Understanding and Responding to Girl’s Delinquency Jennifer Hester Columbia College PSYC 260 September 27‚ 2009 Abstract Few studies have examined which girls become delinquent or why; and little is known about how well girls respond to interventions that have been traditionally designed with boys in mind. According to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ from 1991 to 2000‚ arrests of girls increased more‚ or decreased less‚ than those of boys for the same offenses. By
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Social Studies SBA on juvenile delinquency Name rade: Centre: Candidate no: Acknowledgment Table of Content Acknowledgement Introduction State of problem Reason for selecting area of research Method of investigation Data collection instrument Procedures for data collection Presentation of data Analysis and interpretation of data Statement of finding Recommendation and implementations of strategy introduction Method of the problem What are some of
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Recidivism of Juvenile Transfers and Community Programs Over the past years‚ scholars and courts have studied the recidivism of young offenders whom have been convicted as adults. As prosecutions of young offenders continue to increase within the adult court system‚ many argue whether programs are being used properly to reintroduce repeat offenders back into society. Loughran‚ put the juvenile process in perspective with his statement‚ “theoretical intent of broader transfer provisions was clear
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I feel that one of the biggest problems that the United States is faced with in the present day is juvenile crime. Juvenile crime does not only affect the individuals who commit the crime‚ it also affects the victim of the crime. This also affects the juvenile in their adult lives as the crime can be on their record as long as they live. Experts still have not found the main reason why juveniles commit crimes. However‚ they have come up with a number of reasons of why juvenile’s commit crimes‚ which
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unfortunately make bad mistakes and enter the criminal justice system‚ we may be able to identify sources that will be beneficial in creating prevention‚ community and deterrence programs that will help break the gap between delinquency juveniles and juveniles. How does gender affect delinquency? It is obvious that boys and girls experience life through different paths and experiences‚ this may be through socialization methods and some of these gender differences fall between these categories. Socialization
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The juvenile justice system was created for a simple but specific reason‚ and that was to have a separate system for juveniles. Juveniles were treated as adults before the first juvenile court was established in the 1800’s. According to the book the juvenile system was created to focus on “rehabilitation of youthful offenders” (Lawrence & Hemmens‚ 2008). I think there are two systems for a reason‚ but they are different in a lot of ways. One the big difference is age‚ most juvenile are under the
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Issues with Juveniles Michelle Little (McMichael) CRJ 303 Professor Karabekou March 13‚ 2013 Issues with Juveniles Juveniles can break the law just like adults can. The difference is in the way they are treated after the fact‚ from the police interaction to the type of punishment they will ultimately receive. In most cases getting to the child before criminal behavior begins may stop a life of crime before it begins. In this paper I will be going over the importance of child development
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JUVENILE RIGHTS 1 Juvenile Rights Kimberly Burrows CRJ 301 Farrell Binder April 11‚ 2011 JUVENILE RIGHTS 2 Juveniles have different rights at the time of arrest then adults have. There are also additional protections for juveniles that adults don’t have. In this paper I will compare and contrast the additional protections afforded to juveniles as compared to adult offenders‚ I will discuss a juveniles rights at the time of arrest‚ and my opinion on whether or not
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Juvenile files are confidential because there are state laws in every state that mandates that juvenile files are confidential. For a juvenile to have there file sealed they have to request it from the court. Most get probation with circumstances like community service‚ counseling or drug treatment. We have to look at juveniles differently than we do adults because of their developmental progress. Every juvenile officer who goes through training becomes knowledgeable about the juvenile developmental
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| Juvenile Corrections | The History‚ Recidivism Rates‚ and What Works | | Gina Pardue | Corrections - SPEA J331Dr. Robert Ramsey | 12/12/2012 | | Definition of Juvenile Corrections Juvenile corrections encompasses the portions of the criminal justice system that deal with juvenile offenders. Many of these facilities and programs seem to mirror jails and prisons‚ but juvenile corrections are not meant for long term sentences. Sometimes sentences for juveniles are only several
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