Justice

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    Social justice is defined as justice exercised within a society‚ particularly as it is exercised by and among the various social classes of that society. A socially just society is defined by its advocates and practioners as being based on the principles of equality and solidarity; this pedagogy also maintains that the socially just society both understands and values human rights‚ as well as recognizing the dignity of every human being.[1][2] The Constitution of the International Labour Organization

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    A Theory of Justice

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    In society‚ there is no greater question or importance than the relationship between the state and that of an individual. John Rawls directly addresses the issue in his famous work “A Theory of Justice”‚ in which he offers a comprehensive argument for an active welfare state. Rawls offers a framework based in the context of social contract theory that appears both logical and egalitarian; his conclusions appeal to both intuition and reason almost undeniably. This essay will discuss that Rawls principles

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    Criminal Justice

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    The Role of the Criminal Justice System is to maintain public-order (John Covey) CJ 100 Dr. Harry O. White‚ Jr. Park University Abstract This essay will attempt to discuss and contrast three segments of the criminal justice system‚ Law enforcement‚ Courts‚ and Corrections. Without all three sections working together‚ there would not be public-order. The first person an offender comes into contact with is law enforcement. These are the people who investigate and ultimately make the arrest

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    Criminal Justice

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    I have aspired to be a police officer my whole life and found it only fitting to interview a Police Officer from the Northern Virginia area. The officer told me of his own aspirations to become a cop and it only furthered my motivation. He said his goal as a police officer was/is to make positive influential changes for his peers by protecting and serving his community to his fullest potential. Before returning back to patrol the streets‚ the officer was a Student Resource Officer (SRO) at Herndon

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    Youth Justice

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    The purpose of this essay is to critically evaluate both the welfare principals and punitive principals that are paramount to the youth justice system‚ firstly by looking at what is meant by welfare approaches and how they have been used in adapting the Children’s Hearing System that is used in Scotland today when dealing with young offenders. Then looking at punitive approaches‚ how they are also used in dealing with young offenders and how they appear to be re-emerging back into the system in the

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