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    Abstract The Juvenile systems is facing and ever growing problem in today’s society. The problem is child Abuse and Neglect; this is an issue that is filling the courts to the max. The system faces this type of phone call about every 10seconds. This is a massive problem ongoing with the ever shrinking budgets and available staff to help the children. The Juvenile Justice System has very big challenge to help all the children that are victims of some form of abuse. The statistics in this type of

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    Juvenile Justice System Carlos M. Lino Rios University of Phoenix CJA/204 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE March 18‚ 2013 David Kurylowicz‚ MBA Juvenile Justice System There is a rationale in society that juveniles are still in development state and their Behavior can be malleable. This means that bad or erratic behavior can be change with appropriate treatment‚ rehabilitation‚ and influence by an active community. A juvenile is defined by the law as any person under the age of eighteen. Juvenile

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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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    and the congress system were the results of this attempt. The congress system was a means of co-operation on an international basis to discuss disagreements but specifically to prevent further revolutions from occurring and causing further disruption‚ debris and conflict. This essay will discuss how the system was ineffective in ways but additionally can be considered effective in others. It will then continue to explore the system in more detail by examining how and why the system was short-lived

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    decision was made in the Supreme Court that is still impacting the juvenile justice system. It may not be as large of a controversy as the death penalty for minors or have as large of an impact as In re Gault‚ but Schall v. Martin made some large changes to the treatment of juvenile delinquents prior to adjudication. After this decision was rendered‚ it was established by the Supreme Court that pre-adjudication detention of a juvenile was in fact constitutional and did not go against their due process

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    The juvenile justice system was founded on the concept of rehabilitation through individualized justice Early in U.S. history‚ children who broke the law were treated the same as adult criminals Throughout the late 18th century‚ "infants" below the age of reason (traditionally age 7) were presumed to be incapable of criminal intent and were‚ therefore‚ exempt from prosecution and punishment. Children as young as 7‚ however‚ could stand trial in criminal court for offenses committed and‚ if found

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    Policy Analysis on Juvenile Justice Reform CJA/464 September 17‚ 2013 Raymond Smith Policy Analysis on Juvenile Justice Reform Within this paper the writer will be discuss the public policy on Juvenile Justice Reform. Within the paper the writer will describe the issue‚ tell if the policy a regulatory or legislative-initiated policy‚ and who initiated the issue or policy. Also the writer will discuss is there a constitutional issue‚ and how will the issue or policy affect the community‚ the

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    Criminal Justice Capstone Project Proposal The juvenile justice system can be dated back to the late 18th and early 19th century. Youths were confined to jails with mentally ill and hardened criminals because there were no other alternatives for them. Many of these youths were in these institutions for non-violent offenses. During this same time‚ many American cities had to find a solution to the overwhelming rate of child neglect. Today‚ there is still much debate about the well-being of youths

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    recorded history. Youth offenders are grouped in an individual division of the criminal justice system‚ known as the Juvenile Justice System. Juvenile Justice is an extensive term‚ encompassing numerous aspects of the criminal justice system‚ from criminology‚ to crime prevention strategies‚ punishment and rehabilitation. According to the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW)‚ juvenile justice refers to the system of criminal law which deals with offenders between the ages of ten and eighteen.

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    research is that juveniles who have been transferred and sentenced as adults still have to be separated from adults while they are in prison. This causing them to have a lack in education‚ exercise‚ and nutrition. This could be reformed by designing and constructing a single large facility in a central location of the United States to serve as a juvenile prison for those transferred to adult courts and sentenced to long periods of imprisonment. This would allow these juveniles to receive equal

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