and opportunity to receive community-based treatment with judicial supervision to avoid potential incarceration. For this reason drug court has changed people’s lives in a variety of ways, which are often overlooked, are the positive impact on families and society. Overall, substance abuse offenders have a recurring problem for the criminal justice system as a result drug courts are an important strategy to reduce incarceration, provide drug treatment and reduce recidivism among nonviolent offenders
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Crime Causation and Diversion Paper Kendra V. Castro Maldonado CJA/374 Juvenile System and Process July 29, 2014 Prof. Victor Candelario- Vega Crime Causation and Diversion Paper As a prerequisite for the course, we were to analyze two different programs for juvenile offenders, this could be to prevent, to intervene or divert juveniles into committing any crime. On this paper, you will find two-intervention programs practiced in Puerto Rico, in a wish are focused to a certain type of crime
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Future of the Juvenile Justice System Lashanna Banks-Augustus Bryan Knight Samantha Mathis Barbara Minish Jenny Sutton CJA 374 July 2, 2012 Mecca Brown The Future of the Juvenile Justice System In 1899 the first separate Juvenile Court system opened in the United Sates. The Juvenile Justice system design was to separate juvenile delinquents from adult criminals. Documentation proves that juveniles do not have the maturity level or the responsibility level of an adult to receive the same
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The main point of this research when it comes to the Juvenile Justice System is to explore the effectiveness of new or alternative juvenile justice programs that are implemented in the United States in order to reduce recidivism for youth offenders. Recidivism is a concept in Criminal Justice. It refers to a person's relapse into criminal behavior, often after the person receives sanctions or undergoes intervention for a previous crime. Recidivism is measured by criminal acts that resulted in rearrest
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The juvenile court system Kathy Short 05/29/12 CJS/200 Jeni Clark Axia University of Phoenix The juvenile court system In a world that seems out of control, we examine how the youth of today have an increasing amount of criminal activity. We can see how the sweet innocent looking child turns into a person who commits criminal acts. The act of violence against others, breaking and entering, stealing, and drug charges, all can be convicted by a court of law. Over the last few years
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Corrections and Treatment Troynell Montgomery CJS/240 01/11/2013 Al Garcia Corrections and Treatment Depending on who you ask some people believe in “an eye for an eye” when it comes to crime. It makes perfect sense when you think about it. If a person is bold enough to commit a crime, then they should feel the same pain they inflicted upon their victims. With that being said, I cannot help but wonder if the same rules apply for juvenile offenders. It is my goal to discuss how it may
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“All About Juveniles & Crime” UNIT 1 By: Michelle Lee Class: Juvenile Delinquency What is Juvenile Delinquency? In my opinion, juvenile delinquency is basically young children committing crimes illegally. Also – individuals who are pretty much under the statutory age of majority. Why do you think these children are committing these crimes? I believe these children are committing these crimes because of the following: 1. they may have family problems, example: there is no food to eat in
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Per. 3 Rehabilitation works better than incarceration The juvenile criminal system has changed a lot throughout the years. The system then went from trying to help inmates and probationers get their life back on track now to an alarming punitive system. Rehabilitation increases the chances of turning a juvenile's life around rather than punishing them with jail time. Studies have even proven that rehabilitation services for young juveniles have a bigger impact than punishment. This system lacks the
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Juvenile Justice and Rehabilitation When discussing rehabilitation or punishment for juvenile delinquents, I believe there should be rehabilitation over punishment. Granted there are numerous cases that completely warrant punishment, but punishment isn’t always the answer. Adults are usually given second, third and fourth chances to change their lives. And sometimes rehabilitation isn’t involved. I believe since adolescents still have plenty of time to get counseling or learn about themselves
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juveniles who commit an act that would be a crime if they were an adult are considered juvenile delinquents. Many states give original jurisdiction to adult court for certain serious crimes while other states let the district attorney decide where the case will be tried for these serious crimes. New york state, under the Juvenile Offender law, gives the adult criminal court original jurisdiciton for murder at age 13 and for serious felonies for ages 14-15. The age at while a youth goes to an
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