Juvenile law

Treatment Methods There are multiple treatment methods and programs that have been established to assist with juvenile delinquent rehabilitation processes over the years. Some of the most effective treatment programs include the Multisystem Therapy (MST) program, the Oregon Treatment Foster Care (OTFC) program, and the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) program. The MST program focuses on the individual, family, peer, school, and social network variables that are linked with identified problems,…

It seems that every time a Juvenile commits a crime it is brought to our attention. This got me thinking, is there a level of severity a crime has to reach in order for a juvenile to be tried as an adult. I also wondered should states lower the age at which juveniles can be tried as adults? Now I don’t know too much about the way the judicial system works and how we process criminals, but it has always fascinated me. I figured since the idea of prosecuting juveniles as adults can sometimes be a…

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…

and also to show that there should be more if any after school programs should be granted to more of the behaviorally challenged students. The School system and the juvenile justice department should look at how we fund certain programs that are not helping our more delinquent offenders. Kids that have had over 2 dealings with the law should be granted first priority for special after school care. Most of the crimes commuted are doing after school, before school or on the weekends. The number…

Violence Analysis and Prevention/Intervention Juvenile Violence When studying any form of crime, we always come back to the offenders and juveniles. The following variety of questions are imposed: “What caused the behavior?”, “What could have been done to help?”, and “How can such behaviors be prevented?”. The path of crime and delinquency is always shaped during one’s upbringing. The childhood and early adolescent phase in one’s life is deemed the most important time the shaping one’s path…

In our criminal justice system, young offenders are treated far differently than adults, even having their own term known as juvenile delinquency. This term is defined as “the habitual committing of criminal acts or offenses by a young person, especially one below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible”. This is an important concept to be known in order to protect our youths, as well as have a better future for society. Society must identify individuals who are considered…

What Causes Delinquent Behavior? Juvenile delinquency refers to antisocial and criminal behavior committed by individuals under the age of 18. A juvenile offence is additionally without a doubt referred to as delinquency, or the twain terms are ancient interchangeably between famous discourse. Once a person attains adulthood, delinquent then criminal conduct is acknowledged as crime. In that way, young crime is the infant then youngling model over crime. Juvenile immoral act ecompasses couple…

A juvenile has come to the juvenile justice court as a confirmed suspect of raping a 23-year-old woman. What decision will you end up making? Will you do justice for the juvenile and the victim? He beat her with an iron rod. He inserted it into her body till it went all the way up and yanked it out, and with it, her intestines. As she shouted for him to stop, he screamed at her, 'Saali, mar! (Die) '. Despite all this, the law calls him a juvenile. Her only fault was that she was a woman and…

Should juveniles be tried as adults? When juveniles are tried in criminal court they are not considered adults for reasons such as voting and drinking. They are still considered minors because they are not developmentally less mature and responsible. Also more reckless, unpredictable and susceptible to negative peer pressure. They may be looking for an escape due to their living conditions and may cause them to make wrong decisions led by peer pressure resulting in criminal actions. Adult jail…

Juveniles are referred as someone under the age of eighteen. According to the United States Department of Justice, “More than 70 million Americans, about 1 in 4 – are younger than 18…” There are many factors that are in play when dealing with what makes a juvenile delinquent. Most adult criminals have been juvenile delinquents at some point in their life, childhood is commonly where crime starts for adult criminals. It is not uncommon for parents to be the fault in the delinquency of an…