Juvenile law

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 described, the determination of sociological theories that shape the City of Miami-Dade public policy for delinquency prevention and ideas from the author that would improve juvenile delinquency efforts with examples. Keywords: reduction, change, juvenile,…

Within today’s society the issues of juvenile delinquency and the effects of home environment continue to be a major concern amongst the influences on many levels of social and environmental aspects. Today the issue continues to rise, and children who are exposed to social disorganization within their home environment are more at risk of delinquent behavior. As studies continue to develop in attempting to understand juvenile delinquency and its effects, there have been many factors that…

Juvenile justice is a slightly new notion from the transformations of laws associated to youthful offenders. Early implications for juveniles sought a rehabilitation approach; there was no room for punishment in the early juvenile justice system. The juvenile justice system that was implemented when most offenses were school yard fights was made to be ever changing and almost always reforming. Approximately 2 million juveniles are arrested every year for various crimes, bear in mind only half…

The impact of low socioeconomic and social disorganization of communities on juvenile delinquency crime rates Abstract Low socioeconomic communities and dysfunctional social order contribute to a large wave of juveniles participating in criminal activities. The activities involving drugs, theft, robbery, assaults, graffiti, and gang activity are some examples of crime that can negatively impact a community, by decreasing a community’s monetary value, moral respect, and a sense of community.…

Upsurge of single parenting since 1980s has come with an increase in juvenile delinquency in the United States. Single-parenting, a problem of the minorities and poor in the past, but nowadays, single-parent families occupy every nooks and crannies of our society! Across the aisle, from the whites to the people of color; from the downtrodden to the super rich, are single-parents not only in the United States, but also all over the universe. Over 60% of children born in the United States since…

young as 14 years of age as adults and place them in adult facilities. These facilities often do not address the problems that youth are experiencing. States, specifically Louisiana has not seen a decline in incarceration since the passing of The Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2003 (Act 1225). The purpose of this study to re-examine Act 1225 and to offer an alternative of implementing evidence-based community programs…

Definitions: If you take a look back at their definitions, their definition of a juvenile is a young person who has not reached the age of which he or she should be treated as an adult for the purposes of criminal law Contention 1: the very beginning of contention 1 where they are talking the children and adolescents arrested that have mental health issues, they did not give a date of when that statement was found so for all i know it was written several years ago and could be…

Poverty on Trauncy Truancy may be operationally defined as the habitual engagement in unexcused absences from school (Dalun, Katsiyannis, Barrett, & Willson, 2007). In regards to juvenile delinquency, truancy cases are minor offenses in court, although it can cause major issues in the future. From 1985 to 2000, juveniles ages 15 and younger accounted for 78% of all truancy cases (Puzzanchera et al., 2004). The percentage of truancy offense cases adjudicated was 63%, with the most common…

PLACEMENT OF DELINQUENT JUVENILES There could be a variety of reasons why a juvenile is placed in a detention facility. As well as a differing amount of time spent in the facility. However, Baltodano, Platt, & Roberts (2005) found that the average time for confinement of a juvenile in a detention facility has remained stable over time. The general time frame is estimated at fourteen days. However, a judge does have the discretion to release a juvenile within the first two days. It was found that…

amazing to hear people converse about juveniles. If I were to hear someone say that juvenile delinquency has increased since the last thirty years, I would comment many factors influence deviant behaviors. In Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society by Kristen A. Bates and Richelle S. Swan elaborates,“in order to understand juvenile delinquency, we must understand how issues of age, gender, race, class, and sexual orientation, to name a few, affect juveniles”. (Bates & Swan…