... legally able to view violence and who is looked at by the law as able to view that same violence should be held responsible for criminal acts that he/she may commit. People that are capable of telling right from wrong which anyone over the age of 13 should well be ... older commits an act which would constitute a crime the district attorney may petition the juvenile court to transfer the youth to the adult court for criminal prosecution. If this petition for transfer is filed, the juvenile court conducts a hearing to determine whether it is in the best interest of the ... involvement, cu...

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... form of punishment in Britain at the start of the 21st Century. Prisons are mere places of confinement. It is used as a sanction for offences of which offenders stand convicted. Since the abolition of the death penalty in 1965 imprisonment has been the most serious penalty the ... theories of punishment such as deterrence and rehabilitation have come under increasing attack, is that we punish criminals primarily because they deserve it. The Criminal Justice Act 1991 followed a White Paper which proclaimed that the aim was "better justice through a more consistent approach to sentencing,...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... a gang most of them agreed that a good definition would be an on-going, organized association of three or more persons who individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in criminal activity. Now this could range from a group of boys drinking beer in the woods or a group of boys raping and robbing old women. The definition could range from one extreme ... level of gang organization is that of the core members. The core members may make all the key decisions and set standards for the group. They may also support or sanction the actions of other members of the group kind of like b...

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• Grade Level: High School