Juvenile justice has been a completely controversial topic that has been talked about for ages. We asked ourselves if it’s righteous of us to send juveniles to jail for their crimes but all we get in return is a big question mark. Should we punish these teens for their crime or should we figure out a solution to help? We need to do something because sending them to jail is not going to help anyone. We are basically sending them to their death. We need to refine the court system and help these
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Juveniles’ Justice There are times we hear of young children committing crimes. Crimes those are punishable by either life sentences or death row. Over the course of time society has been more compelled to find out why the child has acted out in such a malicious way. But before new psychological studies we have in our system children who have spent their life in prison over a bad choice or something that they could not control. Preceding the suggestion of juvenile-justice advocates the Supreme Court
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JUVENILE JUSTICE I FINAL EXAMYour browser does either not support Javascript or has Javascript disabled. This assessment contains features that requires Javascript. Refer to your browser’s documentation to determine if Javascript is disabled and how to enable it. If you are using a browser that does not support Javascript switch to a different browser. 1. Youths who loiter on street corners are potential candidates for being stopped and questioned by police officers. In these instances‚ police
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The purpose of the Juvenile Justice Act 1992 is to establish a code for dealing with youth offenders under the age of 17. The Act regulates the courts dealings with children who come in contact with the youth justice system. This includes police response‚ diversionary options of rehabilitation against detention‚ multiple sentencing options‚ operation of detention centres and recognition of family and community with particular reference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities. A review
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In 1941‚ it was the imposition of "The California Youth Correction Authority Act" that must be viable to persons under the age of 23. The aim of Juvenile corrections was rehabilitation‚ not penal. In 1950‚ such laws enacted in four US states (and Wisconsin‚ Minnesota‚ Massachusetts‚ and Texas.) Last but not least‚ the Congress of the United States passed the Youth Corrections Act in 1950. Which gave judges the adaptability in sentencing the adolescents‚ for example‚ forcing probation or requiring
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Juvenile Delinquency: Is there really a light at the end of the tunnel? Ever sit down and think about where your tax money is going? Millions of dollars a year is spent on juvenile crime reduction programming. The real question comes‚ does all this money benefit the troubled youth? What kind of programs work best? Is there a high turn around rate as juvenile’s progress into adulthood? Although millions of dollars have been spent on alternative sanction programs‚ some programs tend to work better
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lies within the juvenile justice system. A huge suggestion for reforming the juvenile justice system would be to make the children their number one priority‚ rather than focusing on punishment. Although these children have committed crimes to get them there‚ they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. They also deserve to be protected‚ educated‚ and properly treated for their mental and physical health issues. Three major proposals for improving juvenile justice are: Multisystemic
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under the age of eighteen who commit serious crimes should be held responsible as adults for their actions. Courts are said to be too lenient and the young juveniles are evolving into violent youth criminals; And there are those who suggest that teenagers are less likely to understand the consequences of their actions and more likely to become productive citizens if the criminal justice system continues to treat eighteen year olds as juveniles. Juvenile death penalties and life sentences without parole
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Our youth today are encountering many issues compare to several years ago. Today I would like to share a least (10) issue our juvenile justice are seeing. 1). Parents or caregiver Incarcerate 2). Sex Offender 3). Drug addicted 4). Drug dealer 5). Behavior problems 6). Abuse 7). Lack of support 8). Gang 9). Mental Health 10). Homeless I am suggesting (10) proactive approach to combat the problems. For those children whose parent is incarcerated‚ for the older youth‚ they will have the opportunity
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Restorative justice is a framework for juvenile justice reform that seeks to engage victims‚ offenders and their families‚ other citizens‚ and community groups both as clients of juvenile justice services and as resources in an effective response to youth crime. It focuses on the needs of the victims and the offenders‚ as well as the involved community‚ instead of satisfying abstract legal principles or punishing the offender. Victims take an active role in the process‚ while offenders are encouraged
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