Adult Correctional System

In this paper, I will be discussing both the juvenile and the adult justice systems. There are several differences between the two systems, which may surprise you. I will be discussing many aspects within the justice systems. These include Terminology, Due Process rights, the process of Arrest to Corrections, Juvenile crime compared to Adult crime, age limits and waivers for the adult system and the different community correctional options, which are available to the offenders. The two systems share many of the same terms but not all terms are shared by both systems. In summary, the juvenile justice system and the adult justice system, vary in many ways and are alike in many ways.

In America on any give day, approximately ten thousand juveniles are housed in adult prisons and jails. Approximately two hundred thousand juveniles enter the adult criminal justice system each year and most have non-violent crimes. Juveniles in the adult jails lose out on the educational and psychological benefits offered by juvenile detention facilities and

There are many similarities and differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems. Although juvenile crimes have increased in violence and intensity in the last decade, there is still enough difference between the two legal proceedings, and the behaviors themselves, to keep the systems separated. There is room for changes in each structure. However, we cannot treat/punish juvenile offenders the way we do adult offenders, and vice versa. This much we know. So we have to find a way to merge between the two. And, let’s face it; our juveniles are more important to us in the justice system. They are the group at they

The determinate sentencing system provides juvenile judges with tremendous flexibility in ensuring that offenders are held accountable for their crimes, that public safety is protected, and that youth have the opportunity to become rehabilitated and turn their lives around. Determinate sentencing, under some circumstances, also provides juvenile judges with the opportunity to take a “second look” at the youth when he or she reaches adult age, so that the judge can re-evaluate the youth’s risk to public safety at that point (Deitch, 2011).

Juvenile delinquency has become a controversial issue within the Criminal Justice system. In the United States, juvenile delinquency refers to disruptive and criminal behavior committed by an individual under the age of 18. In many states, a minor at the age of 16 to 17 ½ can be tried as an adult. Once the individual reaches adulthood, the disruptive and criminal behavior is recognized as a crime. However, the criminal justice system has divided juvenile delinquency into two general types of categories that has brought upon controversial issues of inequality and corruption. Yet, putting young individuals in juvenile detentions facilities seems to open the door for them to commit more crimes in the future. Therefore, under certain circumstances juveniles should be tried as an adult.

Introduction: Recidivism or, habitual relapses into crime, has time and time again proven to be an issue among delinquents, which thereby increases the overall juvenile prison population. This issue has become more prevalent than what we realize. Unless a unit for measuring a juvenile’s risk of recidivism is enacted and used to determine a system to promote effective prevention, than the juvenile prison population will continue to increase. Our court system should not only focus on punishing the said juvenile but also enforce a program or policy that will allow for prevention of recidivism. So the question remains, how can recidivism in the juvenile prison population be prevented so that it is no longer the central cause for increased

I am in favor of the transfer of juvenile to adult court, however, depending on the crimes that were committed. If the juvenile committed a violent crime, then they should be held liable as an adult. Any other crimes, for example petit theft or just disorderly conduct should stay in juvenile courts, since rehabilitate services might be more appropriate in these circumstances. The one thing that needs to be remembered is that adult prisons are way different than juvenile detention centers. Juveniles are the face of the future, and in some cases rehabilitations and treatments might be needed, and in adult prisons, these treatments will obviously be different. So as mentioned before, I believe that in some cases the transfer of juveniles to adult

It is often stated that the future lies in the hands of our offspring’s. Meaning, that the youth are our future adults. The world revolves on the status of the children and what they will do to contribute to life. Accordingly to The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquent Prevention 1.8 million juveniles were arrested in 2009 (OJJDP). The Juvenile Justice system holds the keys to unlock many doors of broken children that are on the wrong path in there adolescent life. The difference between children and adults is that children have a greater capacity for change when an adult can be more resistant to it (JLC.org). This is one reason why The Justice System should give additional help to the Juvenile Corrections System.

This paper will highlight the history of the juvenile justice system and juvenile intervention programs to show a link between the current trend of the juvenile justice system, highlighting ineffective and effective juvenile programs. Findings show that housing adults and juveniles together in prison have a negative impact on juvenile delinquency along with ineffective programs such as Scared Straight and boot camps. This research paper will address two research questions focusing on juveniles, how harsh sentencing practices influence juvenile offenders and how juvenile programs has impacted in the criminal justice system. According to the research, harsh sentences have a negative impact on juveniles and their recidivism rates, while programs

The goals of juvenile corrections are too deter, rehabilitate and reintegrate, prevent, punish and reattribute, as well as isolate and control youth offenders and offenses. Each different goal comes with its own challenges. The goal of deterrence has its limits; because rules and former sanctions, as well anti-criminal modeling and reinforcement are met with young rebellious minds. Traditional counseling and diversion which are integral aspects of community corrections can sometimes be ineffective, and studies have shown that sometimes a natural self intervention can take place as the youth grows older; resulting in the youth outgrowing delinquency.

Across the United States, the juvenile justice system’s courts and corrections are scattered with ineffective strategies that are formed which instead increases crime, the nation’s youth are endangered and the future of this country are damaged, billions of taxpayer dollars are put down the drain, and most importantly our mission for equal justice under the law is compromised. Over the past couple of decades, our understanding of how to take on delinquency has expanded in many different forms such as its policy work. But how effective are these works? Amongst all kinds of policy that affect exposed families and their children, Juvenile Justice is atop the list, suffering division in regards to what is the best form of action versus common action. In other words it is between what we as people know works and what the system most often do that aren’t as successful. Our system relies heavily on incarceration and detention, we should instead focus our resources into proven strategies that are cost efficient, increase our public safety, and also look to increase the success of youth that become involved with the juvenile courts. Immediate attention should be enforced and required in combating abuse in juvenile facilities as well as reducing racial disparities.

The Juvenile Justice System is seen by many as being ineffective in treating the youth of this country, the programs are outdated and there seems to be little, if any hope that these youth will stay on the right path once released back into society. This paper will discuss the history of the Juvenile Justice System as well as how it has evolved since its inception. We will also discuss the “waiver process” that is used when transferring juveniles into the adult system, and what,

The juvenile justice system is large and complex. The process and procedures followed in a juvenile court, when a juvenile is suspected of violating a criminal statue, are very different from those used towards adult offenders in a criminal case. It was found that juvenile courts process over 1 million delinquency and status offense cases annually (Snyder & Sickmund, 1999). A youth may have his or her first experience with the juvenile justice system by being apprehended by a law enforcement official. They may also enter the system through “referrals” by the parents, schools, or probation officers. The decision of whether a child or adolescent should be detained and charged, released, or transferred into another youth welfare program is often made after the arrest by the officer who is handling the case. His decision is based on more than one factor such as: the information he obtains from the victims of the crime in which the juvenile committed, information from the juvenile himself and his or her parents, and any past records the youth may have with the

The quality of correctional and criminal justice system interactions is the determining feature of each country’s level of economic and social development. The more controlled and civilized the correctional system is the more civilized and controlled the overall image of the country appears. In the United States, the long history of the penitentiary system has significantly contributed in the improvement of legal principles of corrections and criminal justice: the prison life in the U.S. has lost its negative features, and a range of recovery and rehabilitation programs work to make a prisoner “a better person”. Brazilian system of corrections is surrounded by an array of legal and human rights debates; in the current system of corrections

Juvenile delinquency has been a problem in the United States ever since it has been able to be documented. From 100 years ago to now, the process of juvenile delinquency has changed dramatically; from the way juveniles are tried, to the way that they are released back into society, so that they do not return back to the justice system (Scott and Steinberg, 2008). Saying this, juveniles tend to