What approaches should be utilized to understand juvenile justice and the ethical dilemmas that arise within the condition? Juvenile delinquency in the United States‚ because of its prominence on rehabilitation and the best interest of children‚ has become an increasingly compound subject (Ramirez‚ 2008). Some causes of delinquency include poverty‚ drugs‚ gangs‚ abuse and neglect‚ and truancy (Ramirez‚ 2008). In addition‚ violent juvenile crimes led to an increase in the waiver of many young offenders
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The juvenile system started in the17th century‚ when there were very little legal differences that existed among kids and adults. Adolescence as underdeveloped as seven were measured productive citizens and could be tried if found guilty. Kids were incarcerated with hardened criminals and some even received the death consequence for their crimes as adults. So‚ the first Juvenile court System was established in 1899‚ in Cook County Illinois in Chicago. The purpose was to separate kids who had been
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Thomas Assignment two 7/5/12 Dr. Singh Justice is a word that has been defined by many but all seem to have similar meanings. For example‚ Plato thinks that justice consists of maintaining the societal status quo. In addition‚ justice is seen as one’s virtues‚ wisdom‚ temperance‚ and courage. He states that in an ordered state everyone should perform his or her role and not interfere with what others do. Whereas‚ Aristotle says justice is within the law and that the law is the unwritten
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Juvenile Sex Offenders: A new issue in the Juvenile Justice System Morgan Cotter Juvenile Justice CJ 307-A Dr. Monica Robbers Marymount University December 7‚ 2009 Juvenile Sex Offenders: A new issue in the Juvenile Justice System The classification and treatment of juvenile sex offenders is a unique issue in the Juvenile Justice System today. This is either because we do not have much research on the recidivism rates of repeat
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Old is Old Enough? Should juveniles receive the death penalty for murder? In my opinion there is no yes or no answer to this question it all depends on your personal views and beliefs. Juveniles have been executed in the United States as far back as 1642. That first execution took place in Plymouth Colony‚ Massachusetts. There have been 361 people put to death for crimes committed when they were under the age of 18 in United States. There are other countries that execute juveniles‚ such as Iran‚ Saudi
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University of Phoenix Field Experience III BSHS 491 Comprehensive Treatment Plan LaTosha Clark August 16‚ 2012 Instructor: Carla Franco Allison has been in foster care for most of her life. Allison ran away from home because of verbal and physical abuse when she was ten years old from her adopted family and now Allison is 20 years and homeless and needing somewhere to stay and fortunately she was approved to live at Penny Lane in the transitional housing program. Her strengths are by
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Juvenile Crime Statistics William Scott Bennett CJA/374 September 24‚ 2012 LeDetra C. Jones Juvenile Arrests 2008 Data is collected by law enforcement agencies within the United States and submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigations for tracking purposes. These numbers are used by analysts at the FBI to indicate trends in crime and to possibly develop alternative policing methods. A statistician can manipulate numbers to show what they feel is relevant‚ but aside from
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Exploring the Connection between Immigration and Violent Crime Rates in U.S. Cities‚ 1980–2000Author(s): Graham C. Ousey‚ Charis E. KubrinReviewed work(s):Source: Social Problems‚ Vol. 56‚ No. 3 (August 2009)‚ pp. 447-473Published by: University of California Press on behalf of the Society for the Study of Social ProblemsStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/sp.2009.56.3.447 .Accessed: 18/11/2012 00:12Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of
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Juvenile and Adult Courts The juvenile justice system shares many of the same components of the adult justice system. Historically both adults and juveniles were tried in the same courts and if convicted they both served out their sentences in the very same facilities. Over time‚ the system changed for youths however; there remain as many similarities as there are differences between
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