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to the nature of the crime they are still classified as a juvenile for the purposes of this paper. The definition of mental illn...
with an ethical foundation. Out from all the bloodshed and terror of such despicable crimes comes the most obvious of questions: ...
life of this boy, asking what went wrong may help to comprehend juvenile delinquency in America. There are many implications and t...
the most telling incidents was when he told his fathers fiancee, Cathy, that she was insane to consider marrying somebody as self-...
In five pages the journal article featured in a November 4, 1994 issue of Criminology (Vol. 29) entitled, 'The Influence of Delin...
and reformed" (An Overview of Juvenile Justice). Much of the juvenile justice system is comprised of drug-related offenses ...
Ee derided the student on the basis of her gender and her color. He threatened the other student at one time saying "Ive got a gu...
be tried - and convicted - as an adult. The extent to which the justice system has historically provided juveniles with a much li...
was still excessive (Feltbower, Bodansky, Patterson, et. al., 2008). Not only is the increased threat of death concerning in Type...
with these companions (Haynie and Osgood, 2005). Their results indicate that the normative influence of peers on delinquent behavi...
be remanded to locked detention; among the offenses that result in detention is the "sale and use of drugs" (Locked detention, 200...
When considering such concepts of indigence, welfare, racism, social fact, social inequality and functional/conflict/symbolic inte...
In twenty two pages this paper discusses juvenile detention centers in this consideration of incidences of teen suicide. Ten sour...
serves to protect juveniles, while enforcing the law at the same time. In other words, it treats these young criminal with kid glo...
2001 findings, with 43% black and 55% white juveniles arrested for violent crimes when the overall juvenile population that year r...
to outdoor environmental education and recreation programs in the quest to reacquaint them with appropriate social behaviors in an...
II. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILE JUSTICE CLASSIFICATION & TREATMENT PROGRAMS More than one hundred and seventy years ago, the...
(Lithwick, 2002). But five justices would not look at the issue again, so the 1989 decision would stand (Lithwick, 2002). The iss...
health and well-being (Neff and Waite, 2007). While illicit substance usage peaked in the late 1970s, recent statistics indicate t...
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...
parent prevents a child from receiving medical attention. Parens patriae is supposed to be used only for the protection of the ind...
emergency and routine health-related issues must be made available to the juvenile, including dental, medical and behavioral by th...
of the problems with the system is that it is not standardized; each state has its own version. Funding mechanisms are different i...
Juveniles present an interesting consideration in criminal justice. Police officers are in a position to make a very real differe...
The death penalty has consequently been in and...
juvenile crime and the juvenile justice system; often it seems like society is being overwhelmed by children who have turned into ...
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...
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 ...