The first article is “Making Juvenile Justice LGBT-Friendly”. This article is by J.B. Wogan‚ and was published March 2016. Approximately ten years ago‚ the first lawsuit targeting the treatment of LGBT juveniles was addressed in the state of Hawaii. During which time‚ the American Civil Liberties Union states that three youths that were being held at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility had unfortunately been harassed‚ and even abused‚ because of their gender identity‚ and sexual orientation. It
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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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Betraying Trust or Providing Good Care? April J. Bundy Ethical Decision Making in Heath Care January 22‚ 2012 Betraying Trust or Providing Good Care? The Hippocratic Oath‚ taken by all healthcare professionals states that‚ “What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men‚ which on no account one must spread abroad‚ I will keep to myself‚ holding such things shameful to be spoken about. I will respect the privacy of my patients
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Jeremy Cooper Moot Court 1 The Constitutionality of the “Slave trade Act” The question before the Court is the constitutionality of the Slave Trade Act. The bill was first proposed by Congressman Weber in 1858 in an attempt to prohibit the sale of slaves in the United States. The bill was passed into law in the spring of 1859. The petitioner congressman Ryan Suter‚ argues that the Slave Trade Act is unconstitutional. According to the court Suter argues “slaves are likened to property‚ the
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The drug court is a unique effort that uses the occasion of a drug offence arrest as an intervention opportunity for drug offenders even though historical problems in criminal justice diversion and referral programs the Dade County success rates have shown that these problems can be overcome through unique collaborative relationships‚ innovative treatment design‚ and the elimination of conventional gaps in the referral- treatment-monitoring process. It is the purpose of this paper to explore the
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE SYSTEM‚ CREATING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE COUNCIL UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE‚ APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: TITLE I GOVERNING PRINCIPLES CHAPTER 1 TITLE‚ POLICY AND DEFINITION OF TERMS Section 1. Short Title and Scope. - This Act shall be known as the "Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006." It
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crime and form a peaceful‚ law abiding society. In doing this there would have to be a balance with criminal justice and the rights of the individual accused with society’s need for order. The extent of the efficiency of the juvenile justice system‚ media’s influence over juveniles and their impact on society’s need for order and the possible solutions to the problems arising from these systems‚ need to be changed in order to reduce the high rate of youth crime. In
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The problem of juvenile delinquency 1. Introduction Criminal acts of young persons are referred to broadly as juvenile delinquency. In some countries delinquency includes conduct that is antisocial‚ dangerous‚ or harmful to the goals of society. The age at which juveniles legally become adults varies from country to country‚ but it generally ranges from 15 to 18. In Belarus‚ however‚ the age of criminal responsibility begins at 16 but if we speak about serious crimes like murder‚ rape and others
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days‚ or heading down the wrong path? There are many different types of alternative punishment; the amount of juvenile crime would dramatically drop if any of these were more greatly enforced. The most effective way to help these teenagers and to get them started down the correct path is enforcing alternative punishment upon them. This form of punishment is sometimes also known as juvenile justice‚ restorative justice‚ and community justice (Karp‚ 2004). One of the most important characteristics of
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60% of the children in juvenile are awaiting trial. I find it interesting that a child as young as 6 years old can go to juvenile and a child as young as 16 be tried as an adult in court and sent away to prison. Some of the crimes these young children commit should not be committed. Majority of the crimes happen because they rather are in juvenile detention centers rather than home. They find the detention centers more like comfort zones. What can we do as a community to stop these crimes from happening
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