diverse sorts of offenses are felonies, misdemeanors, petty offenses, and truancies in which all fall under the juvenile court essentially due to the age of the guilty party. Juvenile delinquency, status offense, and children in need of supervision are the three classifications that juvenile court matters fall under. Delinquency is defined as, “A violation of a criminal law that would be a crime if the act were committed by an adult”. These cases include minors who have carried out unlawful acts, implying
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potential entrants and higher barriers to entry, lesser substitutes for the firm’s products and a weaker bargaining power of the consumers and suppliers. Competitive incumbent firms or existing businesses in a particular market adopts strategic entry deterrence to discourage potential entrants from entering into competition in the market. These actions from the existing companies create and strengthen barriers to entry for the industry for new entrants. However, this course of action causes market to lose
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city government, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. There are three areas that this proposal will address as far as social need and the explanation for these services. The three areas of deficiency that have to be addressed in relation to delinquency are family life and financial need, diagnosis of mental disabilities, and the likelihood of offending based on ethnic background. The purpose of this new facility is not to punish, but to get to the root of the reason for offending. Mental Health
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Crime Causation and Diversion Kendra McCauley CJA 374 July 27, 2015 Professor Erica Williams Crime Causation and Diversion The following paper will compare two juvenile diversion programs that are currently offered and operating in the state of Nevada. This paper will address how the programs work to reduce juvenile crime based on an analysis of the relationship between program premise and goals and one or more major causes of juvenile delinquent behavior. This paper will also address the
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juvenile diversions, intervention, or prevention programs working with the state of Arkansas. This study shows the relationship of the mission promise for each of juvenile prevention programs. The goals of the programs define the causes of juvenile delinquency providing innovative solutions to the current problems for the youthful offenders. Arkansas Department of Family and Protective Services A wide array of departments shows the advantages of professionals working with the community to gain the
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d Homework Assignment #6: Child Labor: Rights, Risks, and Realities Li-Chung Pan Boston University Metropolitan College AD746 Business Law & Regulation in a Global Environment Prof. Martin L. Saradjian February 20th, 2013 1. Child labor was used extensively before laws and legislations were enacted to abolish child labor. Nowadays, child labor is used in developing countries where child labor laws are not strictly enforced or there aren’t any child labor laws. Where child labor
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Juvenile Services Comparison Archie Parks CJA/374 December 14, 2012 Steve Kurrle Juvenile Services Comparison Introduction For this comparison paper I have chosen to study two Juvenile programs that are actively involved in Norfolk Public School and work directly with student’s who have active cases in the Department of Juvenile Justice. This comparison will conduct research on the Youth Challenged Advised and Positively Promoted program (YCAPP) and the Tidewater Youth Services Commission
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here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/cjs-240-entire-course/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM CJS 240 ENTIRE COURSE CJS 240 Week 1 Checkpoint Statistics CJS 240 Week 1 Discussion Questions 1 and 2 CJS 240 Week 2 Checkpoint Delinquency Deterrence Response CJS 240 Week 2 Individual Assignment Theories CJS 240 Week 3 Checkpoint Sociological Theories Response CJS 240 Week 3 Discussion Questions 1 and 2 CJS 240 Week 4 Assignment Gender and Family CJS 240 Week 4 Checkpoint Case Study
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punishment that were recognized: (1) retribution, (2) general deterrence, (3) specific deterrence, (4) incapacitation, and (5) rehabilitation. Retribution is the imposition of sentence given to someone who committed a crime. An example is a criminal committing a murder will be imposed to a death penalty. General deterrence is the concept “that the choice to commit delinquent acts can be controlled by the threat of punishment,” (Juvenile Delinquency: The Core, 2005). Because the society is aware that the
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Analytical Paradigms: * Classic criminology * People have free will and make rational choices * Positivist criminology * People are pulled or pushed by internal or external forces Deterrence theory: * Basic premise: * All individuals choose to obey or violate the law by a rational calculation of the risk of pain versus potential pleasure derived from the act * Principles of punishment: * Severity * Penalties should be severe enough * Certainty
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