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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...
The latter part of the Twentieth Century was characterized by a growing concern over what was perceived as a growing propensity...
that Scheela supervised, she heard the gruesome details of the abuse that one member of the group endured as a child, as well as t...
This paper argues that the purpose of prison is punishment. Although some offenders go through the system and are rehabilitated, t...
Juveniles are responsible for an astounding percentage of the crime in this country. Even more disturbing is the degree of violen...
Juvenile crime is a very real problem in this country and, in fact, the world over. Although they are typically...
This research paper/essay pertains to the "Offender Searches/Victimization Patterns" theoretical perspective on victimization. The...
This 5 page papver gives an overview of restorative justice practices worldwide. This paper includes the feelings of victims as we...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the trying of juvenile offenders in adult courts. Insights are derived from an anno...
This paper provides summary of three articles that report on a new Canadian law that increases the victim surcharge penalty and ma...
drug. Said former Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator Robert Bonner, "A very, very large percentage of those dealing in crack c...
This research paper pertains to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (AWCPSA, 2006), as a component in the history of t...
labeled and controlled by drugs, something that alleviates the difficulties for the teachers and parents, but has unknown latent e...
experienced some form of abuse - whether sexual, physical and/or emotional (Juvenile Justice Experts Should Focus on Girls Unique ...
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)....
of sex crimes, however. Sexual violence often targets children as well (Nester, 1998). The issues surrounding child abuse alone ...
differentiations between crimes? Is it more important to register a sex offender than a convicted drug dealer or armed robber? Sho...
security forces enjoyed, and the issue of human rights abuses connected with police methodologies. The State Department noted that...
As a consequence there has been a growing tendency within our criminal justice system to try juveniles who commit such atrocities ...
(32%)" (Anonymous Drug War Facts: Prisoners, 2002; prison.htm). Another study indicates that, "As a result of increased prosecutio...
incarcerated for a drug offense accounted for the largest percentage of the total growth (59%), followed by public-order offenders...
believes he can take the life of another without reciprocal discipline is a concept many find difficult to grasp, a point well tak...
were carried out by women who had, had it with the system which had failed to protect them from an abusive spouse. Says Nadler, "F...
In nine pages this paper examines vocational youth organizations from an historical perspective with criminal offender retraining ...
In five pages the offender population in terms of a lack of motivation is discussed with the argument presented that self worth an...
In six pages this research paper examines whether or not it is ethical to try juvenile offenders charged with violent offenses as ...