Criminal responsibility of juvenile A “juvenile” means a person who has not completed eighteen years of age. A boy or girl under eighteen years of age is a “juvenile” according to the Juvenile Justice Act (JJA), 2000. Earlier, according to the JJA, 1986, the age of boys and girls were different, but however, the JJA 2000 which repealed the JJA, 1986, brought the age of male juveniles at par with the female juveniles. Another reason for increasing the age of male juveniles by the JJA 2000 is to bring
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is one of the youngest defendants to be charged with homicide and not only was he charged with one homicide but two because of the unborn child’s death as well. The 11-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charges. During the time that more court hearings were taking place, the boy’s family said that he was innocent and should be tried in juvenile court. After he was arrested, they had placed him in the County Jail, but authorities later moved him to a juvenile center because his attorneys argued them
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Supreme Court in Coker v. Georgia, 433 U.S. 584, held that the death penalty for the rape of an adult was "grossly disproportionate" and an "excessive punishment," and hence was unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment (Victor L. Streib, 2004). The Court looked at the relatively few states that allowed the death penalty for rape and the few death sentences that had been handed down. Death penalty to juveniles is another controversial topic in our justice system today (Victor L. Streib, 2004). A lot
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Ed.2d 310 (2011), the U.S. Supreme Court held that: “‘our history is replete with laws and judicial recognition’ that children cannot be viewed simply as miniature adults” and that “kids are different than adults” and are uniquely vulnerable to interrogation. In J.D.B., the thirteen year old juvenile who was in 7th grade was charged with breaking and entering as well as larceny. A digital camera, which was one of the items reported missing from one of the two homes that were broken into was found
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THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM CHAPTER ONE Chapter Outline Origins of the Juvenile Justice System Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Defining Delinquency Defining a Juvenile Chapter Objectives After completing this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Describe the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. 2. Explain what is meant by delinquency. 3. Explain what is meant by status offenses. 4. Compare the ways in which the various states define a juvenile. 5. Identify and define the unique terms used in the juvenile
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Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Cheryl Cooper CJA/374 July 8, 2014 University of Phoenix Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections Case Study A youth on parole in Louisiana, Mychal Bell, 17, was ordered back to prison for 18 months following numerous parole violations. He had been placed on probation on four previous occasions for violent incidents. Bell was a former member of the “Jena 6,” a group of six black teens who had beaten a white student, Justin Barker, in December 2006
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Juvenile Rehabilitation Shelly Stanko CJS/240 February 26, 2012 Farrell Binder Juvenile Rehabilitation In the previous few decades, the United States justice policy has become more punitive. In particular, in the 1990s legislatures all over the county passed laws under which an increasing number of young people can be charged in criminal courts and incarcerated in adult prisons. Certainly, in nearly every
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unintentionally killed the victim. Tate was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Tate could have been charged with manslaughter as the rules for manslaughter are geared towards charging a person for negligence versus intent to kill. However, the judge felt the slaying was “cold, callous and indescribably cruel.” In the case, King v. Florida, Alex King, 13, and Derek King, 14, were charged with first degree murder, arson and were given under 10 years in prison without parole. The King siblings
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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
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Corrections and Treatment COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENTS Sometimes when a juvenile is charged with a crime there are options available to them that does not include jail time. One option is community-based treatments, community-based treatments refers to efforts to provide care, protection, and treatment for juveniles that are in need. The two community-based treatments that I will focus on are probation and electronic monitoring. Probation is non-punitive legal dispositions for delinquent
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