|Trying Juveniles as Adults in Criminal Court: An Analysis of State Transfer Provisions Report, December 1998 Patrick Griffin Patricia Torbet Linda Szymanski National Center for Juvenile Justice Shay Bilchik, Administrator Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention [pic] Table of Contents Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Transfer Provisions Waiver Direct File Statutory Exclusion Reverse
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Officials within the agency identify the significance of working with the public in order to increase their possibility of success to prevent the recent increase of violent crimes, most specifically homicide, sexual assault and robbery. Intel shows that the increases of violent crimes are a connection to gang and drug related issues. Due to the public, political and community demand for action the VCPD has created a Departmental Task Force Strategic Plan to deal with this situation. To do the above
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million-were juvenile arrests” (Kumpfer, 1998, 1) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) report which claimed, “[I]n 1995, more than 1.7 million delinquency cases were processed in juvenile courts in the United States, representing a 7-percent increase in cases since 1994” (Sickmund, 1997, 1). This indicates that adolescents make up a noticeable portion of the total number of arrest, and it is only getting worse. To support this theory the Violent Crime Index offenses
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faces challenges, maintains certain objectives to serve, and protect the public. This paper will discuss the roles of the federal, state, and local court systems to public safety and civil rights. Before closing, we will discuss the objectives of juvenile justice, the role of private security organizations with respect to both corporate, and public protection, along with recommendations for solutions to the challenges faced by the criminal justice system, and private security organizations. The
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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
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Crime and Punishment sect. 00002 | Racial Profiling | Negative effects of race on law enforcement | Presented to Dr. Gina De Iaco | Presented by Lara Ipekian 1228828 | 11/7/2014 | | Abstract Practicing racism is the act of discriminating due to different pigmentation of skin color or culture. Racial profiling is when a person of legal authority uses their racist prejudices on a civilian while making decisions. It is hypothesized that racial minorities of a population are judged
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CheckPoint: Juvenile Court Process The first encounter a youth has with the juvenile justice system is usually his or her arrest by a law enforcement official. Other ways that youth enter the system include "referrals" by parents and schools, delinquency victims, and probation officers. A decision is usually made after arrest as to whether a youth should be detained and charged, released, or transferred into another youth welfare program. When a juvenile court case reaches the juvenile probation department
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Risk assessment plays a huge role in the juvenile justice system. Why is it so important, why is it more important than with adults? Risk assessment is important in the juvenile justice system because the assessment allows the courts to determine the likelihood of the juvenile returning to the system. The risk assessments also allow the court to develop programs to prevent the juvenile from returning to the system. The system will consider such factors as the age of the offender, prior offenses
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Gun control has been a hotly debated issue for decades in America. There are the people who think that guns should be more restricted or just completely outlawed and there are the people who believe that our access to weapons should remain the way it has been ever since the constitution was written. The second amendment in the Bill of Rights is our “right to bear arms” amendment, if there were more restrictions on guns then that would violate one of our rights. In a way gun control makes
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forms of criminal acts. The usage is continuing to increase due to advancement such as smart phones, email, and messaging and texting services; such as Facebook and Twitter. Due to ease of access and simplicity in navigation a growing trend among juveniles as well adults is cyber bullying. There are many forms of cyber bullying such as insults, spreading of false rumors, targeting of individuals or promoting attacks from others, identity theft, sharing or exploitation of individuals in embarrassing
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