Juvenile delinquency in the United States

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    Since the beginning, the juvenile justice system has advanced from witnessing children being sentenced in adult courts to a system that struggles to protect the welfare of juvenile delinquents, but to also be firm on the acts of crime to protect the public from harm. With the development of times reforms made to the juvenile justice system changed from the initial goal of changing the system to a less severe one to a system that has a unique resemblance to the adult criminal justice system. The…

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    The understanding of the Juvenile Justice System can be hard for a lot of individuals. Understanding the different ages in certain cities and counties as to whom is classified as a juvenile can be difficult if you’re not familiar with the justice system. According to United Stated Department of Justice a juvenile is an individual who has not attained his or her eighteenth birthday. In most places that is standard age for a Juvenile. The term juvenile can be used on a day to day bases; however…

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    Dammer & Albanese (2010), youth are tried in juvenile courts (unless the crime is severe and violent) as long as they are under the age of 18. What is interesting about this chapter is the argument of maintaining the age distinction because of the slow cognitive development of minors. The argument explains that due to a slow cognitive development, minors are unable to understand the gravity of their delinquent acts; thus, permitting the intervention of juvenile courts to utilize rehabilitative…

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    Juvenile Delinquency has been a declining problem in Canada since it’s peak in the 1990s (Allen and Superle, 2014). As of 2014, the crime rate was of 4,322 per 100,000 youth, amounting to 101,000 youth (ages 12 to 17) accused of Criminal Code violations in 2014 (Allen and Superle, 2014). However, they mostly consisted of relatively minor offences, the most frequent—criminal—offences were theft of $5,000 and under, mischief, and common assault (Allen and Superle, 2014). Scouting is the solution…

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    these social crises, economic globalization and politic control take over or degenerate the importance of moral education to our young people. Moral instruction and its elements will help us to eliminate juvenile delinquency in Cape Verde, and any kind of violence. Moreover, juvenile delinquency can only be defeated if parents give their children a proper education (moral education), and supported be the government. Also the government should create real opportunities for our young people…

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    Tracking Juvenile Delinquency: Why and Who Cares? Introduction What comes to mind when you hear the words juvenile delinquent? Do you picture a teenager “tagging” a building, hanging out on the corner smoking a cigarette, or toilet papering a neighbor’s yard? Maybe, once upon a time but now it is so much more than just shenanigans and misdemeanor crimes. Many of today’s youth or mini adults as I like to call them are involved in serious criminal behavior like murder, rape, and or assaults.…

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    Theory states that deviance occurs when a person has no control over their environment; they stray from norms and commit crimes. Travis Hirschi also believe that humans want to belong and that criminals are made when one’s bond to society is abated. Using Hirschi’s Control Theory, crime rate is low in Japan due to conformity being crucial, the publics’ view of prison, and the punishments in prison being harsh. Juvenile delinquency rates are also low; a factor contributing to low juvenile…

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    Statistics Currently, there is a total of 73.8 million children under the age of 18 years old in the United States. Out of that number, 225 out of every 100,000 were arrested in 2010. The great News is that the rate of youth offenders has dropped since 1994 (by 55%) but even with that reduction, it just shows that the number of youth arrested is still at an alarming rate (Juvenile Delinquency Statistics, n.d.). In this body of work, two different programs and reduction efforts will be…

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    Critical Analysis of the Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas Theory Juvenile delinquency has been an issue within the justice system for quite some time now. During the past decades, there have been several speculations made as to why juvenile delinquency tends to occur and where it stems from in American cities, such as Chicago. In the book “Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas,” published by the University of Chicago Press in 1942, authors Clifford R Shaw and Henry McKay insist that ethics…

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    towards juvenile individuals and to reduce those associated with criminal activities. This was attempted by improving the physical appearance of surrounding neighborhoods, recreational activities, and direct member involvement with troubled youth via either school or courtroom. Unfortunately, there was no way of evaluating the effectiveness during its original conception, it wasn’t apparent till a review was publish be the Rand Corporation, declaring the program was effective at reducing…

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