The Juvenile

In juvenile detention, there are several positons, each performs various duties that relate to the juveniles incarcerated or on probation. Employees are responsible from tasks ranging from supervising to counseling. Some of the employees monitor certain actions and well-being of the juveniles. Many times, psychological evaluations are done to aid in the rehabilitation process. This can cause extreme stress on the employees. Juveniles can become violent or confrontational. Even with the amount of stress, the job can become rewarding (Liou, 1995). Those working with juveniles who are frequently in and out of facilities are juvenile correctional counselors. The counselor aids the juveniles work towards a better life by increasing the outlook…

Juvenile advocates had the idea of starting community programs in order to test if these children change from their punishment better than those that are in correction facilities (Lyons 758). Many of these children were found to have better attitudes than the juveniles who have been sentenced to prison or jail. Programs such as “positive youth development” or “restorative justice” programs are used to help children reform themselves, and also stay active in their communities. These programs are…

they are true such as the statement that the planet is round. There are other times when there is a large scale argument whether something is true or not, whether something should be handled one way or another. There was a time where many argued that the planet was flat and others said it was round. Regardless of who is right, there will always be topics that are very controversial. One such topic we face in the present is that of juvenile delinquency and how we should treat these juveniles once…

Teens convicted of murder should be able charged as juveniles because their brain has not yet finished being developed and they may still have a chance of turning their life around by being rehabilitated. teenagers are still at an early point in their life and it is very possible that they will rehabilitate and become better people. Impulse control, according to Laura Sanders, is the “ability to overcome our emotions so that we don’t react in ways we shouldn’t” (Fear Prompts Teens to Act…

According to William Thompson’s and Jack Bynum’s Juvenile Delinquency: A Sociological Approach, “A gang is a group of recurrently associating individuals with identifiable leadership and internal organization, identifying with or claiming control over territory in a community, and engaging either individually or collectively in violent or other forms of illegal behavior” (274). Gangs have been an issue for years and depending on one’s status within society, gangs are some parent’s worst fears.…

Juvenile Injustice Since the late 90’s juveniles, who have committed crimes, have been given life sentences without parole. After reviewing many cases, where juvenile's shared their stories and how they have changed, people are questioning the life sentence action. On one hand the Supreme Court and many judges feel that juveniles who commit crimes should not be given life sentences. On the other hand four justices believe that a crime is a crime and everyone who commits a heinous…

It is predict that juvenile delinquency can decrease with substantial help, care and counseling. The significance of this study is to research and examine treatment programs for juvenile delinquents in the United States, in order to help provide solutions to juvenile delinquency and deter juveniles from future incarceration. The purpose of this final research paper is to shed some light on the lives of juvenile offenders and promote change and reform for juvenile’s lives. To begin with,…

Today, if we were to make a video like this one, it would most likely contain an instance wherein juveniles thought drugs were safe enough for themselves and despite the warnings try them. Also, the juveniles would be unrulier than the video because morals are completely different than in earlier times. For instance, the girl who stayed behind from the date would probably have snuck out because she felt as though her mother was being too hard on her. Then, in the end, she would end up in the…

In 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…

An estimated 250,000 youth are tried, sentenced, or incarcerated as adults every year across the United States. These minors are being stuck into over crowded prisons with grown men every year and destined to live, eat, and sleep with men or women. So the question remains “Should juveniles be tried as adults and sentenced to life in prison?”. In my opinion juveniles should not be sentenced in adult courts depending on the type of crime they have committed and if they have the chance to…