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    judiciary is composed of two court systems‚ a federal court system and fifty state court systems‚ with courts at both the national and state levels. The impact of these two court systems allows for criminal laws to be imposed by Federal‚ State‚ and local law enforcement agencies‚ each with its own jurisdictional requirements and enforcement criteria. The differences in impact can be in areas such as sentencing‚ policies in sentencing options‚ appellate court opinions and Supreme Court decisions that result

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    Juvenile System Rough Draft Juveniles should be convicted as adults ‚ for violent crime like assault or murder because if they commit murder or something illegal ‚ they think they can get away with it and they don’t think that they are not gonna be caught. For Example‚ they can be killing someone and get away with it like nothing happened. So if kids commit crime ‚ then of course they should convicted as a criminal. Research suggest that adolescent squeezed through adult system are more

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    Davina Fisher Juvenile Justice System 20th Century Professor Deborah White Strayer University 6 April 2012 Juvenile Justice System 20th Century The first juvenile court in this country was established in Cook County‚ Illinois‚ in 1899. Illinois passed the Juvenile Court Act of 1899‚ which established the Nation ’s first juvenile court. The British doctrine of parens patriae (the State as parent) was the rationale for the right of the State to intervene in the lives of children in a manner

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    different types of court systems: juvenile and adult court to separate children from adults; within both of these court systems you have a drug court. Juvenile drug courts are dockets

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    year the Supreme Court of the United States handed down arguably one their most important‚ yet controversial decisions regarding juvenile law. In the case Roper v Simmons (2005)‚ a narrow 5-4 decision‚ overturned the United States practice of allowing capital punishment for juvenile offenders. Mitigating factors must be considered when examining the decision of the Supreme Court whenever they overturn previous courts decisions. This issue becomes more complex in the Juvenile System because of the

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    The juvenile justice system is a separate legal framework making a difference in how youth offenders are judged and “punished”‚ but this way is only a recent concept. Back in the 1800’s there was some sort of system set in place to punish those who committed crimes. In those years of English rule there were workhouses where adults who broke the law would be sent to to manufacture goods that would later be sold to the public. This method was then used for people who owed money‚ they would be incarcerated

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    is the dual court system? What is the reasoning behind having a dual court system in the United States? What would happen if there was not a dual court system in the United States? A duel court system is when a country has two separate court systems. Dual court system consist of State courts and Federal courts‚ the federal court system hears cases involving federal matters. There are 50 state court systems‚ which hear cases that deal with state issues. America has a duel court system because there

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    The Indian legislations The emergence of the concept of juvenile justice in India owes much to the developments that have taken place in western countries‚ especially in the perception of children and human rights jurisprudence in Europeand America. The Apprentices Act‚ 1850 was the first legislation that laid the foundation of juvenile justice system in the country. The concept consequently gained momentum with the enactment of the Indian Penal Code (1860)‚ Reformatory Schools Act (1897)‚ Code

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    DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM The Juvenile Justice System was a creation of the Progressive Era reformist. Prior to this time there was little consideration for children as needing or deserving different treatment than adults. To tell the truth there was relatively no separation of adults and children up to this point in time. In retrospect it could be said that the creation of a separate stage in the life of growing people led to the creation of a separate justice system. So the creation

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    United States Court Systems This report is designed to give an overview of both the United States Court system and the Michigan State Court system. It will discuss each system individually and explain each court and general knowledge about that court. It will explore the similarities and differences between the 2 court systems and what the requirements are to determine in which court system cases should be heard. The Federal Courts The Federal Court system is comprised of 3 different tiers

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