Court System Court System The United States Constitution is the uppermost law of our country and creates the federal system of government where federal and state governments distribute power. “The Constitution gives specific powers to the federal (national) government. All power not delegated to the federal government remains with the states. Each of the fifty states has its own state constitution and governmental structure” ("Federal Judicial Center"‚ 2011). The United States Court system
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The type of court I focused on is the juvenile drug court. The goal of this court is to reach out to youth who are between ages of 13 to 17. These age gap is considered the more critical age of youth to abuse drugs moreover‚ another goal is to provide excellent treatments for the juveniles to shift their behavior within the multiple drug abuse they committed. Individuals need to have a positive behavior in order to be accepted to participate. Positive behavior continue a great treatment and a program
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they are never the same. When a juvenile is put into the adult system‚ that is the question the parents ask themselves. No parent wants to lose their child before their child loses them and that is how they feel when their child is sentenced to adult court. The sentencing of juveniles in adult court is unjust because children are different than adults‚ they are influenced easily‚ and prison is not a place for kids. In their paper‚Prosecuting Juveniles in Adult Court‚ Malcolm C. Young and Jenni Gainsborough
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Juvenile Justice Developed by Roberta J. Ching MODULE: STUDENT VERSION Reading Selections for This Module: Garinger‚ Gail. “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences.” New York Times 15 Mar. 2012‚ New York ed.: A35. Print. Jenkins‚ Jennifer Bishop. “On Punishment and Teen Killers.” Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. 2 Aug. 2011. Web. 11 June 2012. < http://jjie.org/jennifer-bishop-jenkins-on-punishmentteen-killers/19184>. Lundstrom‚ Marjie. “Kids Are Kids—Until They Commit Crimes.” Sacramento
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In 1921 the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court came into existence through the Louisiana Constitution. When the Juvenile Court was first established it started with one Judge but with an increase in juvenile crimes‚ the city chose to increase the number of judges in the courts. As of today there are a total of five judges that handle juvenile cases. Four of the judges primarily deal with adjudication. Adjudication is defined by the act of the court making an order or judgment. The fifth judge deals with
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The juvenile justice system and parents across America struggle on a day-to-day basis with their children and substance abuse. It is stated that four out of every five children arrested within the system are under the influence of a substance (alcohol or drugs) when committing the crimes that forced them to be detained and arrested (Alcoholism.about.com‚ 2010). It is reported within the textbook that seventy-three percent of high school seniors had used alcohol within the past year‚ which makes
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been passed‚ denied‚ and even overturned by the courts. First I viewed the debate and proposed 2014 amendment of medical marijuana in the Politics in Florida book (Ch. 2‚ Pg. 58). After‚ I viewed another 2014 amendment that was less debated upon‚ being the Water and Land Conservation (Ch. 9‚ Pg. 300). Lastly I took a slightly different approach in selecting the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment‚ as this issue was heavily involved in the court system. Instead of analyzing the amendments themselves
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The US Court System The courts are the overseers of the law. They administer it‚ they resolve disputes under it‚ and they ensure that it is and remains equal to and impartial for everyone. In the United States each state is served by the separate court systems‚ state and federal. Both systems are organized into three basic lev- - els of courts — trial courts‚ intermediate courts of appeal and a high court‚ or Supreme Court. The state courts are concerned essentially with cases arising under state
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A court is a tribunal or governmental institution with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out administration of justice in civil‚ criminal and administrative matters. The legal tradition prominent in the Commonwealth Caribbean is that of the common law tradition‚ which originated in England‚ the court system of the territories is also influenced by tradition. The courts in the region are modeled on those of England. The power to create and regulate such court systems
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youth up to the age of 18 who commits an act that would be a crime committed by an adult. Some examples of a delinquent act is murder‚ burglary‚ rape‚ auto theft‚ and arson. If these crimes are committed then it can be lead to adult court then juvenile court. Juveniles in this case are made criminals then born criminals. In a few celebrity cases 1 being Mark Wahlberg he was made a delinquent by learning how to fight for what he wanted‚ his parents were divorced‚ he started running with the bad crowd
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