Oconee Humane Reaction Paper

“CLANG!” The cell door slammed open, snapping me from my dazed state. Two years ago, I was intoxicated to the point that I fell asleep on the basketball courts adjacent to my apartment, was arrested, and in the process of that arrest, ignored the lawful requests of the arresting officers. That night and the following morning I found myself alone in a cell with nothing but thoughts of incredulity, self-disappointment, and regret running through my mind as my future at Clemson University remained in question. In the morning, as I was being processed, one key idea, like a lighthouse’s beacon, flashed through my mind; that I was solely responsible for my decisions and the consequences they wrought. This is a fact of life that we are all taught from birth, but it was one I never fully appreciated until there were real-world consequences. That realization,

I chose to use The National Registration of Exoneration website and found a case involving a young, impressionable teen with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome who falsely confessed to an arson that erupted in his high school on August 13, 2001. Gabriel Baddeley, the young black man in question had a record of being a "trouble maker" and was suspended the previous summer due to his behavior but was permitted to attend the next semester. When he did, police were ready to question him and got a false confession but he quickly tried to correct his mistakes but was sent to court in March of 2002 after he was examined to be competent to stand trial. He plead guilty to arson and was sentenced to two months in jail, 180 hours of community service, and ordered

The state of Florida has passed a new law pertaining to the Juvenile Justice System which gives the officer that makes first contact with the youth offender. The officer may, if the youth has no prior criminal acts and the offense is a non-violent or non-drug related offense, just file a civil citation. This happens to be a new program designed to address a youth’s behavior at their first encounter with the Juvenile Justice system providing an alternative to being arrested. Vital to the Department of Juvenile Justice’s effort, civil citations will help reform the juvenile justice system by handing first-time misdemeanor offenders the chance to participate in intervention programs at the earliest stage of delinquency. Civil citations saves

I have then since worked my way up to Customer Loyalty as a Representative and have more recently been working towards a leadership position in the Customer Loyalty Department. I enjoy my job so much and I absolutely love what I do. We are in the business of saving lives and there is nothing more fulfilling then knowing I am able to help people and give them a sense of comfort every day. I put a lot of energy and spirit into my work and when I am not at work I have been participating in a Drug and Alcohol abuse program. Taking group and one-on-one counseling sessions as recommended from a Substance Abuse Evaluation. When I am not participating in the sessions I would surround myself with good friends and family. We spend quality time by going to the movies or going the park with my little brother to play football with him. I do greatly regret the decisions I made on that night but at the same time I and grateful for them. I feel as if the night I was cited with those charges it was a moment of realization. It made me truthfully see what I was doing to myself, my family and everyone else around me. It did hurt me gratefully to know what I was doing to them and see

The person was younger than the legal drinking age in the state at the time of the citation, AND

Late November I made a mistake that has now made my college workload immense. While attending the University of Nebraska at Kearney as a full-time student, alongside with an internship at the Kearney Area Community Foundation, working fifteen hours a week, teaching swimming lessons at the Y along with subbing as a guard, society may image my schedule is booked. Although, in my past, I have made many respectable decisions and I have made poor ones, ultimately learning right from wrong. Provided, the circumstances of my MIP could have been easily avoided if I would have used common sense, for example not consuming alcohol beverages on campus. Now, with a Minor in Possession on my record, for the time being, I have realized the impact this incident has had on my academics, personal life, and countless other circumstances dealing with my everyday life.

Paul Haring was pulled over for fleeing from the scene of an accident. Upon contact it was found he and his passenger, a minor named Colin Morgan, were both under the influence of alcohol. Colin was cited for MIP and taken home by his parents. Haring, after failing multiple dexterity tests and blowing a BAC of 0.11 in a PBT, was arrested for OWI and fleeing the scene of an

On January 22, 2009, I pled guilty to a Class B misdemeanor DUI charge in Logan, Utah. The offense occurred in November of 2008. On the day of the offense, I had consumed alcohol after work with some friends but felt safe to drive. I was an inexperienced drinker and used poor judgment. When I was pulled over my blood alcohol content was below the legal limit, but I was still cited with a DUI. At first I felt like the victim of injustice but soon realized I was actually the victim of my own poor judgment. I accepted the consequences, pled guilty, and made the decision to never find myself in questionable circumstances again. I was fined and sentenced to two days in jail, one year probation, and required to complete an alcohol treatment course.

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The dilemma of whether or not to transfer juveniles to adult court has been a major topic, for many years, in the United States. Since 1899, judges have had the option to transfer juveniles to adult court. The major factor for transferring juveniles to adult court since then has been the seriousness of the offense. That being said, juveniles only make up a small portion of violent crimes in the United States. Only 16 percent of juvenile offenders in 2008 were arrested for violent crimes (Champion,2008). The problem is the determination of whether the crime is serious enough to be waived and transferred to adult court. Almost every state has statutory judicial waiver provisions, which grant juvenile judges the authority to transfer

David Smith had proven himself to be a danger to the community when he decided to consume significant amounts of alcohol and then operate a motor vehicle. He has since been before this court on these same charges three times prior since 2009. As a matter of fact, Mr. Smith is out on bond for his four Driving Under Influence conviction in which he is scheduled to turn himself over to the Bureau of Prisons to begin a three-year sentence. While waiting to begin his sentence, Mr. Smith still continues to participate in a lifestyle that has brought him nothing but destitute. The court has given Mr. Smith several opportunities to address his alcohol addiction. As part of all of his past three convictions, Mr. Smith was ordered by the court to complete an alcohol treatment program. Mr. Smith has completed these programs and promised the court that he would not return to court with these same issues. Mr. Smith has lied to the court and has preyed on the mercy of the court. He has proven himself to be someone who cannot be trusted and is a danger to this community when he drinks and then gets behind the wheel of a vehicle. Mr. Smith has hurt his family and now in recent events brought great sorrow to another family. With all facts considered that is why I am seeking the maximum 20 years, without the possibility of probation or parole, to run consecutively with his the three years that he is already serving for the charge of Vehicular Homicide Tenn. Code Annotated

If this happens a second time, you will be required to pay a $500 fine and be required to complete additional hours that need to be completed for community service. I believe that this punishment should be extended. In my opinion, if your second offense is has been committed within 3 months of your first offense, then the minor should be required to complete an alcohol abuse course. I believe they should complete this course because they didn’t learn their

In People v Smith, Ricky Franklin Smith pled guilty to breaking and entering and being a fourth offense habitual offender in a Michigan Courtroom. Smith was sentenced and he believed his sentence was harsh so he appealed his sentence to the Michigan Court of Appeals. Smith’s counsel argued Smith was “entitled to be resentenced because the presentence investigation report contained references to his juvenile criminal record which had been automatically expunged pursuant to former MCR 5.913.[5]” (People v Smith, 1991). In two previous cases, People v Price (1988) and People v Jones (1988), the Michigan Court of Appeals issued contradicting rulings regarding using juvenile records during sentencing.

One of the woman that were there got my attention to how many charges she had with the law. They mentioned her an assault, several different drugs, and leaving the scene of a hit and run. She was put on probation June, 2015 for five years. She is a recovering heroin addict, and she was almost clean for three years till a relapse in July. That lasted two months one to two times a week. She mentioned the

Juvenile delinquency has been a problem in the United States ever since it has been able to be documented. From 100 years ago to now, the process of juvenile delinquency has changed dramatically; from the way juveniles are tried, to the way that they are released back into society, so that they do not return back to the justice system (Scott and Steinberg, 2008). Saying this, juveniles tend to