Detention

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…

The average weight and height of a 17-year-old male is 142 lbs. and 5ft. 7 in. tall. The average weight and height of a 17-year-old female is 120 lbs. and 5ft. 3in. tall (Disabled-World). The average 17-year-olds intelligence about their actions and repercussions is close to none. After reading these things, does it seem fair to place a 17-year-old in adult prisons and jails? Sadly, multiple states place teenagers into their adult system everyday. Erik Eckholm of The New York Times states,…

Have you ever been to summer camp? If you have where? Have your parents ever let you stay at someone’s house for the summer? That is exactly what happens to Margaret Rose Kane in the book The Outcasts of 19 Schedler Place. There are many character in the book The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place the main character is Margaret she’s an only child and her parents left for an archeological dig in Peru for the summer. They told her that she gets to choose who she wants to stay with for the summer,…

minor. And then there are there disadvantages of a adult criminal court where the young adult can be sentenced to life, the young adult may have to serve time in an adult jail or prison (if it comes down to that),rather than going to a juvenile detention…

Race disparity in the Juvenile System In recent events that have unfolded with minority shootings, can we say that the justice system is fair with the minority youth? Recent studies show that minority juveniles are at a higher risk of being profiled and imprisoned than white juveniles. This gives reasoning to believe that there is an issue regarding minority disparity throughout the juvenile system. Which brings up the question are minority juveniles being arrested more, and are they offered a…

Life Sentences For juveniles. I am a pro in this situation of teens being charged as adults. Juveniles are being charged as adults now a days more and more cause to the crimes they are committing. Teens are doing these crimes and are not realizing the consequences to these crimes. They have that mindset that if they do something they won’t face serious charges due to their age. There is 1st degree 2nd degree third degree and involuntary manslaughter. I am a pro because I believe that if an…

Identifying Information G. F. is a 42 year old, bi-racial, single, heterosexual male. G. F. lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before being detain at the Allegheny County Jail on September 24, 2016. Client states that he does not have any aliases. Reason for Referral G. F. was referred from the Allegheny County Jail to Allegheny County Treatment Alternative (ACTA). G. F. presents with Opioid Use Disorder (F11.10), severe and Cocaine Use Disorder (F14.10), severe. Client stated that before…

As a Society, we emphasize that children are our future and how they have the potential to keep changing the world, which is why we must invest in their future. However, it seems that those children that are classified or seen as deviant are not a part of that vision of having the potential to make a positive impact. Therefore, their life does not matter, which is why they get lost in a system and carry a mentality that they do not matter. A major purpose of prison is to cause rehabilitation,…

Like I have said before, I am proud to be a First Generation student. I feel like we are the minority, though. I am glad that I have a classroom full of people that I have something in common with. With being the minority, it is sometimes hard to make connections with people. I feel like some people look down on First Generation students and others think that it is very cool. I know someone has told me, “Wow, I can’t imagine what it is like for you.” So far, I don’t think it has had much of…

Many youthful offenders are kept in prison and charged as adults for crimes they might have done under the influence of drugs or just mainly peer pressure. Teenagers are charged with crimes that have been just are the victims of the system and some are victims of their own lives. Teenagers should not be charged as adults because their actions come from their lack of intellectual capacity, the danger that faces them in prison and the prison system can also give rehabilitation for them to turn…