YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Addressing the Causes of Juvenile Delinquency
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and unusual punishment for the general population), it can be argued that it can in fact be applied to juvenile offender populatio...
initiated by the police, who have more freedom and a wider range of choices in how to proceed when dealing with a juvenile than wi...
M. is a serious risk. Because there were few witnesses to the actual event, and there is only scant negative history, it is diffic...
be remanded to locked detention; among the offenses that result in detention is the "sale and use of drugs" (Locked detention, 200...
approach to juvenile justice has changed from the idea of rehabilitation to what Hughes calls our "lock em up culture" (2002, p. 1...
groups during the ten-year period: 16.5% juveniles and 42.1% adults (Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis, 2000). Gender p...
of rehabilitation seems to have disappeared. Anyone who is aware of the new high-tech supermax prisons and the inhumane condition...
The intent of this paper is to discuss the considerations that must be made in framing a mixed method study that will approach the...
and one flowchart. The logo, shown in Figure 1, is quite striking and pointedly appropriate for juvenile justice. It provides of...
In 8 pages this paper offers solutions to the growing juvenile crime problems and focuses upon valuable programs of victim and off...
Before delving into proving the thesis, looking at relevant literature and statistics, it is important to look at drug use and its...
does not treat all of its juvenile offenders as adults. Indeed, the state is one of the most progressive in the nation in terms o...
out harsher sentences to juvenile offenders. For particularly violent crimes, in fact, one of the most effective means of crime c...
(Overview, 2004). The age of majority, that is, the age at which the defendant is considered an adult differs from state to state....
Court held in 1998 that a 13-year-old first-degree murder defendant had the right to jury trial because state law allowed juries f...
was reduced by about half, to reach an even keel with Caucasian arrest level, with a slightly higher percentage of arrests falling...
members of minority groups. That law has been in place since 1992, and has prompted 40 states to develop programs to reduce minor...
times when social change occurred (Emsley , 1987). In many ways the examination of the way those who are accused of committing cri...
to issues such as competency and differences between the adult and juvenile courts. We have struggled throughout history of...
done to various organs in the body: nerve damage which can lead to amputations; small blood vessel damage which that can lead to b...
juveniles in adult prison are at a far greater risk for abuse than are the adults in prison. The following presents some of those ...
issues (Young, 2001). Many have multiple problems. Gahr (2001) explains that "juvenile crime is decreasing in some categories--li...
and, therefore, cannot begin to identify with the situation or see the need for drastic change. What, exactly, compels one ...
for various programs and those who are involved in these programs. Most of the incentives fall for the department themselves, shif...
Unfortunately, the United States is becoming a more and more violent and aggressive environment for todays youth. According to sta...
This paper consists of eight pages and assesses boot camps for juvenile offenders in terms of their pros and cons with such issues...
In eight pages this paper examines 1990s' crime rate statistics in this consideration of Pennsylvania's juvenile crime system. Ei...
The juvenile justice system and success treatment program implementations are discussed in thirteen pages. Ten sources are cited ...
Crime is an ever present problem in our society. Unfortunately, juveniles...
cruelty, and shoplifting. These programs are utilized to give youth another chance instead of throwing them in juvenile detention ...