Juvenile law

Reflection Paper: Juvenile Curfews and Courts Throughout the reading of “Juvenile Curfews and Courts,” Hemmens & Bennett outlines, and interprets the development of juvenile courts, and if curfews are an efficient tool to have within society. The author stresses that juvenile curfews treat children as second-class citizens that need to be protected more than adults, curfews threaten the exercise of a number of rights, and that by adopting these regulations it is a sign of public hysteria…

Juveniles can be a tricky population to work with because of stubborn behaviors, influences from peers, family problems and education. The authors Gaines K and Miller R of Criminal Justice In Action, confirms there is a strong correlation between substance abuse, antisocial & illegal behaviors amongst juveniles. “94% of young offenders who have entered into juvenile detention system self-report drug use and 85% report using drugs within six months of prior to entering into the juvenile detention…

Sarmiento Date:5/5/18 Subject: Final Memorandum Inadequate Mental Health The juvenile justice system is now faced with a continuous need to provide mental health care for the youths. The original purpose of the juvenile justice system was to offer rehabilitation and set out preventative measures to the juvenile delinquency system, the system focused more on the rights of the children over punishment. The juvenile system was set up to divert children from going through the adult harsh…

factors for juvenile offending: A qualitative analysis. American Journal Of Public Health, 105(7). 1365-1371. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302228. This article studied many youths’ roles in protective factors for juvenile offending. They discussed methods on how they did interviews with juveniles in jail. These interviews consisted of juveniles who were offending protective or risk factors. The study was started by the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court. The people that were studied were the juveniles…

To understand how juveniles in Brazil are managed compared to adult you have to understand what is going on within the country’s economy. Brazil has seen an unprecedented spike in crime in adults and youth. The surge is a factor of Brazil’s booming economy; this causes a dilemma when a wide gap exist between rich, middle class and the poor, with the poor representing the largest group. The Brazilin children do not grow up with preschool and day care is almost no existent especially for the…

Correctional institute is that penal institution where juveniles are held temporarily so that they learn to behave. After watching the video, it is obvious that such efforts are not getting any successful and young offenders keep on hurting themselves and fighting with the police officers to leave that place. Studies show that there are very very few programs which may have some positive effect in the prevention of future delinquency like the “Future soldier program”. In future soldier program,…

Juvenile delinquency is a problem in America today and can be prevented. A juvenile delinquent is defined by a youth who commits an act that would be a crime were it to be committed by an adult. Without proper intervention, criminal activity may lead to serious consequences. There are many factors as to how a juvenile becomes a delinquent. Who exactly is considered a juvenile? Any juvenile who is physiologically, emotionally, and intellectually immature (Hess, Hess Orthmann and Wright). There…

Their main focus was to classify the probability of juveniles reoffending. Researchers refer to genetics being linked to recidivism among serious juvenile offenders opposed youths engaged in minor offences. Adolescences were placed in two separate activity groups structured versus unstructured. Youths in a community with organized activities displayed decreased incidents…

police discretion in handling juveniles and what variables seem to impact officers the most. Whether or not a juvenile is processed into the system is dependent on their encounter with the police. Police can be called the “gatekeepers” to the juvenile justice system or criminal justice system. They have discretion to decide what it the best possible decision. A juvenile’s first interaction with the law is usually with…

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…