Juvenile Justice Submitted to: Submitted by: Dr. Bala Raju Nikku Bidhya Joshi Bikina Chhetri Kadambari Memorial College Date: 21st November‚ 2010 Juvenile Justice: Juvenile justice is the area of criminal law applicable to persons not old enough to be held responsible for criminal acts. In most states‚ juvenile justice law is applicable to those under 18 years old. Juvenile law is mainly governed by the juvenile justice codes of
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There is not one specific reason for the financial crisis‚ but rather a combination of many events that caused the unusual market collapse of 2008. One explanation can be traced back to 1995 when the Clinton administration attempted to improve the Community Reinvestment Act‚ which required banks to distribute more loans in lower income areas. If the banks failed to abide by this new law‚ they would face harsh penalties‚ such as receiving limits on approvals for mergers and could even be hit with
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When probation first started‚ it was to help a person get back into the community to the point where they could contribute to society again. It was for situations when a correctional institution was too harsh of a punishment‚ but the crime could not go unnoticed. According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ probation is defined as “the release of an offender from detention‚ subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.” (18) Probation started in the 1800’s with one man wanting to make a difference
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Introduction Who are adolescent sex offenders? In its basic and most simple form adolescent sex offenders could be defined as any juvenile male or female‚ approximately between the ages of 12 and 17 years of age who commit any sexual act with another person‚ unlawfully against that persons will‚ regardless of age limit. Research has suggested that adolescent sexual offenders are also embedded in multiple systems (family‚ peer‚ school) in which dysfunctional transactions are rather evident. There
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The research being proposed will analyze Juvenile data from‚ “The Bureau of justice Statistics” or BJS‚ using primary data. The site will discuss the link between juvenile delinquency by comparing past research with current research. The study will be concentrated but not limited to discussing the difference in genders. Comparing which gender has a higher substance abuse issue. My hypothesis is that females have a higher substance abuse than males issue which causes criminal involvement. Males are
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Question 1 Hank Paulson played a critical role in the financial crisis of 2008. How did Mr. Paulson help create the environment that led up to the financial crisis? What mistakes did he make as Secretary of Treasury when he had to manage the financial crisis of 2008? Do you think Mr. Paulson acted as an unbiased Secretary of the Treasury or did his background at Goldman impact his thinking and his actions? As Secretary of Treasury‚ Hank Paulson’s lax supervision let too many subprime mortgage
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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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Outline: Constitutional Rights and Due Process in Juvenile Courts Christopher McCollum Juvenile Justice Professor Tiffany Roberson 9 June 2013 Outline: Constitutional Rights and Due Process in Juvenile Courts I. Introduction: Many people would currently be surprised to find that youths being tried by Juvenile Courts are not afforded the basic rights guaranteed to our nation’s citizens by our Constitution. Advocates continue to push for more juvenile rights in the court system but many youths
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The Great recession of 2008 (Article Review) An economy which grows over a period of time tends to slow down the growth as a part of the normal economic cycle. An economy typically expands for 6-10 years and tends to go into a recession for about six months to 2 years. A recession normally takes place when consumers lose confidence in the growth of the economy and spend less. This leads to a decreased demand for goods and services‚ which in turn leads to a decrease in production‚ lay-offs and
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were collapsing‚ gas‚ oil‚ and food prices were all at an all time high. So naturally families couldn’t afford the already dramatic increase in their mortgage which they had no choice but to foreclose their home and let the banks take over. In March 2008 about 65 percent of all homeowners-52 million had mortgages. One-eighth of those mortgages were subprime loans issued in 2005 and 2006. A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts projects that those subprime loans will end in foreclosure for 3 percent
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