In Tennessee‚ a juvenile can be transferred from juvenile court to adult court after a petition is filed alleging delinquency based on conduct that is a crime under Tennessee law‚ local ordinances‚ or the Court. A hearing is held to determine if the child is sixteen years of age at the time of the alleged crime or if the child is less than sixteen years old. If the child is less than sixteen years old‚ then for the transfer hearing to move forward the child has to be charged with a serious offense
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Hypothesis: Recidivism rates for young adults released from prison are significantly higher than other age groups Means for gathering data Various means for gathering data on my hypothesis is through statistical information obtained from online databases such as the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ National Institute of Justice‚ Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrator‚ the Council of States Governments Justice Center‚ and the Public Safety Performance Project. Other means include gathering
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The discount rate Main article: Discount rate The rate used to discount future cash flows to their present values is a key variable of this process. A firm’s weighted average cost of capital (after tax) is often used‚ but many people believe that it is appropriate to use higher discount rates to adjust for risk or other factors. A variable discount rate with higher rates applied to cash flows occurring further along the time span might be used to reflect the yield curve premium for long-term
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The Impact of Juvenile Inmates’ Perceptions and Facility Characteristics on Victimization in Juvenile Correctional Facilities is written by Aaron Kupchik and R. Bradley Snyder. The significance of the problem the article focuses on is evidence of a third theoretic model in addition to the deprivation and importation theoretic models. The third model combines facility and individual variables that concentrate on the perception of the youth toward the facility’s rules and standards. The deprivation
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primary and secondary data. However‚ for the primary data the questionnaire was used to solicit responses from the respondents. In conclusion economic recession‚ governmental policy‚ employment of expatriates and trade union wage demand increase the rate of unemployment. The study emphasis that planning for human resources use in Nigeria has been based on guesswork and needs reevaluation. Keywords: Unemployment‚ Human resource planning‚ Graduates‚ Economy. 142 British Journal of Arts and Social
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Effects of Juvenile Delinquency Effects on the Victims * The obvious effects to those people affected by juvenile delinquency are the victims. Whether the crime involves theft or violence‚ the victim always suffers loss. The victim may incur expenses related to health care or psychological care in addition to the cost of replacing damaged or destroyed items. Effects on the Juvenile Delinquent * The juvenile who commits a crime also suffers effects that he or she is probably unable to predict
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Controversies dealing with juveniles’ age in which they can be charged as adults‚ giving them life sentences in prison without parole‚ the application of neuroscience‚ and the roles both the federal and state governments have played in shaping the policies towards justice reform have been discussed at length for the better half of United States (U.S.) History (755). Dating as far back as 1825‚ the United States of America has delved into the topic of juvenile justice (755). Today‚ advocates of the
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In this paper‚ an assessment will be done on the juvenile justice system. In addition‚ an explanation will be provided on why the juvenile justice system should focus its efforts on rehabilitation as opposed to punishment. There will also be detailed explanations on how law enforcement‚ court processes‚ probation‚ corrections‚ community programs and intervention services will be effected. The paper will analyze some of the arguments that will oppose the views of this paper. An explanation will be
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Juvenile delinquency‚ also known as juvenile offending‚ or youth crime‚ is participation in illegal behavior by minorsﾧ(juveniles) (individuals younger than the statutoryﾧ age of majorityﾧ).[1] Most legal systemsﾧ prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles‚ such as juvenile detention centersﾧ‚ and courtsﾧ. A juvenile delinquent is a person who is typically under the age of 18 and commits an act that otherwise would have been charged as a crime if they were an adult. Depending on the
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Heart rate investigation Research statement: To investigate‚ how diabetes affect a person’s heart rate during physical exercise. Background information: Heart rate : Heart rate is the number of time a persons heartbeats per unit of time‚ usually measured in BPM (beats per minute). Heart rate is measured by finding the pulse on body‚ usually taken from carotid artery‚ which supplies blood to the head and the neck and radial artery‚ which Is located on your wrist below your thumb
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