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in his or her favor (Sixth Amendment, 2012). Finally we have the Fourteenth Amendment. Though not part of the original Bill of Rig...
to the ways in which individuals rationalize their behavior when their personal choices go against societal norms. Matza and his a...
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 ...
juvenile crime and the juvenile justice system; often it seems like society is being overwhelmed by children who have turned into ...
The death penalty has consequently been in and...
has been, and is, a great deal of talk and controversy about the death penalty in the United States. There are many people who fee...
Juvenile crime is a very real problem in this country and, in fact, the world over. Although they are typically...
parent prevents a child from receiving medical attention. Parens patriae is supposed to be used only for the protection of the ind...
of the problems with the system is that it is not standardized; each state has its own version. Funding mechanisms are different i...
is one of personal lifestyle choice, such as a choice to continue a family tradition of gang affiliation, for instance. The model ...
turmoil and chaos and argument concerning the morality of the practice and the constitutionality. One must also understand the a...
the prison system. This is something that has concerned the public and the same problem is found in juvenile detention centers as ...
the Bloods and the Crips, both originating in Los Angeles (Siegel, Welsh & Senna, 2005). Both gangs mentioned expanded to the poi...
behavior. Letting them go, or sanctioning them with only community service, may be too lenient. Even so, some small gestures will ...
Supreme Court disallows the death penalty for juveniles. This decision was made primary due to the fact that young brains are stil...
#2 Children who commit serious crimes can be rehabilitated. Amnesty International points out how the United States is "the only W...
would die, and that is frightening. Yet, I think of the many diseases and medical interventions available in a general sense. I re...
that blockage of these goals can result in delinquency that indicates that deviant behavior is an illegitimate method for achievin...
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...
members of minority groups. That law has been in place since 1992, and has prompted 40 states to develop programs to reduce minor...
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...
houses between the juvenile leaving the correctional system and reentering the community. Juvenile delinquency is just one ...
done to various organs in the body: nerve damage which can lead to amputations; small blood vessel damage which that can lead to b...
was reduced by about half, to reach an even keel with Caucasian arrest level, with a slightly higher percentage of arrests falling...
(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...
and unusual punishment for the general population), it can be argued that it can in fact be applied to juvenile offender populatio...