YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Youth Offenders and the Criminal Justice System
Essays 271 - 300
groups, prison reformers, and other activists" Restorative justice restores rather than punishes (Dzur, 2003)....
not been easy. It has been on the agenda for several years for congress (Voegtlin, 1998), and there has been an inclusion of the ...
from how we treat older criminals. But when it is precisely because of those exemptions that we make for juveniles that violent cr...
In five pages this paper discusses how values and America's youth are affected by media violence and criminal acts. Eight sources...
There has been a debate about the impact of action and violent video and computer games on those who play them. This especially pe...
In a paper of fifteen pages, the author reflects on the issue of youth violence and the impacts on gang participation. This paper...
In five pages utilitarianism and distributive justice as depicted by political philosopher John Rawls in A Theory of Justice are d...
or not a specific practice reduces recidivism or has some constructive impact on those who are addressed by the criminal justice s...
5) have a court transcript proceedings and 6) appeal (Dane County Clerk of Courts, 2006). The one most distinguishing difference b...
that this will impact on behavior. As seen in the Mayos Hawthorne studies, where employees had a good employment relationship with...
the United States. Its ugly record of brutality is widely known. Negroes have experienced grossly unjust treatment in the courts...
other programs are designed to be more educational with interactive discussions between the inmates and the youth" (Schembri, 2006...
is a great deal of difficulty resuming normal life. This is true for any convict, but it is especially difficult for the sex offen...
United States, everyone has equal rights. That charming theory doesnt always play out in practice, however, and sex offenders tend...
(Kopel, 1995). Another article supports the notion that the majority of offenders in prison are not violent ("Crime," 1998). Ther...
The concept of "house arrest" is an old one and in the past was accomplished by placing armed guards outside the residence of the...
under federal law" (Anderson, 2004). The California law allowing the medical use of...
In eight pages the U.S. justice system's treatment of mentally ill individuals is discussed in terms of what should be proper ethi...
(Emerge, 1998; p. 48). Just nine months prior, on January 1, 1997, the state of Michigan had implemented its aggressive "get toug...
This is a 5 page critical review that criticizes the nation's system of juvenile justice and its many shortfalls, emphasizing the ...
this development, the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 was passed, which encouraged a policy of "zero tolerance" as it criminalized s...
artists, ruthless manipulators, and petty criminals. Psychopaths usually commit crimes because they like to control, dominate, and...
and, therefore, cannot begin to identify with the situation or see the need for drastic change. What, exactly, compels one ...
of law" (Lippman, 2006, p. 3). This is what sets crime apart from acts we might find morally objectionable or distasteful, such as...
treated (Hare, 1993). They basically do not believe they have a problem. In most cases, people seek treatment because they want to...
open itself up to unyielding vulnerability. Madison addressed the inherent need for mans activities to remain under some semblanc...
liberties that are guaranteed to Americans in the Constitution are not lost in the process of addressing this problem. Commentator...
The evolution of punishment strategy has gone hand in hand with the evolution of society as a whole. Harris (1996), for example, ...
significant alteration of their position when an organizational change occurs (Wiersema 25). Also, integrating technologies into a...
members of minority groups. That law has been in place since 1992, and has prompted 40 states to develop programs to reduce minor...