Adult Offenders: A Case Study

Imagine witnessing your parents’ brutal murder right in front of you. Your father is forced to his knees and shoot in the back of his head, execution-style. Your mother’s teeth lie on the floor from the bullet propelled through the side of her head. The fiend proceeds to move forward and shoot her brains out. For Carroll, this was a reality. Robert Acuna barbarically murdered James and Joyce Carroll. What do you think this savage deserves? In America, adolescents can be tried as adults at ages as young as 10. They can be sent to an adult prison with adult cellmates, trapped in an adult environment that they just are not ready for. The prison environment is very influential and may change adolescents for the worse. Exposure to adult criminals

Some states seal juvenile records and others have laws that leave juvenile records alone; however, some still restrict their use for court proceedings only. Almost every state and courts are in a position where a juvenile court records may be viewed by a judge and it can affect a juvenile's sentence as an adult. States constructed expungement statutes and rules which restricted the use of a delinquent juvenile histories, “by permitting the use of such offense records when sentencing a juvenile offender as an adult, that the stigma of delinquency" with the statutes and rules creates a “social or civil stigma, and economic disabilities that accompany a criminal record” (People v Smith, 1991). Ultimately, the main purpose of a court rule or similar statutes in other states is stop the juvenile history from preventing a person from any educational, social, or employment opportunities. Nevertheless, if a juvenile offender re-offends and end back in court as an adult, the juvenile history could be considered in the sentencing phase (People v Smith,

Youth offenders in the United States who commit an adult crime should they be tried as an adult or sent off to rehab?

The expunction of records is the removal of one’s criminal record and/or conviction(s). Once a juvenile has aged out of the juvenile court system the expungement process is complete, unless within seven years the juvenile, now an adult has committed another crime. An expungement is normally only accessible for viewing by certain government agencies such as law enforcement and the criminal courts. It is important that juveniles are given time to grow and reflect as they enter into adulthood, despite the poor decisions that were made as an adolescent. True rehabilitation can change a juvenile into a productive citizen. Due to the fact the adolescent brain isn’t fully developed until the age of 25, all prior decision making may be explained by

The transfer of juveniles to the adult has become more prevalent (Kupchik, 2003). Transfers are due to a number of reasons. The differing age boundary among states also is partially at fault for the increase of juveniles being transferred to the adult criminal justice system (Fagan, 2008). The juvenile justice system is not always effective in handling juvenile offenders that commit serious violent crimes. Some offenders are transferred over the adult criminal justice system to serve justice when there is no hope for rehabilitation or when they think a juvenile offender would be better suited in the criminal justice system. The transfer of juvenile offenders to the adult criminal justice system is also used as a sort of deterrence method. The

On 10/11/15 at approximately 1944 ICS was activated to an offender OID 236740 who was bleeding and Medical was requested to respond. Upon arrival offender was sitting on the chair in no apparent distress. Offender had dry blood on her hands and on the head. Offender was brought to the clinic and was assessed treated per protocol. Offender was educated to notify with any

Expungements are very important to a young person, that made a bad decision, that leads to an arrest, a juvenile record can follow a person for their entire lifetime, affecting their ability to find a employment, go to college, or even sign a contract. Even though you were not convected, a record of their arrest and prosecution will remain,

the safety of the community by performing safe and secure facilities which keeps the prisoners and offenders under control. In prison there are wide facilities are available for offenders and prisoners such as medical treatment, educational and vocational programs. These programs are there to help the offenders become better citizens. Corrections are providing the services to each state now for centuries. Every state has its own history of corrections, and every state is responsible for their department’s action and workers behavior. There are so many important rolls, regulation and lessons still need to be learned. Correction is not only for held the people behind the bars; it gives prisoners to reform and rearrange their lives in order.

I have the confidence of my ideals that juveniles can have needing of becoming disciplined on their heinous violent crime, accordingly, if they show the capability to become an adult criminal which is possible. Moreover, I have long accepted that there are juveniles who deserved to the adult sentences due to this circumstance. Not only that, but there was an increase in violent crimes done by youths at a certain time. There are other reasons such as it being efficient to have a second choice for there to be an adult prison when there are kids beyond repair and/or help. Consequently, this generation is quite sophisticated than the previous generations.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the long-term negative consequences young African Americans face after being tried as adults in the justice system. This research is intended to find means of reducing the number of minority juveniles tried as adults by bringing awareness to local communities on how the juvenile justice system works. It is important to explore the history of juvenile justice systems, as well as the particular cases of individuals who have experienced being placed in an adult jail systems. The research will mainly focus on North Carolina. This is because there has been a recent bill put into place by the North Carolina General Assembly, which seeks to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction. This means that youth aged

December 2009, Sarah Foxwell 11 year-old little girl taken from her home and there was no signs of forced entry. The key suspect in the case was Thomas J. Leggs Jr, 30 years old who was for boyfriend of the child’s aunt (who was her guardian) (Martinez, 2008). The body of Foxwell was found burned in a wooded area in Salisbury MD. The autopsy revealed that the child had many cause of death which was related to homicide (WBOC, 2011). In Leggs truck they found the child missing toothbrush. As the case progress, Leggs admitted to the death of Foxwell and was found to be a registered sex offender for Maryland and Delaware. Leggs is currently sentence to life without parole (WBOC, 2011). The purpose of this paper is to examine the civil commitment laws for sex offenders in the state of Maryland.

Jeffrey was referred for the sex offender treatment program (SOTP) aftercare. During this time, Jeffrey has had an excellent attendance record. Each individual session, Jeffrey has consistently presented himself as respectful and attentive.

Should Juvenile Offenders be Tried as Adults? The concept of “Adult crime, adult time” is a significant notion in the juvenile court system, which has resulted in a substantial increase of juvenile cases being transferred to an adult court system. On the opposite side of the argument, researchers disagree in the case that juveniles are more susceptible to peer pressure than adults. They discuss that because of those reasons juvenile offenders should not be tried in an adult court.

This study explores patterns of educational engagement among formerly incarcerated young men. Among the three individuals that where interview prior to attending any transitional housing 100% of the interviewees where completing their high school diploma/ GED within the Los Angeles area. The process reflected below, looks at the question, post college admissions, what are some of the acclimation challenges that minority males who were previously former juvenile offender face when trying to obtain a degree in higher education? The emerging themes derived were:

The purpose of this treatment group is for clients to learn DBT skills in the group format. The group population (adolescent sexual offenders) has been shown to benefit from leaning DBT skills. DBT skills will be utilized by the group for four main functions: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress and tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These functions are core components for use in combatting urges, decreasing maladaptive behaviors and creating and following behavior plans (Sakdalan, & Gupta, 2014). The group format allows for the additional benefit of social skills training in combination with these other therapeutic factors (Zastrow, 2015). All the above-mentioned skills and treatment components are clinically important the