Within the United States, social workers are becoming more on hands with working with children, youth and families due to many families in need of guidance and counseling. Social worker are coming in contact with more youth in these times because many are living within families, where there is a lack of attention, lack of love and a unhealthy environment. Due to the rise in these factors, social workers are called in to be a change agent and establish order in the teen live. According to Canada’s Amended Youth Criminal Act and the Problem of Persistent Youth Offenders: Deterrence and the Globalization of Juvenile Justice, “The youths who appeared most convincingly on a pathway towards desistance emphasized the positive impacts of supports afforded
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One advantages is that it teaches teens how to be responsible party in the crimes they’re involve within. Another advantage is a right to speedy trial due to if the defendant needs more time to gather information or get a lawyer that will help in representing his or her case. Third, the person being tried has a right to ask for a retrial or appeal the court case due to a lack of evidence or if there was an error in the case. Last advantage is while incarcerated it helps the teen become a better person and it gives them an understanding of how important life is outside of being in prison. One advantage in Canada is that the system is designed to make punishment is distributed, no one is given less or more punishment based on race.
One disadvantage is the criminal justice system is the unfairness that are amongst different cultures or race because Blacks have a tougher penalty verses whites. Another disadvantage is that there isn’t many resources that can help teens in bettering their life once their released from confinement. Third disadvantage is the jurors many not be into the case and due to that reason many will give a verdict based off their own reasoning. However, in Canada a disadvantage is that parents are usually forced to be punished as well and I believe that the teen should be held only accountable for their
One advantages is that it teaches teens how to be responsible party in the crimes they’re involve within. Another advantage is a right to speedy trial due to if the defendant needs more time to gather information or get a lawyer that will help in representing his or her case. Third, the person being tried has a right to ask for a retrial or appeal the court case due to a lack of evidence or if there was an error in the case. Last advantage is while incarcerated it helps the teen become a better person and it gives them an understanding of how important life is outside of being in prison. One advantage in Canada is that the system is designed to make punishment is distributed, no one is given less or more punishment based on race.
One disadvantage is the criminal justice system is the unfairness that are amongst different cultures or race because Blacks have a tougher penalty verses whites. Another disadvantage is that there isn’t many resources that can help teens in bettering their life once their released from confinement. Third disadvantage is the jurors many not be into the case and due to that reason many will give a verdict based off their own reasoning. However, in Canada a disadvantage is that parents are usually forced to be punished as well and I believe that the teen should be held only accountable for their