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of the problems with the system is that it is not standardized; each state has its own version. Funding mechanisms are different i...
II. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILE JUSTICE CLASSIFICATION & TREATMENT PROGRAMS More than one hundred and seventy years ago, the...
as well. Nielsen and Perry (2000) state that we "must recognize that we are united in our diversity" (p. 4). This has...
Supreme Court disallows the death penalty for juveniles. This decision was made primary due to the fact that young brains are stil...
(Singer, 1996). The case was shocking for a number of reasons, but two stand out: Bosket was only 15; and he was already in care a...
the problem of juvenile violence" (Snyder, 2003, p. 4). Arrests of juveniles peaked in 1994, then dropped every year from 1995 thr...
the prison system. This is something that has concerned the public and the same problem is found in juvenile detention centers as ...
behavior. Letting them go, or sanctioning them with only community service, may be too lenient. Even so, some small gestures will ...
security forces enjoyed, and the issue of human rights abuses connected with police methodologies. The State Department noted that...
groups, prison reformers, and other activists" Restorative justice restores rather than punishes (Dzur, 2003)....
for various programs and those who are involved in these programs. Most of the incentives fall for the department themselves, shif...
is unusual. All too often children are led through a troubled system that simply does not know how to treat young offenders. I...
houses between the juvenile leaving the correctional system and reentering the community. Juvenile delinquency is just one ...
In five pages this research paper discusses criminal law and its current trends with the three major issues that have recently dev...
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...
a serious drug and mental health problems when they were incarcerated. These juveniles have serious problems with hallucinogens, ...
and one flowchart. The logo, shown in Figure 1, is quite striking and pointedly appropriate for juvenile justice. It provides of...
was reduced by about half, to reach an even keel with Caucasian arrest level, with a slightly higher percentage of arrests falling...
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...
in group settings, these community-based probation programs ensure public protection in ways not possible using standard casework ...
The juvenile justice system and success treatment program implementations are discussed in thirteen pages. Ten sources are cited ...
and, therefore, cannot begin to identify with the situation or see the need for drastic change. What, exactly, compels one ...
expect to see relatively consistent figures at each successive stage of the juvenile justice system. In fact, the disparities get...
In seven pages this report discusses contributing factors of juvenile delinquency and discusses how it is defined within the crimi...
rather noble institution and embraces the authority to encompass the most important duty imaginable which is to protect and reform...
a responsive juvenile justice system is critical (Briscoe, 1997). In Texas, for example, children as young as ten will fall und...
be arrested, even though he was portrayed as basically a good kid. Jeff is a case study that commences this article which tugs at...
Information about the juvenile system of criminal justice of these three centuries are compared and contrasted. There are 6 bibli...
This is a 5 page critical review that criticizes the nation's system of juvenile justice and its many shortfalls, emphasizing the ...
(Emerge, 1998; p. 48). Just nine months prior, on January 1, 1997, the state of Michigan had implemented its aggressive "get toug...