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    Should the courts use judicial activism or judicial restraint? This is a major point in every court case‚ mainly supreme court cases‚ of how should the judges determine the outcome. Should the judges go strictly based off what the law states or should they interpret the law according to how they believe will be correct. Some notable supreme court cases being‚ Brown vs Board of Education‚ Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association‚ and Korematsu v. US. Most siding with judicial activism over restraint

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    neighborhoods. Based on concrete theory of informal social controls‚ I proposition a 2-step hypothesis that links structure and process: family poverty inhibits family processes of informal social contract‚ in turn increasing the likelihood of juvenile delinquency. This is very important to me because I have a willing mine to try and come up with an idea to

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    would also be an example of imagery. Metaphor is when you describe something with a figure of speech. An example of this would be saying “he is on his high horse.” People use this metaphor when someone thinks their better than others. This said person is not on a horse; the metaphor means he thinks he is above everyone else. Simile has the same meaning as “comparison.” This is not to be confused with metaphor. This could mean someone comparing two different things. An example of comparison in

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    degree that I will become a Juvenile Probation Officer. A career as a Juvenile Probation Officer is well-respected‚ offers a good salary‚ and the opportunity to excel and advance. The probation of juveniles is staffed by dedicated individuals that believe that youths who have broken the law can change their deviant behaviors in favor of more socially acceptable activities (Mcfall Torbet‚ 1996). Applying dedication and education which they have received‚ the juvenile probation officer has the ability

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    Juvenile Offender Marlys Schrandt 03/30/2015 CJS/ 221 Instructor Gilford University of Phoenix In this paper I will discuss the types of crimes and the difference on which juvenile offender group committed the crimes more. This will cover the main crimes that the white juveniles commit the most and the three crimes that the other predominant race also commit as well. The juveniles that commit majority of the crimes happen to be predominantly white. These juveniles seem to like to commit forcible

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    ContentsIntroductionCourt DetailsThe Subject Matter of the CaseLayout of the Court and Roles of Court ParticipantsInteresting ObservationsDegree of formality in the court proceedingHow the evidence was presentedUnderstanding the Happening of a Court Room8Understanding Court ProcessReflection of Court Experience9Reference ListIntroduction:This is a report describing an observation of a criminal court proceeding that I attended at Brisbane District Court‚ Queensland. In this report I will state the kind of hearing

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    Juvenile crime has been a serious topic since an increasing number of minors gets involved in violating the law and people consider it as a serious social issue. Even though the rate of juvenile delinquency such as assaults‚ rapes‚ and theft rises every year‚ nobody including the government and the police can come up with an effective way to prevent the teenagers from engaging in serious social problems. Even though they‚ the government and the police‚ assert that the curfews on teenagers can alleviate

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    Is juvenile justices right or wrong? Edwin Desamour was driving with his 3-year-old son in their Philadelphia neighborhood when the little boy looked up and said‚ “Daddy‚ look at the moon! I want to go there‚” so his father did what many parents would: he bought his son books on science and space and encouraged him to believe that his dreams can come true. Edwin’s son has been blessed with a vastly different childhood than Edwin had. Edwin grew up poor in a violent neighborhood in Philadelphia

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    things that are not the same. Example: The carpet felt like sandpaper under her feet (Here the carpet‚ which is usually soft‚ is being compared to sandpaper‚ which suggests that either there is something wrong with this carpet or it is uncomfortable to walk on. Identifying the similarity and the reason the writer has created this comparison is what you are often asked to do in questions that require you to unpack or explain a figure of speech‚ like a simile. Writers uses similes to create an effect

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    Courts use a basic principle to decide the limits of free speech. Courts use a basic principle to decide the limits of free speech. Courts use a basic principle to decide the limits of free speech. Courts use a basic principle to decide the limits of free speech. Courts use a basic prinCourts use a basic principle to decide the limits of free speech. Courts use a basic principle to decide the limits of free speech. Courts use a basic principle to decide the limits of free speech. Courts use a basic

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