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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 ...
Juveniles present an interesting consideration in criminal justice. Police officers are in a position to make a very real differe...
is one of personal lifestyle choice, such as a choice to continue a family tradition of gang affiliation, for instance. The model ...
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...
turmoil and chaos and argument concerning the morality of the practice and the constitutionality. One must also understand the a...
health and well-being (Neff and Waite, 2007). While illicit substance usage peaked in the late 1970s, recent statistics indicate t...
(Lithwick, 2002). But five justices would not look at the issue again, so the 1989 decision would stand (Lithwick, 2002). The iss...
of the problems with the system is that it is not standardized; each state has its own version. Funding mechanisms are different i...
parent prevents a child from receiving medical attention. Parens patriae is supposed to be used only for the protection of the ind...
is unusual. All too often children are led through a troubled system that simply does not know how to treat young offenders. I...
members of minority groups. That law has been in place since 1992, and has prompted 40 states to develop programs to reduce minor...
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...
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...
Unfortunately, the United States is becoming a more and more violent and aggressive environment for todays youth. According to sta...
Protective Agency, established in 1885 (Roberts and Brownell, 1999). It was not until the late 1960s and early 1970s, though, tha...
juveniles in adult prison are at a far greater risk for abuse than are the adults in prison. The following presents some of those ...
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 ...
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...
done to various organs in the body: nerve damage which can lead to amputations; small blood vessel damage which that can lead to b...
and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...
country is not only complex and troublesome, but it is also quite an involved process. Even more exasperating is the quest to con...
care service has been the focus of greater scrutiny. Willging (2004) asks: "Just what is assisted living? There are still too ma...
This 5 page report discusses the fact that the majority of the population is aware that there is a serious problem in America wi...
for this special group with the intervention of technological advancement in the school setting. Current generations of exception...