Juvenile law

Why do we in the correctional field have two distinct terms for Adult Offenders, and Juvenile Delinquents? Why not just call them criminals, that’s what they are right? Well, the term criminal is a label that like most labels, will make us begin to feel like that is what we are. Such as terms like “fat” or “ugly” if someone calls us these things enough we start to believe that is who we are. A solid criminal justice system should work to rehabilitate these individuals so they may return to their…

This does not mean that gang affiliation does not cause or encourage delinquency, in a similar study conducted by Lorine Hughs and James Short , they found that“Gang status also explains nearly all (88.3 %) of the remaining inter-group variability in delinquency. Interestingly, all three measures of unstructured and unsupervised socializing—hanging in the street”…“riding around in cars”…“and attending house or quarter parties”… “continue to exhibit statistically significant positive effects on…

Sentencing juveniles to life in prison without the possibility of parole will only create real criminals. Why would juveniles proceed to redeem their actions after they have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole? Juveniles should be given the opportunity to a second chance, one truly believes with the proper resources that juveniles detention centers provide for the youths, that the juveniles have a great chance of prospering and learning from their impulsive actions…

The juvenile justice system has been criminalized leading to a more punitive system, but some juvenile justice professionals believe that a holistic approach would be more beneficial. The issues of juvenile delinquent offenders and status offenders have been addressed from a holistic approach, which involves offenders, victims, communities and families in the resolutions of problems. This holistic approach has shown successful results in decreasing the recidivism rates for status and delinquent…

A person’s childhood is a very important and fragile time of every person life. Children shouldn’t be raise in certain conditions that may affect them later on in life. My hypothesis is that I believe children from broken homes get behavioral, academic and social problems because of their unhealthy relationship between them and their parents. I will be testing my hypothesis by naturalistic observation, giving out a questionnaire, and doing individual case studies on both children and parents. I…

Conclusion: Overall, the current juvenile system is very much so causing strain and separation between juvenile delinquents and their parents (Gauthier et al., 2004; Taylor & McQuillan, 2014; Whelan, 2003), which is often times connected to high recidivism rates (More Services, 2012; Ryan et al., 2014; Trulson et al., 2005), as well as having an adverse effect on the youth’s potential for familial reunification (Amandoala, 2009; D’andrade & Huong, 2014; Dorsey et al., 2014; Garfinkel, 2010).…

Violence Reducing Community Juvenile delinquency is defined as committing offenses or actions by person of the age 18 or younger. Delinquent juveniles mostly only receive conventional criminal prosecutions if the option for their offenses is possible. Virginia has a vested interest in promoting state and local policies that prevent juvenile delinquency (Blanco, Miller, & Peck, 2007). Not only Virginia, but many other states now offer programs to juveniles to give them a second chance. Several…

and possible solutions of juvenile delinquency. Before reading Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity and Dubious Conceptions: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy I had my own theories regarding juvenile delinquency and how education, teen pregnancy, the family system and poverty played a role in youth becoming part of the juvenile justice system. While reading these two novels, the authors, Ann Ferguson and Kristen Luker, challenged my opinions on juvenile delinquency and…

turn the car around because the siblings are fighting over a toy or to the teenagers for sneaking into the house just a little past curfew, principals from pranks. But in the book Last chance in Texas, by John Hubner, a book written about violent juvenile delinquents attempting to turn their life before it plummets and they head to the Adult Jail. In this case, those toddlers fighting over a toy is petty. Last Chance, twists your guts and emotions as they navigate a labyrinth of childhood…

achievement and higher juvenile delinquency will come from the Maryvale area. The study will show how Maryvale area schools will have lower academic achievement and higher substance use compared to other schools in other areas within the Phoenix metropolitan area. Schools in other communities will also be surveyed in order to compare the views and behaviors of youth to their peers in…