Juvenile Gangs Kaplan University CJ150: Juvenile Delinquency In the United States a gang is a group of recurrently associating individuals or close friends with identifiable leadership and internal organization‚ identifying with or claiming control over territory in a community‚ and engaging either individually or collectively in violent or other forms of illegal behavior. A member of a gang is known as a gangster. Gang members are typically "jumped in" or have to prove their loyalty by
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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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Adult Crime‚ Adult Time A good argument needs not only logic and clear evidence‚ but also the establishment of a personal connection to the reader. In 1998‚ the Washington Post article “ Adult Crime‚ Adult Time” by Linda J.Collier is a well-created problem solution argument that almost fits this definition of a good argument. In this article‚ Collier argues that children who knowingly engage in adult conduct and crime should be punished as adults. Overall I agree with Collier’s argument
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government have altered the rights of the young adults of today and their right to vote? Well‚ consider this. Today’s young adults would like to vote‚ but that isn’t possible. The young adults of today are mature‚ and well interested in voting. We should decrease the minimum voting age of 18 to 16 because teens suffer double standards‚ and that they should have the power to shape their own future. The young adults of today suffer double standards just like adults; however‚ they do not have the freedom to
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be hard to imagine that‚ spending the rest of your life in a box until you die. On June 25‚ 2012‚ the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles who committed serious crimes could not be sentenced to life in prison. I strongly agree with the decision the Supreme Court made‚ it would be unfair for juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison. Gail Garinger’s article “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences” published on March 14‚ 2012. Garinger states that 79 young adolescents have been sentenced to die
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shooter was sixteen. Teens being charged as adults doesn’t happen very often in the U.S. According to ojjdp.gov‚ for every 100‚000 minors between ten and seventeen‚ 157 of them commit violent crimes about. That’s 34‚650 teens who commit violent crimes such as this every year. Teens should be charged as adults for violent crimes because violent crimes are adult crimes‚ the victims suffer‚ and They aren’t safe in this world alone. Violent crimes are adult crimes. No matter who the person is‚ “The end
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Trying juveniles has been a topic to the public we hear about in the judustrial system. It contains a lot of arguments which has its pros and cons. Considering being a juvenile delinquent you must commit a crime that is under the age of 18. Prosecutors can charge juveniles as adults when they are suspected of violent offenses or crime. Back in time when this happened‚ this treatment involved the death penalty. As of today it involves being prosecuted through adult courts and incarcerated in the adult
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NGOs : * (Teach the parents proper parenting skills) Educate parents and caregivers on proper parenting skills and ways to deal with children in a way so they themselves do not become abusers. They can teach parents and caregivers ways to discipline there children without physically or emotionally abusing them. At the same time‚ they also can provide basic information and techniques to parents and caregivers about human needs for love and care and how to show them to their children. They
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deals with adults who commit various crimes. Secondly‚ we have the juvenile justice system‚ a court designed especially for minors and is generally thought to help rehabilitate the offender. The salient difference between these two systems‚ as Mitcheal Ritter puts it‚ “is the use of distinct terminology to refer to their similar procedures. State and federal legislatures intended this terminological variation to avoid stigmatizing children as "criminals" and to dissociate the juvenile system from
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Juveniles entering in the criminal justice system can bring a number of serious problems with them. The problems include substance abuse‚ academic failure‚ emotional disturbances‚ physical health‚ family problems‚ and a history of physical or sexual abuse. However‚ the rehabilitation programs in the juvenile criminal justice system is not meeting the needs of the adolescent population and the problems that come with them. Effectively addressing these problems require the programs to be successful
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