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    Rights and Futures IV. Risks to Children’s Health V. These Policies Violate Human Rights VI. Negative Impacts on Youth Processed in the Adult System http://www.nccd-crc.org/nccd/pubs/2006may_factsheet_youthadult.pdf VII. The Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Act a. What is the Juvenile Justice &

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    What Is The Juvenile Justice System?

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    covered. The Juvenile Justice System is defined as that "sociolegal process having responsibility and authority for public reaction to current juvenile delinquency and deterrence of future juvenile delinquency, including within that process the public and private agents, agencies, laws, rules, and policies having to do with juvenile delinquency"(Weiner, 1987, p.12). This paper will deal with the history of the juvenile system, the need for the juvenile system, juvenile court functions, parents

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    Abstract: This paper will discuss the correlation of youth gangs and how the cognitive and social learning theory comes in to play, and why female and male juveniles end up in the system. It will touch bases on how youth surroundings have a lot to do with the decisions they choose to make and the life style they end up living. Gangs usually recruit youth off the street, if a child sees that being a part of a gang is an everyday thing and is normal then they will be influenced more to do that. The

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    inmates, researchers found no difference between those actually participating in the Scared Straight program and those not participating. Since then the authors of “Scared Straight” and other juvenile awareness programs for preventing juvenile delinquency did a 2002 meta-analysis of relevant research on nine such programs. It was concluded that not only does the program fail to deter crime, but it actually leads to more offending behavior. Recidivism rates were found to be higher for those exposed

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    “Each person must live their life as a model for others” -Rosa Parks The growth and development of children involves a complex interaction of family, school and community. Family is the first and most vital influence, as children develop school becomes an important influence then the community in which the child lives becomes a major influence. As children develop from an infant to adolescent there is constant change. In order for children to develop into intelligent, mature, unique individuals a

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    Balancing Justice and Rehabilitation Essay

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    Ideally, everyone is safe from harm because people care for one another with compassion. However, most only care for themselves, and worse, some individuals actually jeopardize and disrupt the well-being of the public. It is easy to label them all as immoral, but circumstances differ when they are young offenders. While it cannot keep everyone on track, the multistep juvenile justice system determines adolescent offenders’ consequences to provide them a chance for change and rehabilitation, making

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    Research Questions and Hypothesis The major independent variable in this study is the use of illicit drugs and alcohol abuse and the dependent variable is juvenile delinquency. While the independent variable is alcohol and substance abuse, the dependent variable is the delinquent behavior that may occur possibly because of the alcohol and substance abuse. The purpose of this study is to examine the trend of substance

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    The most frequent outcome for victims of childhood maltreatment is criminal behavior, particularly throughout adolescence and adulthood. The argument proposed is that individuals exposed to abusive or violent experiences — whether it be physical abuse, sexual abuse emotional abuse, or neglect — during childhood, directly or indirectly, are more likely to engage in criminal behavior than non-abused individuals. There is a clear and positive association between child maltreatment and adult criminality

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    Abstract Juveniles navigate through a corrections system that is constantly changing. This research paper is dedicated to those that work with the youth through prevention and detection, rehabilitation, and establishing a future for juvenile justice. I will be focusing on what causes youth to become involved in the juvenile justice system, how we can help them get back on track and how to keep them moving forward in the right direction. In addition, the rehabilitation of the juveniles is fundamental

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    Criminal Law Foundations Evaluation Georgette Heisterman CJA/484 July 28, 2013 NIcholas Barbella Criminal Law Foundations Evaluation The Juvenile Justice System Juvenile justice is the section of law that applies to persons under the age of 18 not capable of receiving sentencing in the adult court system or old enough to be responsible for criminal acts committed in society. In most states the age of criminal culpability is 18 however, the age requirement can be set lower in accordance to certain

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