government expunging juvenile records is to allow youth who has made bad decisions‚ and found guilty of their youthful transgressions to enter adulthood without the heavy stigmatic freight of a criminal record (Funk & Polsby‚ 1997). The fundamental philosophy for juvenile laws is that a juvenile delinquent should be considered and treated not as a criminal‚ but as a person requiring care‚ education and protection. Furthermore‚ in their eyes‚ juveniles are not thought of as bad people who should be punished
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of that crime. Like adults‚ when juveniles commit a crime and are caught‚ there must be punishment for it. Depending on the severity of the crime that juvenile may be brought to a juvenile court and if the crime is more severe‚ an adult court may be more appropriate. The author will discuss the differences between adult and juvenile courts. Finally‚ it will discuss what can happen if juvenile courts are abolished and implications for young offenders. Compare and
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All people should have access to books. When students want to read‚ most have a full library of books. Some schools limit what their students read and ban them from reading certain books. The policy of banning books is ineffective because it gives students reason to read the banned book and individual parents can decide what their child reads. By banning books‚ students become curious as to why it was banned so they are drawn to reading it. “By demanding that Stephen Chbosky’s young adult novel The
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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 provided as to why these arguments
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Associations between drug and alcohol use and juvenile criminal activities have been a well-known fact‚ that’s often thought of as a correlation. “The estimated prevalence of substance abuse disorder and juvenile offending approaches 67% across studies in justice settings” (Liddle‚ 2014). Whether the alcohol and other drug (AOD) use led them to the criminal activity or AOD will be an issue for the juvenile offender once they are out of the justice system. Questions form at this transition stage
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Probation is used when youths are found guilty of an offense and in need of supervision but not secure confinement. It is defined as a judicial disposition under which youthful offenders are subject to certain conditions imposed by the juvenile court and are permitted to remain in the community under the supervision of a probation officer. (Bartollas‚ 2011) Probation is gives youths second chances and provide services that will help offenders stay out of trouble. Probation promotes rehabilitation
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Anthony Milini 2. Sleepers is a movie about four juveniles growing up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen in the 1960’s. Lorenzo Carcatarra claims it is a true story‚ but New York denies anything and everything. The four boys are good friends with their Catholic priest named Father Bobby‚ who is played by Robert
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What approaches should be utilized to understand juvenile justice and the ethical dilemmas that arise within the condition? Juvenile delinquency in the United States‚ because of its prominence on rehabilitation and the best interest of children‚ has become an increasingly compound subject (Ramirez‚ 2008). Some causes of delinquency include poverty‚ drugs‚ gangs‚ abuse and neglect‚ and truancy (Ramirez‚ 2008). In addition‚ violent juvenile crimes led to an increase in the waiver of many young offenders
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Running head: FINAL PROJECT: JUVENILE INCARCERATION Final Project: Juvenile Incarceration Roshon Green‚ Jessica Mays‚ Karen McCord University of Phoenix Final Project: Juvenile Incarceration Statement of Problem The purpose of the juvenile incarceration project is to gain insights into whether or not parental incarceration is related to juvenile incarceration. The research problem is the loss is the cost of incarceration to the state or society. Incarceration is expensive with costs
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almost mandatory and in the case of an extensive punishment life imprisonment is only too often considered and acted upon. Shutting a child away in prison should be out of the question for three main reasons: they have a chance at rehabilitation‚ such an immense degree of punishment is unconstitutional and juveniles are in no way the same as adults. As a teen‚ you are most vulnerable to the shaping of beliefs‚ identity and viewpoints. Currently‚ there are over 2‚500 individuals serving life without
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