My Observation Of Juvenile Services

Placing a juvenile in a detention center early in the court process increases the risk that youths will be found to be delinquent and damage their prospects for future success. A majority of the youths that are placed in these facilities pose little or no threat to the public and essentially do not need to be there. This portion of the juvenile court process is detrimental to the future and mental aspects of a youth’s life. We desperately need to change the way that we handle the juvenile court system because we are only reinforcing the delinquent behavior that these youths have been exposed to. We need to focus on the rehabilitation and prevention efforts for these youths not the punishment aspect and until then (insert a better ending).

Jalen was placed in the rear of my marked Police vehicle. Prior to entering my vehicle, I completed as search of Jalen’s clothing. He had a cell phone charger in his left pocket and a cell phone in his right pocket. I removed the cell phone and kept it in my possession. FTO Noble and Officer R. Collins would later take the phone for evidence. Marlon was placed in the rear of Officer Baker’s marked Police vehicle. Both were transported to 1337 Copperstone Circle, where the vehicle was located. I gathered Jalen’s parent information at this time.

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.

In America we sometimes house juveniles and adults in the same prison system. In the state of Wisconsin in 2014, we have incarcerated 121 minors into the adult system. While incarcerating these juveniles in the prison system some may wonder how does it affect a juvenile, Also what problems do they face while in prison and lastly, how has their life change for better or worse after they are released back into society.

The suspect or suspects entered the home through the unlocked back door and proceeded to the bedroom of Mr. Rhodes where he kept his 9mm Springfield hand gun and a jar full of cash money and pocket change. upon the suspect or suspects entry into Mr. Rhodes bedroom the gun and money was stolen. nothing else in the residence appeared to have been touched.

Juveniles committing crimes is not a new issued being introduced to society; actually, it has been an issue for centuries. However, the big question is, should juveniles be tried in adult courts? Before answering, take into consideration every possible scenario that could have led them to commit the crime. For instance, were they the leader in the act? Did they participate in the crime? Was the juvenile even aware of what was taking place? Were they peer pressured? Did they have any other choice at the time? There are so many other questions we could consider when making a decision here.

The juvenile justice system is in place to ensure the protection of minors who are 18 years of age and younger. The juvenile justice system is where minors go to court who have committed criminal acts. A juvenile code is sanctioned through juvenile law. This code is overseen by the state law. The juvenile justice system uses rehabilitation as a goal in order to help these juveniles instead of simply punishing them for their crimes ("juvenile justice: an overview," 2015).

In this paper we will be discussing the procedural steps that the police are required to take once John began to incriminate himself along with the procedural steps they are required to take following the arrest and interview of John at the police station. After covering the procedural steps we will compare both the preliminary hearing and grand jury proceeding to establish probable cause for the felony charges. Once we finish covering the two procedural steps we will cover what the judge needs to take into consideration when setting the bond for John. The final thing that will be covered is what an arraignment is

On 12-15-2015 (Tuesday) at approximately 1737 hours I Officer Hildebrand was notified by Dispacth that Town Pump South had reported a theft that had taken place earlier today. I called Reba Crum (store manager) and asked her to copy the video to a hard drive and write out a statement. I told Reba I would pick it up once it was completed.

According to an article published in the New York Times, “about one in every ten young male high school drop outs is in jail or a juvenile detention facility” (New York Times, 2009, p. 1).

“I used to believe are our future but now I realize that this, sadly isn’t the reality. Through laws that treat kids like adults, the government is throwing away the future of children in this country.” (D. Lee) An estimated 200,000 juveniles are tried as adults. The term juvenile refers to any young person under the age of 18. For most states in the United States, the age of majority is 18. While there are many things that juveniles are unable to do until they reach the age of 18, being charged as an adult for a crime is not amongst those things in some states. Juveniles are not allowed to vote, drink alcohol, or sign a legal contract, yet they can be charged and treated like adults when it comes to them being

Traditionally, misbehaving during class was met with a trip to the principal’s office, however, the influx of law enforcement patrolling school hallways has enabled officers to arrest and transport students from school to juvenile detention centers for minor infractions, disproportionately affecting minority students. As such, school policies that encourage a police presence have increased a student’s risk of suspension or expelled. Consequently, a teacher’s decision to refer a student for punishments can lead a student to the principal’s officer or introduce them to the juvenile justice system. For example, although constituting 18 percent of students enrolled in school nationally, black and Hispanic students are 3.5 times more likely to be

In recent discussions of the juvenile justice system, a controversial issue surrounding it is whether they should charge juveniles adult time for committing adult like crime. On one hand, some argue that if you can walk or talk properly, and you are in the right state of mind, then you can stop yourself from going through with the crime you are about to commit. On the other hand, however, others argue that young children have not fully developed their awareness skills yet, they follow through without realizing what they just did. My own view is that if you commit an adult crime, you should do the adult time. I maintain that young offenders should be tried as an adult, if an adult like crime is committed.

The United States has been sentences more juveniles to unsafe and violent prisons over the years. Juveniles are being sentenced as young as ten-year-old. Juveniles are being tried as adults in courts and something must change, and it needs to change fast. The younger generation is supposed to be our future leaders. A juvenile being tried as an adult is a harsh sentence. Over 5,000 juveniles are being tried and sentence to prison every year. The United States need to step in and change the way how the youth is being treated in the criminal justice system.

I have believed that working with children (juvenile) is challenging. Different explanations and studies have been done to explain the challenges and conflicting personalities often observed in adolescent. Freud’s theory, child development occurs in various stages of development, at every stage, they experience different pleasures areas of their body and influential experiences that occur at each stage made me wonder how much influence environment influence behavior, had led to the myth that adolescent come with baggage. Criminal behavior is reaction against shame, and humiliation (Braithwaite, 1989). The role shame and humiliation play in behavior buttress the works of Erik Erikson hinging on the importance of social interaction and experience