US Juvenile Justice System Case Study

The vulnerability requires special protection and care of children primarily from the state because of the failure of the parents or guardian in doing so. The transition of a child from the care of the parents/ guardian to the care of civil society/ government may turn out to be a time consuming ordeal accompanied with harsh experiences during this journey. The Juvenile Justice Act clearly specifies that the proceedings regarding the child in need of care and protection has ro take place in the child welfare committee, but nevertheless, during the pendency of the case, a child may have to face very many ranging from difficulties in being able to put across in words his atrocities and developing understanding about the new experiences of being

It has been one hundred years since the creation of the juvenile court in the United States. The court and the juvenile justice system has made some positive changes in the lives of millions of young people lives over the course or those years, within the last thirteen years there has been some daunting challenges in the system.

There are many similarities and differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems. Although juvenile crimes have increased in violence and intensity in the last decade, there is still enough difference between the two legal proceedings, and the behaviors themselves, to keep the systems separated. There is room for changes in each structure. However, we cannot treat/punish juvenile offenders the way we do adult offenders, and vice versa. This much we know. So we have to find a way to merge between the two. And, let’s face it; our juveniles are more important to us in the justice system. They are the group at they

Today 's concept of the juvenile justice system is relatively new due to significant modifications in policy overtime. The justice system has been trying to figure out effective ways to treat juvenile criminal offenders successfully for years. The justice system did not always have a special category for juveniles and their crime. Juveniles was once treated as adults when they committed crimes and were subjected to harsh punishments. "The juvenile court was the culmination of efforts of the positivist criminologists and Progressive activists. It was designed to address the individual needs of delinquent children, provide care and rehabilitation, and ensure that they could go on to live lawful, productive lives. The Illinois legislature

On 05/23/2018 at approximately 2226 hours, I, Deputy A. Martinez Vazquez (117015) responded to 211 Mission Rd., Oviedo, Seminole County, Fl. In reference to a disturbance inside of the residence. While in route to the residence, I was notified that the disturbance turned physical against a mother and daughter. Before I arrived to the residence I was notified that the 15 year old female juvenile was inside of her room.

Petitioner was arrested when he was 16, he got charges for breaking and entering, robbery and rape. Petitioner, was subject to jurisdiction issues from the District of Columbia Juvenile Court, after full investigation, the court would waive jurisdiction over him and send him to trial for the charges. Petitioner's Lawyers filed a motion in the Juvenile Court for a hearing a waiver on charges, and to gain access to the Juvenile Court's Social Service file which was gathered on petitioner during his probation for his previous offense. The Juvenile Court would not rule on these motions. They entered an order wanting to waive jurisdiction, but after the full investigation was done. Petitioner was indicted in the District Court. He moved to dismiss the charges, but the Court overruled the motion, and petitioner was tried. He was convicted on six counts of breaking and entering, and robbery, but acquitted on two counts of rape by reason of insanity. petitioner raised, among other things, the validity of the Juvenile Court's waiver of jurisdiction.. (united, n.d.)

The juvenile justice system is imperfect, at best, and part of this stems from the fact that juvenile justice, as a specific, discrete category of crime and punishment is still a relatively recent phenomenon. In fact, the notion of childhood and adolescence as distinct phases of human development is a novel idea that did not truly emerge until the twentieth century, so it is only natural that some elements of the juvenile justice system seem to have been made up they went along. Now, however, after substantial research into juvenile delinquency, it causes, and potential solutions, a much clearer picture of the phenomenon is emerging that will allow parents, teachers, legislators, and law enforcement officials to better reduce juvenile delinquency without imposing unnecessarily harsh restrictions of juveniles. By examining the history of the juvenile justice system alongside more recent research into juvenile delinquency, it will be possible to see how the most effective treatments going forward will likely focus on reducing risk before delinquency occurs and rehabilitating juveniles already in the justice system, as opposed to more punitive measures that mark juveniles as a criminal and thus hinder them for the rest of their lives.

At the end of the 19th Century, the U.S. made legal history when the world's first juvenile court opened in Chicago(Horwitz-Prisco). The court was founded on two basic principles. First, juveniles lacked the maturity to take responsibility for their actions the way adults could. Second, because their character was not yet fully developed, they could be rehabilitated more successfully than adult criminals. More than a century later, these principles remain the benchmarks of juvenile justice in the United States(Horowitz-Prisco).In recent years, however, a growing number of juvenile criminals are being tried as adults. In part this stems from public outrage against children who are committing violent crimes. Many young children in America are

Daniel first became involved in the justice system at age 16. His legal history includes five intake contacts and two violations of parole. Daniel has had an intake contact for a felony offense. None of the intake contacts were for felony offenses against another person. He has no history of escape. He has had three juvenile detention confinements and no other court ordered placements.

This research takes a look at, the current state of the American Juvenile Justice Center in order to determine whether or not it has been effective in fulfilling its purpose. This research implements both primary and secondary sources including peer reviewed articles, professional assessment, and readings from the course text. The focus of the research aimed at exposing the negative impacts affecting the youth in the Juvenile Justice Center, highly negative environments and the damage to developmental growth.

The Juvenile System has been molded by various court cases over the years. Chapter two covers six of those landmark cases.

A New Jersey high school teacher, discovered a fourteen year old freshman student (Tracy Lois Odem) and her acquaintance smoking cigarettes in the restroom. Which, is a violation of school policy taken to the principle's office. The Assistant Vice Principal questioned the student about her smoking the cigarettes. With her response, claiming that she did not smoke the cigarettes. Demanding to see her purse in attempt to find cigarettes, rolling paper which, can be used to smoke marijuana. Further into the search, he found a small plastic bag containing marijuana, a pipe, money, and a piece of paper with names of students who owed Tracy Lois Odem money. Which, implicated T.l.O was dealing in marijuana. The school administrator contacted the police

The Juvenile Justice System was created as a separate network from the Criminal Justice System so that juveniles could be treated differently from adults but still be held accountable for their crimes. This system takes more of a rehabilitative approach to help the juvenile offenders rather than to simply punish them because the goal is to keep the youth on the right path and prevent them from becoming lifelong criminals. While the goal remains the same, different states have different laws in place and other methods when it comes to rehabilitation as well as punishment. Punishment for juveniles always sparks debate because many people argue that punishments such as the death penalty and life in prison should not apply to the youth because of their age. Others argue that without this kind of punishment there would be no fear for juveniles in committing serious crimes which would lead to an unfair practice of justice. An unfair practice of justice occurs across the juvenile justice system already in which race, gender, and ethnicity plays a huge role in determining how far into the system a youth goes. Changes have to be made to this system in order for improvement to be seen but it has to start from the beginning where the juveniles first come into contact with the system.

If it is determined that a child/juvenile needs safety via the courts, a dependency proceeding is required. For protection of the child, the court has the authority to remove the child from the custody of a parent/guardian. The removal may be temporary or it can be permanent. The overall purpose of the dependency system is ensuring the safety and welfare of the child. The justice system helps boost protective factors needed for these at-risk children. The system helps children receive the help they need such as; social worker, legal help, medical and therapy help, etc. Individuals such as; clinicians, attorneys, custodians, etc. all play a role in the justice system for child-abuse cases. They all advocate in some way for the child and help

The Juvenile Justice System, are one of the toughest difficult situation to hand. We have seen the crime rate tripled in younger offenders over the years, majority of these offender suffer in many area of there life's with the lack of good role model, living in very poverty area in a city, homeless and etc. All these things play a major part in why these younger offenders commit such crime and end up in tough situation all these thing must be taken in consideration to get the proper help they need. However, there are some common factors that must be present for juvenile's transfer, along with evidence that must be considered in the transfer hearing. Such as, a judicial wavier, that gives the juvenile courts judges discretion to waive juvenile