Under North Carolina’s General Statute 7B 1604a, any juvenile who commits a criminal offense on or after the juvenile 's sixteenth birthday is subject to prosecution as an adult (“Limitations”). North Carolina remains one of only two states in America that automatically prosecutes all 16- and 17-year-olds in the adult criminal justice system regardless of the severity of the crime they commit; punishments served to students involved in something as trivial as fist-fight in a local high school cafeteria can prove alarmingly consequential. Charges of assault and battery pressed against any juvenile involved could stick with the adolescent and leave him with permanent criminal record without recourse for the charge to be sent back down to juvenile court.
Treating adolescents and adults as one entity creates issues because adolescents differ significantly from adults in their capacity to make sound decisions. Studies clearly illustrate the brain is still constructing pieces of decision-making and behavior throughout adolescent years and lack the ability to fixate on the consequences of their behavior. These vulnerabilities cultivate impulsive reactions and cloud judgment choices. Because of this, teens benefit more from the juvenile system which focuses on punishment and treatment, unlike adult court which concentrates on punishment and incarceration (Toshumba). As a result of incomplete brain development, characteristics including personality, temperament, mentality, and
Juvenile Crime and the Juvenile Justice System in North Carolina:
Informative Speech
Specific Purpose Statement
To inform my audience about the seriousness of juvenile crime and the problems that North Carolina faces when dealing with underage offenders.
Introduction
I. According to the Annual Summary Report done by the North Carolina Department of Justice and the State Bureau of Investigation, in 2012, approximately 36,000 juveniles were arrested in the state of North Carolina.
i. Over 11,000 of these
judicial system is meant to be just and fair to the people and criminals of this world. When the trial has concluded, the judge will have decided the verdict of the criminal. However, a juvenile criminal faces the possibility of transferring over to the adult judicial system. At first glance this appears to be fair, but in reality doing this is not logical, delivering justice, and can possibly damage a teenager’s life forever. No teenager should have to face the punishment of an adult because the
High school dropout is not an issue that solely affects North Carolina. In fact, the term “dropout factory” is one that can be found in research articles and news reports across the country. This term has been ascribed to as many as 1,700 high schools nationally (Tyler & Lofstrom, 2009). With this volume of schools
The North Carolina Governor’s crime commission states that there are 1,446 gangs across the state with a total of 19,000 members. The average age of gang membership is 15 years old (Our Initiatives-Gang Prevention). In the 1980’s national gangs began to shift from just the bad street type local criminals to taking on public arrangements involved with drug trafficking and other illegal activities. As there power and membership increased gangs were being recognized in locations outside of their regular
Illinois, Chicago:
Mechanism of effect: According to experts Atkins Marc and Mary Mckay in Chicago Illinois, a social ecological model for school-based mental health services was placed into the school system. This initiative targeted low-income urban High Risk Youths and the underserved population. This model has three components: (1) it can be managed with school resources and staff (2) It is related to empirically based factors correlated to suppress violence and accelerated social functioning
Cyber bullying A Criminal Offense
Introduction
Should cyberbullying be considered a crime? What are the punishments for cyberbullying? What kinds of behaviors are categorized as cyberbullying? This paper reviews those issues and provides supporting literature. Thesis: Cyberbullying has become far more than a nuisance and a distraction in public schools and hence strict rules should be enacted to deter cyberbullying. When a state legislature passes a criminal law in order to dissuade students
of eighteen who is under adult-court supervision and incarcerated or detained in a prison or jail. While PREA defines a juvenile as under the age of eighteen the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) allows the states to set their own definition of a juvenile (Lahey). This discrepancy in the definition of a juvenile has caused problems and slow progress with states coming towards compliance with PREA. States, such as North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Missouri, Georgia
Although lethal injections and juvenile criminals seem unrelated topics, they both deal with problems in the criminal justice system. The titles are “Should Juvenile Criminals Be Sentenced Like Adults?” by Abigail Pesta. Pesta is an award-winning journalist and an author; she was also a graduate from the University of Notre Dame. “Lethal Injection for Execution: Chemical Asphyxiation?” by Teresa A. Zimmerman, Jonathan Sheldon, David A. Lubarsky, Francisco Lopez-Munoz, Linda Waterman, Richard Weisman
One of the most interesting things I learned from doing my research on community corrections in my jurisdiction is how the criminal justice system is committed to being fair and balanced. I have observed in a court arraignment how a judge briefed everyone in the court about proper protocols during the hearings .The judge said he could not start court hearings unless a prosecutor was present, and that he cautions the inmate the right to remain silent, and also discussed to the inmate his rights. Community-based
and lawmaker believe way to eradicate drug and alcohol abuse treat it as a crime with server punishment. In the United States court system all citizen have the right to a fair trial regardless of their social economic status, but parents are worried.
Many community leaders and parents are following the issues very closely. Some parents are concerned for their young adults because of their social identity and how society views people according to status. Drug use substance included marijuana, cocaine