Diversion

Crime continues to be an important issue of the 21st century. In the 1980s and early 1990s, crime was high. The increase in crime was very short but it still has a lasting effect on the juvenile justice system. Because of the many youth gangs, gun violence, and drugs, they created three agencies that present new ways of handling youth offenders on a separate system. The first agency was the way that they portrayed the violence of the youth. Because of that, the fear of crime to the public was…

Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines recreation as “A means of refreshment or diversion”. It describes conservation as “official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management”. A true outdoorsman knows these words and their definitions by a commonly disregarded and misunderstood colloquialism “Pack it in, Pack it out”. Many people believe that this phrase translates into “If its mine, I pack it out”. What…

identified, the policy violated or expectation not met, and the action plan for correction. It will also include a time frame for re-evaluation or what is required of the caregiver to consider performance expectation met. A serious offense such as the diversion of controlled substances, falsifying records, or a criminal offense would likely end in immediate termination and bypass the standard corrective action…

Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in a farmhouse just outside the village of Anchiano in present day Italy. He and his father's family moved to Florence when he was 12. At 14 he started his artist’s apprenticeship in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio. Here he learned a wide amount of technical skills involving metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting. This is where he really started to appreciate science. Leonardo had little formal education (Basic…

Do You Hate Math? 5 Ways to instil a Love of Math in Kids! We find many students hate Math from the bottom of their hearts and they do not know the reason for their hatred. This leads to negative scores in Math and their lack of understanding the value of Math in life. It is greatly parental duty to instill a love of Math in kids and there are ways for it.Here are they: 1: Be a Math myth buster: There are many myths about Math. It is a general feeling that Math doers are gifted brains with…

“ Uncovering Yourself Through Diversion” Anger. Frustration. Stress. All families have issues. The author of “Golden Glass”, Alma Luz Villanueva, and the author of “My Favorite Chaperone”, Jean Davies Okimoto, tell the story of two adolescents who overcome obstacles. Maya, the main character in “My Favorite Chaperone”, and Ted, the main character in “Golden Glass”, both develop by building stronger connections with their parents. At the beginning of “Golden Glass”…

In the late 1950’s and throughout the 1960’s sentencing for misdemeanor or non-violent felonies where at the hands of the judges. This allowed a certain amount of controlled flexibility in how they sentenced. They came up with some very constructive ways of dealing with what they perceived as a possible and potential long term problem individual. The sentencing sometimes took on a geopolitical form by offering the individual to be sentenced, the potential problem child, to a two-year stint in…

preparing to attend college in the hopes of becoming a lawyer. So when I heard there was an opportunity to volunteer inside of my city’s court system, I jumped at the opportunity. The program I volunteer with is the Independence Youth Court, a diversion court program within the Juvenile Courts. First and second-time juvenile offenders are referred to Youth Court, a court composed of their peers. Within the program, they will be tried, defended, judged,…

Teen courts (also known as youth courts or peer courts) are specialized diversion programs for young offenders that use court-like procedures in courtroom settings. It is an alternative for first time teenaged offenders. The typical delinquent youth referred to teen court is probably 12 to 15 years old, in trouble for the first time, and charged with vandalism, stealing or other non-violent offense. The teen court offers a non-binding, informal alternative to the regular juvenile court process.…

and fairness to different races when this poem was written. The purpose for writing this poem was his own experience with this issue. This poem can impact the reader by making them see a new point of view on this topic. Maybe they have some racial diversion themselves and aren’t treated equally. It gives them a sense that they aren’t the only one’s going through this. The effect that connotation has has people is to make a more emotional connection. With certain words that are used, you get more…