History of juvenile correction The efforts embraced different agencies to curb juvenile criminal activities have faced several changes since the first efforts towards changing the lives of youthful offenders. During the colonial times, the youth offenders were jailed together with adults after resulting in petty criminal activities for survival or otherwise. Unfortunate circumstances like death of a parent, difficulty economic times, and lack of social welfare among other issues plunged the youth…
Young offenders in Canada are protected under an act that was established in 2003, The Youth Criminal Justice Act. The YCJA introduced significant changes to the way young offenders are tried in the criminal justice system, including the overuse of courts and incarceration in less serious cases, disparity and unfairness in sentencing and the need to better take into account the interests of victims. There are, however, still cases in Canada that require young offenders to receive an adult sentence…
Juvenile delinquency refers to criminal acts performed by juveniles. It is an important social issue because juveniles can commit serious crimes, but most legal systems recommend specific procedures for dealing with juveniles. It is an important social issue because juveniles can commit serious crimes, but most legal systems suggest specific actions for dealing with juveniles. For the most part, juvenile delinquency sprouts by teenagers who are not disciplined, curious, or perhaps have way too much…
etc. Juveniles turning 18 also become legally responsible for their actions. Children have always been looked to as the hope for the future. It is a shame that many of these juveniles at young ages decide to start living a life of crime and become juvenile criminals. To deal with the juvenile criminals we have the Juvenile Justice System. In recent years there has been a dramatic increase of juveniles who commit violent crimes, so it is no surprise that some people want to try these juveniles as adults…
Neural Networks and Juvenile Criminal Behavior Over the past 20 years, significant advancements have been made in both the presentation of “predictive research results” and understanding how these tools can be used to develop improved decision making in a child’s welfare. Steven Banks, one of the country’s premier statisticians and The National Research Council, shifted the debate from that of “predictive accuracy” to probability and introduced the concept of “classification potency” (Baird, 2012)…
Minority Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System There is no questioning the fact that crime has been around since the beginning of time. And it has been over time that crimes has escalated in both severity and frequency. One thing that has changed over time is the amount of crime that is being committed by juveniles. In today’s independent lifestyle adolescents have become much more adverse toward the law. And with the current coverage that minorities are getting in regards to crime and instances…
Juvenile delinquency is criminal behavior committed by minors. (Siegal, 1981) When looking deeper into the deviant behaviors of juveniles there are fundamental perspectives that correlate the juvenile delinquency. Three main theories that are being focused on are strain theory, control theory, and cultural deviance theories. Strain theory which is also known as motivational theory describes desires that a juvenile have such as committing crimes. According to what society’s norm is these juveniles…
Should Juvenile Be Charged as Adults in Criminal Cases? Robert Horn Post University The purpose of the Adult Criminal Justice system is to punish offenders according to the severity of the crime committed. The juvenile justice system’s aim is to rehabilitate or mentor the juvenile offenders, in the hope that they can prevent further crimes, and to change their behavior. The motivating principle of the juvenile system is rehab.…
Justice for Juvenile Criminals A 16 year-old boy Shawn was sent to California Youth Authority, the state’s most restrictive juvenile detention facility, for a 90-day evaluation, after killing his father. He was charged for attacking his sleeping father, stabbing him repeatedly in the arms, head, and neck with a knife. Prior to this crime, he also have been involved in other illegal actions such as strong-arm robbery, drinking, and marijuana use. For all these criminal actions, he was sentenced to…
The Difference Between The Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems Over the last few decades there has been a debate that the Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems are the similar. Many people believe “the Juvenile and Criminal Justice systems are the same, only the ages of the offenders differ” (Champions). However, there are some who believe the juvenile justice system frightens juvenile out of their unlawful behaviors. There are numerous similarities in the two systems, but there are also a number…