CRJS-6137-4 Analysis of an Offender Larry Tyus April 10, 2016 ABSTRACT My topic is about being a drug dealer and addressing all of the concepts of what and constitute and define a drug dealer, and it does get a bad rap, but at the same times it is glorified through songs and movies. We will address the issue of whether being a criminal is an inherent trait or learned behavior, the average age group of most dealers and their family and social environments. I will only use data as it pertains to cocaine
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a criminal defendant a fundamental right to be clearly informed of the nature and cause of the charges against him” (Lectric, n.d) par. 1). The Fourth Amendment protects every individual from being wronged by the police and the government. Every court in the United States must always be fair to every individual without causing harm, or unfair trials and sentences to be brought to the defendant. Due process is considered to be, “the idea that laws and legal proceedings must be fair and the Constitution
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The Effects of Family Structure and Values on Juvenile Delinquency Christina M. Bracey 201240 Fall 2012 CJUS 230-B02 LUO Professor DeBoer Liberty University Online October 12, 2012 Abstract The changes in family values and structure in the United States has helped contribute to juvenile delinquency today. Society needs to recognize problems within the home before trying to find solutions to problems for todays at risk youth in America. Major structural changes inside of the home could
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One strength to this theory is that it offers an explanation that the offenders often know what they are doing and that they recognize that it is wrong. As such, they should be held accountable for whatever crime that they have committed, by the court system. The weakness to this is that it seems to never be implemented. It is casually ignored in today’s society, and most crimes are either explained away with another form of a different theory, such as the Strain Theory. As previously stated,
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RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENT DRUG ABUSE NIH GUIDE, Volume 25, Number 37, November 1, 1996 PA NUMBER: PA-97-005 P.T. 34, AA Keywords: Drugs/Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse PURPOSE The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 1 The Correlation Between Child Maltreatment & Juvenile Delinquency April 6, 2014 CHILD MALTREATMENT & JUVENILE DELINQUENCY 2 Abstract Research suggests that there is a correlation between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. The findings indicate that children, who have experienced abuse or neglect during childhood, are at increased risk of committing crimes in adolescence. A substantial number of children enter the juvenile justice system
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Wales and New Zealand are examined and recidivism rates compared. Treatment programs for offenders with drug and alcohol issues and the various strategies within the criminal justice system such as diversion, education and drug court programs are examined and differences explained. Rehabilitation programs such as education, life skills, employment and cognitive behavioural treatment are explained and research discussed. Conclusions will be drawn outlining programs with the highest level of recidivism
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Institutional and Systems Failure He needed more help and support than what he received Institutionalized (in the system since 14 years old) Institutional Failure (DJJ history and juvenile arrests & incarceration) System failure (DJJ, criminal justice system, school, family services) Evidence of improvement when the systems intervened and he was removed from environment (evidence: better behavior in DJJ and better behavior in jail)
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olds are too young to understand the difference between right and wrong. This is where “they” are wrong! Juveniles (anyone under the age of eighteen) set over 98,000 fires each year. Over one million children are injured due to fire and three thousand die from fire-related deaths annually. It has been determined that twenty-five percent of children who die in a fire incident have started the fire themselves. The average property loss caused by juvenile arson setters is three billion dollars
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Crime and the affecting factors of the criminal behavior Prof. Dr. Ayman Elzeiny First : - Introduction to crime : The information about the crime reaches to the public may be through the newspapers , television programs, films, and novels . Some of us have accumulated experience with crime by having ourselves been victims or knowing others who have been victims, some by being offenders (or at least defendants), or knowing such individuals, and others by being occupationally
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