Juvenile Justice Essay

The juvenile justice system differs from the adult justice system in several ways allowing for the distinctiveness among the two systems. In other words, the adult system focuses on restorative justice methods, such as training the offenders to accept responsibility for their crimes, and providing them with the necessary skills to avoid criminal behavior. On the other hand, the juvenile system adheres more effort into the creation of treatment programs, welfare, and offender focused probation.…

The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act was passed in 1974 and led to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to be established (Khondaker & Lewis, 2006). As the concept of juvenile justice became more apparent, juvenile prevention programs began to be implemented. While juveniles engage in crime for a variety of reasons, in order for treatment to be effective, the influences or cause of the behavior must be addressed. Within the juvenile justice system, changing…

Criminal Justice Field but however I am looking forward to getting a career in this field. When I first started out I was drawn to the probation concentration of the Criminal Justice field. After completing my Juvenile Justice course at Nash Community College and receiving my Associate Degree in Criminal Justice Technology I have now decided to work with juveniles. I am really concentrating on Juvenile Probation. I really feel there is a great need for more workers dealing with juveniles because…

modern solitary confinement, the justice system has seen some pretty drastic reform. In 1948, juvenile detention facilities were added in to the criminal justice system. (Muncie) The system has since undergone several reforms to make it what it is today. Throughout all the reform, one commonality has always remained; that is the use of “shock-discipline” (Muncie). Detention facilities are meant to shock adolescents into behaving in a desirable manner. Criminal justice is designed to redirect…

Introduction The topic of this article is the overrepresentation of minority individuals in the juvenile justice system. Through the criminal justice system there is a problem of overrepresentation of minority individuals and the juvenile justice system is not an exception. In the adult criminal justice system focal concerns are often to blame for the overrepresentation of minority individuals, while the juvenile justice system has seen little explanation. This articles major objective is to use…

Throughout history, the juvenile justice system has been heavily influenced by males. The system has put all its research towards males regarding their lifestyles (e.g. their interests, feelings, and mindset). Due to the fact that girls have only made up a small percentage of the system, but in recent years, offending by girls is on the rise. Girls are being held accountable for a larger quantity of the delinquency pie than they did in the 80s (Brookings). According to Chesney-Lind, females are…

Learning about special corrections and special problems concerning to juveniles and female prisoners helped me learn more regarding to this topics. The Federal Bureau has a Central Office, community corrections office, one hundred and sixteen institutions, and six regional offices. The Bureau helps to protects public safety and ensures that federal offenders serve their sentence of imprisonment in establishments that are properly secure, safe, cost efficient, and humane. “The Bureau is…

Thankfully in our country the justice system and its processes for juveniles does often differ than that of adults. Every year there are almost 1.7 million teens that go through the justice system (Regoli, R., Hewitt, J., & Delisi, M., 2014). There are certain differences between what they experience in the justice system and that of their older counterparts. A difference in the systems for you and adult is that for the youth there is an absence of legal guilt and an attempt at a…

I learn most about this semester is that juveniles are treated unfairly in the juvenile justice system. Depending on the age a juvenile commits a crime they are either place in a juvenile detention center. If a juvenile commits a crime when they are 15 thru 17 years old, most of the time they are tried as an adult and sent to prison, with worse criminals. Instead of rehabilitating a juvenile and treating them at their proper age. Some example of juveniles being miss treated are disobeying at…

I’m currently a senior studying criminal justice at the University of Baltimore (UB). To satisfy a requirement for my degree program, I was required to secure an internship in my major. I believe this is an excellent way for me to gain experience as well as practical knowledge of the day to day operation concerning criminal justice work. My internship search began at the beginning of my senior year, without much success. I searched online job websites, made phone calls and reached out to…