Footnote To Youth Essay

population has a high rate of inmates with mental disorders. In the last few decades, mental illness diagnoses have greatly increased. Many ill youths enter the criminal justice system and are put into juvenile detention centers, the juvenile justice system’s version of jail, due to their disruptive behavior (Holman & Ziedenberg, 2006). Many troubled youth and their families do not have access to local mental facilities, or proper medication to aid them. Poor access to resources can greatly…

These prisons are geographically isolated, it is extremely difficult for juvenile prisoners to maintain relationship with people back home. These youths are exposed to a harsh, lifeless physical environment, and high rates of violence(Hager 2). This can cause the juvenile offenders to get a lot of stress and it won’t help them become a better person. It might even make matters worse. James Stewart…

At the time of the offense, Dennis was not on probation supervision; however, on October 4, 2016, he was ordered to complete community service for a curfew violation he was found guilty of in the Portsmouth Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. His case was being monitored by the Third District Court Service Unit. According to the above petitions filed on 11/01/16, Suffolk Police Detective J. L. Williams reported the following took place in the city of Suffolk. “On 10/29/16, at 5:47 p…

Every year in the United States hundreds of thousands youth are locked away in the nation’s 591 secure detention centers (Holman & Ziedenberg, 1921). When discussing detention centers, they are supposed to change and rehabilitate the children’s lives effectively to enhance their chance to avoid the juvenile justice system. Instead juvenile detention centers are the juvenile justice system’s version of “jail,” sharing the same dynamics, where the youth are being held before the court has judged…

This incident happened in the City of Auburn, County of King, Washington. On 4-6-2016 at about 1955 hrs I was dispatched to 12704 SE 295th ST for the report of a stolen vehicle. Dispatched advised the reporting party, Ikhra Mohamed, was 911 to report that her vehicle was stolen and she believed that her brother, Diriye Mohamed, was the likely suspect. I knew all involved parties as I was recently at the address for a dispute and sighting of a juvenile runaway. During that incident, Ikhra…

I grew up in a small church, where my mom was a Sunday school teacher and my dad was the Assistant Pastor. They also were involved in the youth a lot. Growing up, I can remember driving down the road on our way to church and seeing kids that knew or my mom knew and we would ask them if they wanted to go to church with us. Next thing you knew, we have like 5-6 local kids going to church with us. I can remember when we use to ask them where they lived so we could make sure that it was alright with…

Recently I was watching Beyond Scared Straight, a show that broadcasts a juvenile crime prevention program that takes place in prisons around the U.S. In this episode a 17-year-old boy, Jerahn, was facing up to 35 years in jail for credit card fraud. Many would agree and say yes that this boy being nearly an adult should be mindful of his own actions and deserves his sentence. While others,like myself, believe that he should receive a less severe punishment and not be tried as an adult. Each…

Chlamydia screening for all females in juvenile detention amenities is suggested at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Torrone et al., 2015). Recognizing common factors of chlamydia could allow only specific screenings which would then reduce costs while still revealing many infections (Torrone et al. 2015). The study used various factors to classify features affiliated with chlamydia among females aged 12 to 18 years old in a juvenile detention facility in San Diego during January…

In today’s society there are an increasing number of juvenile delinquents, with that, so is the rate of mental health disorders. More than 2 million youth are arrested every year in the United Sates; more than 600,000 are processed through juvenile detention centers; and more than 93,000 are placed in secure juvenile correctional facilities ( Snyder & Sickmund, 2006). With one and every five kids in the system having a treatable mental disorder, the juvenile justice system should have an…

After reading the scenario it is my opinion that the defense attorney did not comply with his duties and responsibilities as an attorney. I also feel that his actions were unethical because a defense attorney’s responsibility is to provide a vigorous and competent defense for their client. Therefore, in this case he fails to do his duty as well as failed to represent his client appropriately because he gave him and his parents the wrong information. It was his job to prevent an innocent person…