Adult Criminal Justice System Of North Carolina

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

Criminal Justice: Should All Criminals be Treated the Same In 2009, the FBI states that 11 percent of all violent crime clearances and seventeen percent property crime clearances involved only youth (qtd. in Campaign for Youth Justice). Meaning that a little over eighty percent of all crime was done by adults. The FBI also notes that the rate of adult crime has only gone down one percent over the past decade, as where juvenile crime has gone down more than twenty percent (qtd. in Campaign

field of Criminal Justice is no exception. The usage of computer technology and other devices is pivotal and can assist Criminal Justice professionals with the tasks they face on a daily basis. Prior to enrolling in this course, I have had extensive knowledge in computer technology as well as computer applications used in the field of criminal justice. Computer applications used by criminal justice professionals such as NCAWARE (North Carolina Warrant Repository). NCAWARE is a web-based system that retains

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

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

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

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

Strategies for implementation of Health Care Reform within Criminal Justice Many correctional professionals believe that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have provided a major change to the way justice involved populations’ access health care in the community. Being able to secure health insurance especially Medicaid allowing more access to health care including behavioral health programs that will improve outcomes and positively impacts by reducing rates for returning to jail or

 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

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