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Criminal Justice and Treating Juvenile Crime as Adult Offenses

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...

A Perspective on the Value of Juvenile Offenders Being Sentenced as Adults

out harsher sentences to juvenile offenders. For particularly violent crimes, in fact, one of the most effective means of crime c...

Juvenile Court System and Sentencing

(Overview, 2004). The age of majority, that is, the age at which the defendant is considered an adult differs from state to state....

Jury Trials and Juveniles

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...

Minority Populations and Arrest Data Within Louisiana's Criminal Justice System

was reduced by about half, to reach an even keel with Caucasian arrest level, with a slightly higher percentage of arrests falling...

Juvenile Crime and Programs of Shock Incarceration and Boot Camps

on the fact that other states are closing their boot camps for lack of funds and poor success rates, Nunnlee commented "at this po...

Causes and Solutions Regarding Juvenile Homicide

and 1991, the number of Violent Crime Index arrests for murder increased by 85 percent, compared with 21 percent for those 18 or o...

Juvenile Delinquents and Mental Retardation

In five pages this paper examines mentally retarded adolescence and the increases in juvenile crime which result. There is the in...

Arguing Against Adult Punishment for Children

In four pages this paper argues that children should not be legally punished as adults and confined to separate juvenile detention...

Problems and Solutions Regarding Juvenile Crime

In five pages a speech discussing juvenile crime problems proposes some radical solutions by President Bill Clinton in a considera...

Youth and the Societal Roles of Juvenile Halls and Prisons

This paper consists of four pages and considers the societal roles juvenile halls and prisons play regarding youth crime. Three s...

Juvenile Detention Centers and Their Impact

This paper consists of ten pages and assesses juvenile detention centers and their impact. Eight sources are cited in the bibliog...

Capital Punishment and Juveniles

In nine pages political, social, and economic issues are considered in this discussion of juvenile offenders and capital punishmen...

'Light' Sentences and Juvenile Crime

In about six pages this paper examines the controversy regarding 'light' sentences that are often unfairly received for juvenile o...

Success Evaluation of Juvenile Crimes and Tough Punishment

A research paper consisting of eight pages considers juvenile crime statistics in an assessment of whether or not getting tough on...

Juvenile Status Offenders and Probation

In six pages this research paper discusses juvenile status offender penalties and how probation could solve the problems associate...

Juvenile Detention Centers and Ethical Dilemmas

In fifteen pages this paper examines ten different ethical problems that can manifest themselves within a juvenile detention cente...

Murderous Children

those who already have a predilection to antisocial behavior are far more likely to take the bait of such mind numbing media than ...

Juvenile Corrections and Probation

in group settings, these community-based probation programs ensure public protection in ways not possible using standard casework ...

Solving Juvenile Crime Problems

by juveniles. Tragedies such as Jonesboro, Arkansas; Bethel, Alaska and Paducah, Kentucky have shocked the world as young people h...

Gender Exploitation in Advertising

This research paper attempts to define exactly what makes up exploitation of women in advertising. The author also addresses alle...

PA's Juvenile Justice System

In eight pages this paper examines 1990s' crime rate statistics in this consideration of Pennsylvania's juvenile crime system. Ei...

U.S. Civil War and Juveniles

In six pages this paper examines the impact of the U.S. Civil War upon the American family structure and the effects upon juvenile...

Culture of Turkey

In 8 pages this paper on the culture of Turkey includes a discussion of popular music, juvenile crime, and prisons. There are 5 ...

Problems and Solutions Regarding Juvenile Crime

In 8 pages this paper offers solutions to the growing juvenile crime problems and focuses upon valuable programs of victim and off...

Race and Class Roles in the Juvenile Justice System's Development

and, therefore, cannot begin to identify with the situation or see the need for drastic change. What, exactly, compels one ...

Pros and Cons of Juvenile Boot Camps

This paper consists of eight pages and assesses boot camps for juvenile offenders in terms of their pros and cons with such issues...

Juvenile Offenders and Treatment Options

The juvenile justice system and success treatment program implementations are discussed in thirteen pages. Ten sources are cited ...

'The Maximum Security Adolescent' by Margaret Talbot

be arrested, even though he was portrayed as basically a good kid. Jeff is a case study that commences this article which tugs at...

ACA Accreditation and Juvenile Correction Centers

In twenty four pages this paper examines how juvenile correction facilities can be improved through American Correctional Associat...