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Juvenile Justice

             The word justice is described in the dictionary as "a being righteous; fairness" and to bring to justice is stated as "to treat fitly or fairly". Is our juvenile justice system just? According to the definition it is not. It is not fair or righteous to treat juveniles as adults. Today we live in a world of crime and the youth are committing many of these crimes. The juvenile court system is to deal with all crimes committed by minors (under age 18) but this is not happening mostly minor crimes and cases involving custody and neglect are being brought to these courts. The major crimes such as murder and assault committed by youth are most times disputed in criminal court, which is adult court where children as young at ten are being tried and convicted as adults. Youth, that are not considered adults when it comes to voting, drinking, driving, are being sent to adult prisons for serious crimes. This is not justice; we can't try children as adults because they are not adults. In Aristotle's "A Definition of Justice" He writes that their needs to be equality before there can be justice. It is plain to see and understand that children and adults are not equal; they have different standards set forth by law. A child must reach the age of eighteen before he can vote, and age twenty-one before he can drink. So why can he serve an adult punishment? .
             Children are not equal to adults and need their own criminal courts and correctional facilities. It is not just to put a juvenile in a prison full of adult criminals. It is not safe or helpful. Juveniles are sent to a place full of more crime and learn from adults how to be criminals. This can set back their rehabilitation, and possibly make them more dangerous to society. There are cases when a child commits a heinous crime and needs a heavy punishment. This is why we need to build new juvenile facilities for these sorts of crimes. To truly be just, there needs to be a distinct separation from adults and children concerning their crimes and facilities housing them.


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1. The Juvenile Justice System

... evaluations of correctional interventions during the rehabilitative period claimed that "nothing works " (Lipton, Martinson, & Wilks, 1975; Martinson, 1974) and cast a negative shadow over therapeutic criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice (Tonry, 2004; Garland, 2001) and a new "just deserts " philosophy emerged. These developments led the federal government and many states to turn to offense-based ... Steinberg, Piquero et al., 2010) of more than one thousand adolescents adjudicated for serious offenses in Philadelphia (Philadelphia County) and in Phoenix (Maricopa County) f...

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2. Juvenile Delinquency

... the need for out-of-home placements both initially and after a twelve month period (Haapala &Kinney, 1988). This study examined participants who were already involved with the juvenile justice system however and therefore the need to incorporate these treatment strategies/modalities into early intervention/prevention programs becomes apparent (Shumaker, 1997). Parent training classes have also proven somewhat ... juveniles were transferred to criminal court compared to the rest of the general population (Hsia and Hamparin, 1997). An Ohio study revealed that during the four stages of the j...

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3. Juvenile Reform: On the Right Track?

... also believe there is a need for "new and integrated intervention approaches" to benefit the youths who have reoccurring substance abuse problems and mental health issues (59). In order for the juvenile justice system to really work and to have a life long effect on the offenders, the officials and reformers need to look at all aspects. By recognizing patterns and specific problems, programs ... more in tune with the actual problem and be more valuable. A third reason why change is needed is because there needs to be more focus on keeping juveniles within the juvenile justice system, an...

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4. The Juvenile Delinquency System

... of the child. A series of very important U.S. Supreme court cases have taken place, which have completely changed the juvenile justice system. There are many reasons why juvenile delinquency occurs and there are also many things that the government tries to do to prevent juvenile delinquency. Juvenile delinquency is more common for males than it is for females. There are many landmark cases that have changed ... make you a target of other drug dealers or people who want to make quick money by mugging you. The government tries to help out juvenile delinquents as much as they can. The juv...

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5. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND THE SYSTEM

... Parole In The United States Table of Contents I. Introduction ..3 II. History of the Juvenile Justice System ." ..4-5 III. The Juvenile Justice Process ."..6-7 IV. Similarities Between Juvenile Process and Adult Process ..."7-8 V. Juvenile's Legal Rights ." .8-9 VI. Juvenile Probation .10-11 VII. Juvenile Institutions ."..11 VIII. Statistics ..12 IX. Conclusion ..13 X. Work Cited .14 Introduction Juvenile Justice can have two possible meanings. One, it can be referred to as the standard ... by special laws not pertaining to adults. Juveniles have certain rights as oppose to adults that ha...

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6. Juvenile Delinquency

... experience in the field, DOJ programs help to identify effective strategies and approaches for working with juveniles who are at risk of delinquency or who are in the juvenile justice system. Law enforcement efforts and court interventions are essentials to our ability to respond swiftly and appropriately to teens who commit serious, violent crimes. But so is ... suggests that predatory and psychopathological violence may be more effectively treated by early interventions and that the family-focused interventions are among the most promising to date (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin...

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7. Ethical Analysis of Juvenile Waivers

... always a check system in place for determining the necessity of a waiver. There are those who support the waivers and there are those that do not support them. According to the Juvenile Justice textbook used in college classrooms "Waiver is attractive to conservatives, because it jibes with the get-tough policy that is currently popular. Some have argued that the increased use of ... they aren't looking at the whole picture. Society is quick to punish. They don't think that it might be better to rehabilitate a child that age. "The juvenile justice system has moved away from the original...

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8. Juvenile Justice

... program to rid the conditions that tempted the individual to turn to criminal behavior (Feld, 234) There is an overrepresentation of minorities in the juvenile justice system. Being as black youths comprise fifteen percent of the ten to seventeen year old populations, where as other figures indicate that twenty-eight ... are in holding or detained a short period of time. This is called disparity (ncjrs.org). There are many interesting aspects of the early juvenile justice system such as in the fourteenth century they established age limits in the old English laws. Then in America with th...

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9. California and the Juvenile Crime Initiative

... penalties for gang related offenses, and increases penalties for serious crimes (Text of Proposition 21, 2000). According to U.S Department of Justice (1994-1996), several states have, or will be, revamping their juvenile justice system to better address juvenile crime issues. In response to increased juvenile crime, particularly violent crime, several states have enacted new programs and laws that place a greater emphasis on public safety, and ... homes, and detention. Additionally, since the system has a goal of rehabilitation, various other agencies play a role in California's juveni...

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10. Criminal Justice and Juvenile Rehabilitation

... has shifted from what actually needs to be done, which is to help the juveniles to understand the reasons that they are becoming delinquents or are in criminal activities. The juvenile justice system was first created to reform the youth by helping them see what is causing their problematic behavior. Through the years society has loss patience with the youth and has ... are provided by those who do not have the education or experience to successfully apply them. It is important to understand that rehabilitation should be the main focus of the juvenile justice system. It is important bec...

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