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would die, and that is frightening. Yet, I think of the many diseases and medical interventions available in a general sense. I re...
more of the same behavior the recovery programs seek to overcome. A recent study has shown undeniable evidence that boot camp and...
and unusual punishment for the general population), it can be argued that it can in fact be applied to juvenile offender populatio...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
labeled and controlled by drugs, something that alleviates the difficulties for the teachers and parents, but has unknown latent e...
Protective Agency, established in 1885 (Roberts and Brownell, 1999). It was not until the late 1960s and early 1970s, though, tha...
Unfortunately, the United States is becoming a more and more violent and aggressive environment for todays youth. According to sta...
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...
juveniles in adult prison are at a far greater risk for abuse than are the adults in prison. The following presents some of those ...
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...
#2 Children who commit serious crimes can be rehabilitated. Amnesty International points out how the United States is "the only W...
birth, it is critical to interact with the infant, to touch and cuddle and talk with the infant, to provide a safe and nurturing e...
as well. Nielsen and Perry (2000) state that we "must recognize that we are united in our diversity" (p. 4). This has...
groups during the ten-year period: 16.5% juveniles and 42.1% adults (Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis, 2000). Gender p...
approach to juvenile justice has changed from the idea of rehabilitation to what Hughes calls our "lock em up culture" (2002, p. 1...
M. is a serious risk. Because there were few witnesses to the actual event, and there is only scant negative history, it is diffic...
was still excessive (Feltbower, Bodansky, Patterson, et. al., 2008). Not only is the increased threat of death concerning in Type...
be remanded to locked detention; among the offenses that result in detention is the "sale and use of drugs" (Locked detention, 200...