...When it comes to juvenile delinquents and law enforcement, the first thing that comes in mind is a mile long arrest record and no future. However, the very first contact that a young juvenile has with an officer can alter his/her life. The way the law enforcement acts/reacts, the way they talk to the young individual, or even handle certain situations. That first interaction and can a lasting impression on that youth. “We will propose that the Juvenile Justice System needs to be overhauled to better consider the complexities of the circumstances that surround each individual juvenile offender. Social economic status, single parent family influences, available education, and other circumstantial factors surrounding the offenders” (http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/30580_6.pdf) Officers and there attitudes have changed from the 1950’s till today. Back in “good old days” officers actually followed up with juveniles, compared to today, where they are just looked at as some more paper work. The overhaul that should be created cures many problems with today’s modern age issues. Take some money out of the millions of dollars pumped into the prisons and jail, take that money and open up new positions within the city. Their only job will be to follow up on juveniles, spend some time with them and try to improve the juvenile’s lives. When considering what you are gaining compared to what you are losing, no money lost and everything to gain with young juveniles and an improvement...
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...Juvenile Delinquent Henrietta Watson AIU Online Abstract This paper is a definition essay that explains the term juvenile delinquent. Juvenile delinquent is a person under the legal age that breaks the law. This essay will give the reader a lot of information about the term juvenile delinquent. Juvenile Delinquent Juvenile delinquents are minors usually defined as being between the ages of 10 and 18 years old who have committed some act that violates the law. Crimes committed by minors are called delinquent acts. The juvenile has an adjudication after which he or she will have a disposition and a sentence. Juvenile proceedings differ from adult proceedings in a number of ways. Delinquents will fall into two categories. The first type of delinquent act is one that would be considered a crime that a adult would commit. Some jurisdictions will even try children as adults for serious crimes. When children are tried as juveniles, parents are required to pay the court cost for their child. The second type of delinquent act is one that wouldn’t be a crime that an adult would perform. These types are known as age- related or status crimes. The most common examples of age-related crimes are staying out past your curfew and truancy. There are different approaches that are used to define and explain juvenile delinquency which are the legal approach, social work approach, psychological approach, and sociological approach. The legal approach is based on standards...
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...Importance of Help for Juvenile Delinquents With the never ending problem of juvenile delinquency on the rise in United States, a solution to this problem has never been more important. Many of today’s youth actively and proudly engage in criminal activities, with much of it being spurred on by gang activity. The lack of structure within the lives of adolescents and lack of discipline has created a generation of unlawful, disrespectful delinquents that are difficult to successfully integrate into society. This column reviews three article that take an in depth look at what can cause this scenery to play out for youth and what some of the solutions may be to the problem. The first article examines the connection that has recently been discovered between level of functioning and the recidivism risk for offenders based on that. The second article takes a look into gang life and how the use of drugs within gangs plays a vital role in the ability of youth to successfully integrate into society. The third article reviews the developmental aspect of juvenile delinquency and how serious juvenile offenders are often overlooked in many studies dealing with mental health social disorders. Level of Functioning and Recidivism Shepherd, J. B., Green, K. R., Omobien, E. O., (2009). Level of functioning and recidivism risk among adolescent offenders. Adolescence. 40, 23-32. In this article the author’s main focus is that there should be more attention paid to the level of functioning...
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...The issues that come with as to why juveniles become delinquents have come to multiple predictions. Children and teens go through certain experiences that has lead them to begin and possibly continue that lifestyle. Based on their relationship from their family can lead them to finding something to fill in that void that they have. Due to their maltreatment from the people in their lives it is going to be research that, that can be one of the issues in regards to as why Juveniles become delinquents. The purpose for this is to help come to a better resolution to help juveniles not become delinquents as well keeping the recidivism rate low. Based on the research that will be conducted we can try to get a better understanding if maltreatment...
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...Growing up in Paterson , New Jersey, it was not hard to see and or come into contact with delinquent behavior. For the most part, I did not associate myself with others who participated in delinquent behavior, and viewed those who did as individuals who grew up in less fortunate situations or environments. The worst things I did as a juvenile did not come close to the actions and crimes committed by people who I grew up with. Some of the worst things I did as a youth, in no particular order, consists of; downloading music and movies illegally and gambling with my cousins and friends over games for small amounts of money or bragging rights. As all of these occurred, I did not view them as criminal behavior, nor did I see it as harmful act against...
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...The Racial Disparities and Incarceration of Juvenile Delinquents Mario M. Tate University of Memphis Abstract The criminal justice system has had to enact harsher treatment due to the erratic and unpredictable nature of juvenile delinquents who refuse to follow the law. The age ranges for juveniles that are being considered in this study are 12-18 years old. I want to address the ever growing problems of racial disparity and incarceration of juvenile delinquents, who tend to not have any other options, but being arrested and are preyed upon because of their racial make-up. Single parent households, lack of education, supervision, and economics are some of the contributing factors which have lead many juveniles down the road to their deviant behavior. Data has been collected to try and understand the reasons for the defiant behavior of juveniles, so advocates may assist them in remaining with their families; through constant monitoring and evaluations of behavior and actions of our children they may stand a significant chance of growing up to be prosperous and productive adults. Also increased funding through the Juvenile Justice Prevention Act will help local state and county municipalities’ kick-start programs to assist today’s youth. Keywords: juvenile delinquents, incarceration, racial disparity, juvenile justice, racial discrimination, jail, juvenile courts The history of juvenile delinquency and racial disparity has gone hand in hand for a very long time and...
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...Betty Waltermire Crime and Criminology JUS110 December 13, 2013 Rebellion, Growing Pains or Juvenile Delinquents Thinking back to the time of Classic Rock and Roll, Elvis, Buddy Holly, Dirty Dancing, and a faraway land called Viet Nam. Viet Nam affected families; fathers, brothers, children were dying and the age of the innocence was lost forever. Juveniles began a culture of their own, smoking, drinking alcohol, using drugs to attain a mental or in some cases a physical high to ease their pain of loss. This behavior began as a way of coping with their pain, when they realized this made them feel good, they wanted to continue this feeling. During the 1960’s it was a time of rebellion, with music, dancing, the hippie movement, free love, flower power, and the introduction to drugs to get high such as marijuana, glue sniffing, LSD and alcohol. Most of the youth at that time was into smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and some did smoke marijuana. This was the leap from child to adult behavior or some would call juvenile delinquency. Each time a beer touched the lips it was breaking the law and leading to more risky behaviors. By the time the junior year 1968-1969 rolled around, it was drinking most every night and stayed sober on game day or night until after the games. Then win or lose it was party time. There was very seldom a day that there was no one partying. After school and the weekends we...
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...Juvenile delinquent actions identify an individual’s participation or involvement with an illegal act considered to be an infringement of implemented federal, state, or municipal law. An individual under the-age-of 18 who commits an illegal act represents the categorical identification group classified under the term “Juvenile offender”. Juvenile delinquency has increased within the past 50 years. As a result of the extensive increase statistical information supporting juvenile delinquent offenses are assembled to display extensive increases and declines pertaining to delinquency within America. The overall decrease in juvenile arrests, increase in juvenile narcotics offenses, and simple assaults will be identified, divided, and examined. The implications for juvenile female and minorities will also be thoroughly examined along with an assessment highlighting the tracking of juvenile arrests as a method of measuring the amount of, and trends within juvenile offenses. The overall decrease in juvenile detainment for violent juvenile offenses within 2008 decreased in comparison to the statistical information projecting violent juvenile actions within the 1990s. Juvenile delinquency supporting violent offenses extensively increased throughout the 1990s within Northern America most likely as a result of the increase in gang membership, extensive narcotics trade, and the introduction of crack cocaine within the late 1980s. In 2008 “Juveniles accounted for 16% of all violent crime...
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...The Challenges and Effective Methods of Investigating Juvenile Offenders and Delinquents CRJ 105 August 24, 2014 The Challenges and Effective Methods of Investigating Juvenile Offenders and Delinquents Criminal behavior in juvenile offenders has plagued justice from the beginning. Hagans book Introduction to Criminology discusses the relationship between age and crime in detail. I’ve always been interested in the real effects of a juvenile arrest record and how it will follow them for life. The book also states that “arrest data shows that the intensity of criminal behavior slackens after the teens”. So how are these young adults treated and tracked through the system? There have been many important movements and legislation though history towards the shaping and treatment of juvenile offenders and delinquents. The Juvenile Justice System today is by no means perfect, but it is far greater than what was initially in place. During these times, anyone under the age of seventeen who committed a crime was placed in the same judicial system as adults. As social views began to change, many started to see juvenile offenders as youths who had simply lost their way, rather than hardened criminals. The first large movement involved with removing juveniles from the adults took place with the Houses of refuge. In the early 1800’s reformers became concerned about the overcrowded conditions in the jails and the corruption youth experienced when confined with adult felons. The...
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...Assignment #1: Reading Selection from Descartes Discourse on the Method by Perdita SimonColeman Professor: Dr. Trenace Richardson HUM 112—World Cultures 11 Strayer University, Rockville MD May 3, 2013 Assignment# 1: Reading Selection from Descartes Discourse on the Method Based on my reading on the meditation of the first philosophy, Descartes tries to prove the existence of God in the third meditation. To my understanding, he came up with several premises that eventually add up to a solid argument. Descartes ask, himself lots of questions. The first one was does God exist?. In a nut shell, Descartes arrives at another confirmation of God’s existence by way of mathematics. Descartes notes, the certainty with geometers can prove facts, such as the fact that the angles in a triangle add up to 180 degrees. Therefore, he recognizes that the existence is as much an essential part of proving that there is three triangles and three holy spirit all in one God. Descartes stated that people have difficulty with these proofs, because they rely solely on their senses and imagination. He also states that the existence of God can only be understood by reason and faith. Hence, the surprise for me would be, based on the question of God’s existence: it turned out to be a very debatable and controversial topic. Descartes, touched on many of these doubts regarding the question, most of which, is just as certain as...
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...LEYTE COLLEGES TACLOBAN CITY AN ASSESSMENT OF A PROPOSED CURFEW ORDINANCE FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENTS IN TACLOBAN CITY : SOME PROPOSALS A Research Proposal Presented To The Faculty Of The College Of Criminology,Leyte Colleges,Tacloban City In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements In Crim 6 (Criminal Research And Statistics) For The Degree Of Bachelor Of Science In Criminology SUBMITTED TO SHEILA F.BASILIO Instructor SUBMITTED BY JOSE JOEY V. IGANA IV MARILOU AGNES V. VENIGAS OCTOBER ,2012 APPENDIX A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE Direction: Respondents are advise to answer all questions honestly and sincerely. Only one answer is needed for every question. Put a check mark on the line for your chosen answer. 1. Demographic Profile 2.1 Age ____ 20 – 30 years old ____ 31 – 40 years old ____ 41 years old and above 2.2 Sex ____ Male ____ Female 2.3 Civil Status ____ Single ____ Married ____ Widow ____Separated ____ Divorce 2.4 Highest Educational Attainment ____ High School Graduate ____ College Level ____ with Masteral on Doctoral Degree 2. How effective will the implementation of curfew hours in Tacloban City? ____ Very Effective ____ Effective ____ Moderately Effective ____ Less Effective ____ Uneffective 3. What are the roles of the Barangay Officials in the implementation of curfew hours in Tacloban...
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...The novel Outsiders written by SE Hinton was published in 1967. The author tells the reader gangs. One named ‘greasers’ the other named ‘Socs’. They have a lot of differences, like different set of values and how the society see them. But they also have a lot of similarities, for example their extremely loyal to one another and they both hate each other. One of the main difference is how the society perceive the two gangs. The society treats the greasers terribly, the day they are born, they are considered, ‘juvenile delinquents’. A perfect example of this is when Steve Randle is mimicking how to society think of them. "Greaser… greaser… greaser… Oh victim of environment, underprivileged, rotten no-count hood.” On the other hand, the Socs...
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...Jessica Carpenter Marvin Caston SCWK 3233 22 April 2013 Delinquent Behavior by Maltreated Juveniles Maltreatment of youths directly influences whether or not a child will participate in acts of delinquency. In Child Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency: Investigating the Role of Placement and Placement Instability, Joseph P. Ryan and Mark F. Testa evaluate the results of maltreatment in youth and try to determine if placement in substitute care helps prevent or cause acts of delinquency. Child maltreatment, by definition, is an event occurring within the family or substitute care setting (such as a foster home, group home or daycare center). Physical abuse and neglect of children is best understood as “the manifestation of an unfolding sequence of underlying problems that are often initiated prior to the family’s formation and could be located as well in community and cultural conditions.” (Pecora, Whittaker, Maluccio & Barth, 2000) Maltreatment in children happens all the time, but it does not always happen by members of the family. Maltreatment comes in many forms and occurs by people in the community, peers and of course, members of an individual’s family. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimated that there were approximately 2.9 million children in the United States in 1999 that were the focus of a child protective investigation. 826,162 of the children in the child protective investigations were associated with a substantiated report of maltreatment...
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...Prevention Jermaine Thomas CJ 3308 Juvenile Justice University of Houston-Downtown Causes of Delinquency and Methods of Prevention Introduction Juvenile delinquency is a term used to describe illegal acts committed by individuals in society younger than the age in which the government recognizes as him/her as an adult. In America, the general rule of thumb for labeling a person as a juvenile is any person between the age of 10 and 18. However, this does vary slightly from state to state. An act committed by a juvenile can only be considered delinquent if the same act is punishable if it were to be committed by an adult. Other violations of rules such as curfew violations and underage smoking are considered age-restricted violation as opposed to being labeled as a “delinquent act”. Juvenile Delinquency has always been an issue in the criminal justice system. A study done by Sharma, Mishra, & Kumar (2013) found that the average age of juvenile delinquents was 16.20 years of age, and the average age of non-delinquents was 16.5 years of age. Furthermore, of the delinquents, most of their crimes were committed at the age of 14.84 years of age. The creation of the juvenile justice system in 1899 in Chicago was a way of dealing with this growing problem. Since then, the juvenile justice system has been very useful in helping to evaluate, rehabilitate, and if necessary, punish juveniles that commit delinquent acts. However, the issue of juvenile delinquency has continued to be...
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...the best predictor for delinquent behavior in the future is delinquent behavior in the past. The youth continue their delinquency with no guide to change their delinquent behaviors. A study conducted by Abram et Al. followed approximately 2000 juveniles for an interview after serving three years in a detention center. The interview uses a child and adolescent function scale to determine what area the juvenile would need the most attention. Reports form the surveys identified that at least 30% of those juveniles were impaired in many areas. This can mean that they are likely to keep committing crime since the needs are not addressed or they will become adult offenders. These individuals are in need of interventions...
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