principle figures, including family, church, schools, police, and youth organizations, who has the most important role in the prevention of delinquency? Discuss each and explain your choice of most important. DQ 3: Discuss an example of juvenile delinquency with which you are familiar. Describe the delinquency. To what extent did the family contribute to the delinquency? What might the family have done differently? DQ 4: Are girls delinquent for different reasons than boys? Is it fair to compare
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House arrest which is also called electronic monitoring is a measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to his or her residence. Offenders on house arrest are monitored by using an electronic sensor strapped to an offender’s ankle and linked by telephone lines to a central computer which emits a continuous signal. If a signal interruption occurs during a period when the parolee should be at home the offender could be subject to arrest. House arrest is a lenient alternative to prison
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ITT-tech | Juvenile Justice Supreme Court Cases | Project 2 | | Latisha Lipsey | 7/30/2012 | | Juveniles have been committing crimes since the beginning of time, and they were punished has needed. The problem in today’s world is the youths are starting to commit more crimes, then decades ago, and another issue is how to punish a juvenile for the crime they committed. There are several landmark juvenile cases that were decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The first three cases
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Sociological Theory Responses Michele Ford CJS/240 11/16/2014 The social structure theory equates delinquency to socioeconomic conditions. Living in impoverished communities, it is believed, will cause people to choose delinquent behaviors.(Wadsworth2005) Toledo, Ohio has programs in place to help alleviate the hardships of poverty. Lucas County Jobs and Family Services, offers food stamps, cash assistance, and medical coverage. Through them a program called “The Source” was started. They
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Critically assess the claim that juvenile delinquency was legislated into existence in the nineteenth century. After a few preliminary comments contextualising the claim, I will; 1. Explore the changes in Legislation and Law enforcement agencies in the early to mid-nineteenth century focusing on the ways in which they contributed to the development of the concept of ‘juvenile delinquency’. 2. Consider the arguments of nineteenth century social investigators and reformers and their influence
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delinquents" nationally are learning disabled (LD). * Young learning-disabled males appear before a judge more than twice as often as non-learning-disabled males. * Adolescents handicapped by learning disabilities are "at high risk for delinquency.” (http://www.deseretnews.com/article/21262/LEARNING-DISABILITIES-AND-JUVENILE-CRIME.html?pg=all) We have researched several articles on this topic as well as conducting our own quantitative study. At the end of this study we will present our
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History of Juvenile Justice System Roger King University of Mount Olive Juvenile Justice Systems and Processes CJC 310 Timothy Malfitano February 7, 2015 Abstract This paper will discuss the history of the juvenile justice system. I started this paper by looking at the history of the juvenile justice system, which showed how laws and legal measures involving juvenile offenders have an extensive history. There were no isolated courts or laws, and no services for juveniles, up till the
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Juvenile crime issues in the criminal justice system can be just as complicated as dealing with adults, but the punishments are not as defining as it is for adults. Many individuals believe that when a juvenile goes to court and is punished for his delinquent acts, the people think that that is too harsh; but when the adults go to their court hearings and their punishments are set, people tend to think that that is too lenient. It always depends on the situation, regardless of where or when the act
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Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency Mary-Katherine Guzofski Liberty University Abstract An adolescent who engages in delinquent behavior is it a high risk of drug use and addiction, quitting school before graduation, future incarceration, and continued criminal behavior lasting into adulthood. Early intervention and prevention methods can divert juveniles from many of the adverse consequences that result from delinquency. Intervention is best done by parents in the home as they are the closest
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Crime Causation and Diversion paper Marquita Shelton CJA/374 Anthony McBride December 14, 2015 University of Phoenix Crime Causation and Diversion Paper In this paper will compare juvenile diversion and intervention programs operating in the state of Colorado and how they work to reduce crime. Included will be an analysis of the relationship between the premise of each program, their goals, and the major cause for juvenile delinquent behaviors. Each program will
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