...Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Camerin Hillman CJA/374 January 5, 2014 Suzanne Martinez Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections This paper is about a known 17 year old black gang member with multiple previous juvenile adjudications that consist of crimes such as purse snatching, breaking and entering, and drug possession. This young man, who goes by Xander L, not only has a long history of law breaking and bad behavior starting at the age of 13, but also has already served a year in a juvenile corrections facility along with serving two probation terms. While it is believed he has a strong relationship with his mother, Xander reports no contact at all with his father. With Xander’s latest guilty plea for possession of a concealed weapon, this paper will explain the state of California’s process in handling Xander’s case. California has a simple outlook on handling all criminal acts. The most important goal is the safety of the public for both adult and juvenile systems. Like most states, California then separates the two systems making it a priority for the punishment of offenders when it pertains to adults compared to juveniles, where the emphasis is on treatment and rehabilitation. The juvenile system has a lengthy process. `The first act is the crime and at this point it is solely up to the officer to determine the next step. The officer can make the determination to release the juvenile to the parents or take them to juvenile hall. This usually...
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...CJA/374 Version 3 Juvenile Justice Systems and Processes Entire Course Link: http://www.scribd.com/collections/4506312/CJA-374-CJA-374-CJA374-Entire-Course-2014-Latest-Version-A-Study-Guide Learning Team Instructions Learning Team Charter | Continue working on the team paper and presentation due in Week Five. Comprehensive LT conflict resolution plan. When writing the conflict resolution plan, please indicate the CONSEQUENCES for failure to submit individual input to ensure Fair and Even Contribution and Collaboration.Write a 800-1000 word conflict resolution. It is necessary to have collaboration that the whole team agrees upon and can follow with a step by step conflict resolution plan.Address how the missing work will be completed by the remainder of the team. Specify sanctions for non-contributing student. Sanctions can include partial credit, denial of credit (omitting name from assignment), expulsion from the team, or another agreed upon consequence. Conflicts must be documented by all team members. Format your resolution consistent with APA guidelines. | When you work together as a team there are many different personalities and work ethics. As a team you have to come together to agree on different things that you need to make sure you are on the same page on. Some of those things are values such as reliability, communication, attentiveness, flexibility, commitment and respect of each other, and more. The list can be so long that fulfilling to all these...
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...Individual Assignment; Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper CJA374 Juvenile Justice Systems and Processes Francisco Jorge Flores Sr. December 3rd, 2012 Mrs. Amy Gordon University of Phoenix Write a 700 to 1,050 word paper summarizing the key points of the “Juvenile Arrests 2008” article. Address the following; According to Puzzanchera (2009), on his Juvenile Arrests 2008, article published through the Juvenile Justice Bulletin from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, juvenile arrests during 2008 felt a minor, but significant decrease in comparison to statistics of 2007, in 2008, juvenile arrests by law enforcement agencies were estimated at 2.11 million of juveniles under the age of 18 in the whole country, this decrease can be interpreted as 3 percent less than the arrests made in 2007, this data commented by Puzzanchera has been retrieved from several law enforcement agencies throughout the country, that were reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. Another observation, according to Puzzanchera (2009), is that the Juvenile Arrests during 2008, for simple assaults continued to decline significantly up to a 10% in comparison to its peak of 1997, this rate of simple assaults in 2008 was significant substantial in comparison of those from 1980’s to 1997 that increased up 156% for the most part of racial groups involved back then. Puzzanchera (2009) also refers to how Juvenile Arrests for drug abuse in 2008, felt a considerable decrease...
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...Crime Causation and Diversion CJA374 February 20, 2012 Crime Causation and Diversion In the State of Florida there are three diversion programs, which are presently active today. They consist of Teen Court, Juvenile arbitration groups, and Neighborhood Accountability committees. These diversion committees are available to those children who have disobeyed the laws so that they will have a speedy and straightforward bearing that stresses the seriousness of a valuable citizenship, individual honesty, and family connection. The preceding are various contributors of the juvenile delinquency. The primary goal of these programs are to redirect people of young ages that have violated the law for the first time from becoming more involved with the criminals justice system (Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2012). A delinquent child in Florida is either sent the Arbitration program either by the judge or the State’s Attorney’s office so that a consultation can be heard between the victim’s parents, defendant, and the victim. A discussion of what took place and the reason the defendant is there along with a detailed arrangement for the victim to abide by while under these conditions for punishment. A completed contract will need to be signed outlining the stipulations before the close of arbitration. Each case is handled differently and has separate assignments. Juries that are present during teen court along with community boards are responsible for handling down the assignments. The repayment...
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...Future of the Juvenile Justice System Abel Rosas, Kimberly Garner, Brenda Brown Professor: Cory Kelly University of Phoenix CJA374 June 18, 2012 Introduction The juvenile justice system follows along the same lines and guidelines of adult court with a few exceptions to the rules and regulations. There are some changes that need to be made in order for the juvenile justice system to run better. We need to be more adverse in the decisions that are made for our youth of today and their futures tomorrow. What changes need to be made in order for a better adverse system to exist? How are we supposed to make sure that the changes that are made are going to be sufficient enough for everyone to follow? These are just a few questions that need to be answered. These are just a few changes that need to be made in order for the juvenile justice system to work accordingly. Community Involvement In order for the juvenile justice system to have any type of future, the communities need to get more involved in programs where these juveniles can go to after or before school. Prevention programs are very important in decreasing juvenile crime. Children need to know that their actions can have serious consequences and that there are programs out there that can help them if they choose to get help. There are many programs that have been successful in helping juveniles stay out of trouble these include: Boys and Girls Club, after school programs, family support...
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