Introduction In the past, there was no such term as “juvenile delinquent” or “juvenile delinquency” within the justice system. As frightening as it is to consider, over a hundred years ago, children who committed crimes were Continue Reading...
The most notable provision of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution is the prohibition against “cruel and unusual punishments.” Several arguments waged against the death penalty invoke the Eighth Amendment and claim that capital punish Continue Reading...
Jail Time and Death Penalty: Finding New Ways to Deter Criminal Behavior Jail Time and Death Penalty: A Deterrent? For years many law enforcement agencies have relied on the assumption that jail time or the death penalty serve as adequate deterren Continue Reading...
Juvenile Delinquency There are many juvenile cases in the justice system of USA, like that of Josh and Terry, where teens from broken families commit crimes. These juveniles lack a supportive environment thus the crimes often become a habit rather t Continue Reading...
Economic conditions that have forced both parents to work and have caused teenaged unemployment have also been associated with delinquency, as children are not only unsupervised, but also unoccupied. In addition to this, children who face undue hard Continue Reading...
Juvenile Justice Culp/Comp In general the definition of culpability refers to the concept of the individuals' ultimate responsibility for his or her actions, while competency refers to the individuals learned ability to behave appropriately, i.e. In Continue Reading...
Juvenile justice system is more than a century old, there are still significant controversies involved in terms of public policy and specific penalties. This is especially the case with severe crimes that, in adult courts, would result in life withou Continue Reading...
The actual court proceedings in a juvenile court consist of the arrest procedure, search and seizure, and custodial interrogation (Calderon 2006). The concept has been that the delinquent is a child rather than a criminal. Hence, rehabilitation rat Continue Reading...
052 (Barkan & Cohn, p.205). Death Penalty Attitudes of the Offender The same literature that shows blacks are less likely to favor capital punishment shows that black offenders are more likely to support shorter sentencing and less likely to ag Continue Reading...
Criminal Law Juvenile Homicide Cases: Florida v. Tate and Florida v. King In Florida v. Tate, the facts supported charging the defendant with murder as well as charging him with a variety of lesser-included offenses, including the different levels Continue Reading...
In numerous states, specific laws which govern how juvenile offenders are treated in the court and prison systems are separate "from the criminal code used for adult offenders," a situation which can often be found in other state correctional syste Continue Reading...
The historic year of 1910, which was marked by South Africa's unification, saw an attempt to develop a national prison and punitive policy. This goal was encapsulated within the 13th Act of 1911 (Prisons and Reformatories Act) as well as within t Continue Reading...
, sum up what might be revealing about the juvenile justice system in its current incarnation. They say: "It is social institutions in the broader community -- families, churches, schools, social welfare agencies, etc. -- which have the primary mand Continue Reading...
Called bang-jiao, it works to rehabilitate juveniles with a community group of parents, friends, relatives and representatives from the neighborhood committee and the police station. Formal rehabilitation is pursued in either a work-study school for Continue Reading...
Oliver and the other boys at the workhouse are also very nearly 'worked to death'. Oliver is (again figuratively) 'scared to death', at that key moment in the novel that that turns out also to define his fate (the extra gruel request scene) when he Continue Reading...
Juvenile delinquency seems to be growing in this country; at least the media's handling of it seems to be increasing. This paper will provide research into violence in the various forms of media and how it affects juvenile delinquency. Studies indica Continue Reading...
Achieving Real Juvenile Justice in the United States TodayWhen young people commit especially heinous criminal acts, there is a natural temptation to treat them as little adults who deserve the same types of punishments that are meted out to adult of Continue Reading...
When a lawyer who has never been disciplined represents a juvenile, chances of accepting a plea are high. This is because the lawyer is likely to negotiate for a lesser sentence (Grigorenko, 2012). The current juvenile court system allows youth off Continue Reading...
Causes of Juvenile Delinquency Criminal Justice The problem of juvenile delinquency is becoming more complicated and universal, and crime prevention programs are either unequipped to deal with the present realities or do not exist. Many developing Continue Reading...
Juvenile Facts Juvenile-justice experts stress that as juveniles differ developmentally from adults, they should be treated in a different way in the criminal justice system. "Minors are generally less mature, more submissive in the face of police Continue Reading...
Children who commit crimes of violence be tried as adults in the criminal justice system? Juveniles should be treated as adults in the criminal justice system. The paper is an analysis of this view and also deals with an opposing argument. Most so Continue Reading...
Murder Trial of Nicholas Lindsey, March 2012 Factual and Procedural Background On the evening of February 21, 2011, Police Officer David Crawford of the St. Petersburg, Florida police department was fatally shot while investigating a report of a s Continue Reading...
Hayes was pressurized into making a statement which placed him and Matthews at the scene of the crime. Hayes and Matthews were no where near the scene of the crime when it happened. Hayes had to make a forced statement where he claimed he drove Matt Continue Reading...
Public Policy and Sentencing GuidelinesIn California, the sentencing guidelines for burglary and murder are set forth in the states Penal Code. Burglary is defined as unlawfully entering a structure with the intent to commit a crime, and murder is de Continue Reading...
Perceived Media Credibility The media contributes immensely to the ideological beliefs held by an individual or group of people. The criminal justice system has, in recent years, embraced increasingly punitive crime-control policies with the intent Continue Reading...
Death penalty is generally conceived of as the supreme legal sanction, inflicted only against perpetrators of the most serious crimes. The human rights community has traditionally held a stance against the death penalty for a wide variety of reasons: Continue Reading...
Future Role of the Juvenile Justice System in the United States Young people are naturally prone to experimentation and impulsive behaviors that frequently result in their involvement with the law enforcement community, and police officers today ge Continue Reading...
The case of State v. Ninham represents an important juncture in the discourse on juvenile justice, highlighting the complexities and ethical considerations surrounding the sentencing of juveniles to life without parole for heinous crimes. At the hear Continue Reading...
They may know what they have done and freely confess to it, but a true understanding of what they have done is not really present. It is somewhat like the difference between knowing that jumping off the roof and hitting the ground will hurt, and ac Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice Juveniles who are Imprisoned for Life with No Parole We live in a world where human beings of any age commit and are punished for menial to heinous crimes. In other words, humans at every stage of life are committing and being puni Continue Reading...
Barbieland Judge As judge of Barbieland, I stand firmly in support of abolishing the death penalty, not only for juveniles, but for every person as well. Roper v. Simmons was a welcomed decision for my belief system and I support its movement away f Continue Reading...
Kennedy referred to international as well as domestic standards in defense of the court's majority opinion. He wrote: "Our determination that the death penalty is disproportionate punishment for offenders under eighteen finds confirmation in the sta Continue Reading...
Criminological Event Racism has always been a defining feature of the American criminal justice system, including racial profiling, disparities in arrests convictions and sentencing between minorities and whites, and in the use of the death penalty. Continue Reading...
The court ruled that the police impaired her free choice by going beyond the evidence connecting her to the crime and introducing a completely extrinsic consideration in the form of an empty but plausible threat to take away something to which she a Continue Reading...
Excessive obedience to authority in defiance of moral laws may be justified because of the stresses of policing, and also because of the necessary obedience required to do the job in an effective fashion of teamwork and trust. Walking home in a nei Continue Reading...
Reward and Punishment The American system of justice is designed to ensure that criminal activity is punished and those responsible for crime are made to serve retribution for their choices. The system is based on the idea that it is better for 100 Continue Reading...
Decision Making, Impulse Control, And Cognitive Development Cognitive development entails the development in children with respect to processing of information, conceptual resources, skills in perception, learning the language and development of the Continue Reading...
