Juvenile Delinquents In The United States

In our reading (Juvenile Justice in America) it talks about a 1992 survey of law enforcement department’s product by G. David Curry and colleagues’ it says “the seventy-nine largest U.S. cities, 91 percent of respondents reported the presence of gang problems. These researchers estimated that there were 4,881 gangs with 249,324 gang members” and it also states “that juveniles made up 90 percent of the gang membership.” There have been seven stages identified for these emergent gangs with stage one being implementation. That is were gang leaders go to a new city to recruit juveniles to sell drug for money. They go into the low-income minority neighborhood where they promise their recruits protection and part of the profits from the drug sells.

Reading this book has had an effect on the way I see Juvenile delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System. The reason for this is because I now realize that these young individuals just do not become delinquent overnight and majority of the time it is not their fault that they are the way they are. It can be several factors that cause them to engage in criminal acts similar to the boys and girls in Giddings State School. This book may be very uncomfortable to read because of some of the disturbing events that these young individual experienced, but I would definitely recommend others to read it. Parents that are currently struggling with their teenage child should definitely read the book. I feel like the book may have solutions to their problems.

There have been many studies conducted that examine ways in which the juvenile justice system responds to female offenders. Historically juvenile female offenders have been treated under status offense jurisdiction (Zahn et al., 2010, p. 10). United States Courts would exercise the principle of “parens patriae” to place the female in detention as a form of punishment for misbehavior (Sherman, 2012, pp. 1589-1590). This principle also remains prevalent as it pertains to how the juvenile justice system currently responds to juvenile female offenders.

Should convicted youth gang members be treated like other juvenile delinquents, including status offenders and why do you feel the way you do?

Juvenile Delinquency is the participation of illegal behavior by a minor who falls under a statutory age limit. A delinquent is a minor who commits a crime or a status offense. A status offense is conduct that is illegal only because the child is under age i.e. smoking cigarettes (Senna 10, 20). The cases of Eric Smith, Lionel Tate, and an unidentified NJ child are similar only because, they are guilty of killing another child, but the Criminal Justice System treated and punished them very differently. In August 1993 in Savona, New York 13 year old Eric Smith killed 4 year old Derrick Robie. Smith lured Robie into the woods and strangled, beat with large rocks, and sodomized Robie. Smith was questioned by police and kept changing some

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

\hardened criminals serving time with the mentally ill or drug addicts. Prison must strengthen humanity, by contributing to long-range benefits.

Wilma Mankiller, my fellow Cherokee, believed that "individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward." However, this isn't limited to the Cherokees. All tribal people have faced challenges and have continued to thrive. Therefore, juveniles delinquents have the ability to improve their lives. Some viable tribal and community-based alternatives to detention for juveniles who have committed non-violent offenses include community service, giving or attending lectures about the dangers of criminal behavior, and participating in support groups. These alternatives are successful in rehabilitation and prevention of crime.

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.

In addition, near 90,000 Juveniles offenders are held in some type of residential facility in the United States. As with adults, the incarceration of juveniles is often justified as keeping communities safer, but according to Matt DeLisi and colleagues (2011) confinement in juvenile facilities negatively impact on youths’ physical and mental health and increased subsequent offending. As with adult offenders, we must do a better job of deciding whom to send to prison and ensuring that programs are available for them when sent to prison. Targeting intervention within the facilities is essential due to many of our youths having mental health issues and those individuals of criminogenic (substance abuse offender) addicts

A number of research studies have established a positive correlation between family-oriented practices and lowering juvenile recidivism. Practices such as community involvement, training, mentoring, etc show mixed results. There is also a varying degree in the techniques employed in conducting the studies.

Juvenile repeat offenders receive little to no punishment for the crimes that they commit. The disposition that juvenile repeat offenders receive in some states at the highest are community service, detention centers, or probation. What makes a juvenile crime is status offenses. A juvenile status offense consist of crimes that would not under law be considered as crimes by an adult but crimes by juvenile youths. Status offenses consist of truancy, running away, violating curfew, underage possession of alcohol, and tobacco. The problem with the juvenile justice system is the fact that they receive little to no punishment for the crimes they commit. The reason for this being is because by law being a minor the activity they are committing is not a crime.

Juvenile crime is a tremendous problem throughout the country. Justice is the main goal for American Justice System, however they fail to serve proper justice for juveniles. Several states have created initiatives to curb juvenile crime and prevent juvenile delinquency. Correctional Association of New York had created Juvenile Justice Project (JJP) to reduce juvenile crime.

Juvenile offending is a concern in society today. Juveniles account for approximately 19% of the population but are responsible for 29% of criminal arrests (Cottle, Lee, & Heilbrun, 2001). Crime overall has been found to be decreasing throughout the last two decades. The issue is that the rate in which adult crime is decreasing is significantly greater than the rate in which juvenile crime is decreasing. Since the rate of juvenile crime is so high, juvenile delinquents are seen as predators and many believe they lack morals. The way in which media of today’s society constructs juvenile delinquency impacts the views of a community towards their youth and youth offenders. Media presents an inaccurate image of youth offenders as violent predators (Rhineberger-Dunn, 2013). This inaccurate image significantly promotes the myths that juvenile crime is rising, juveniles commit crimes that are primarily violent, and that juveniles are highly effected by recidivism and continue committing crimes into adulthood (Bohm, & Walker, 2013). It has already been stated though that crime rates have been decreasing over the last two decades so the first myth is refuted. The myth that juveniles primarily commit violent crimes is also very off. In most cases, juveniles are involved in property crimes and although there are some violent crime cases, they are very rare. When these rare violent crimes do occur, youth can be tried in adult court. The

Are we pampering future criminals?An example of this is shown through Nathen Brazill. A 14 year old killer who committed second degree murder to a Middle Teacher during the month of May. I’d like to claim that we are not sentencing the kids to death, or abandoning these children.