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Law Enforcement Officials Convicted Sex Offenders
550 words
Megan's Law has had a profound effect on not only
convicted sex offenders and prosecutors, but also
on the community including real estate brokers and
apartment owners. Megan's Law is a collection of
statutes that were passed in 1994 in response to
the death of Megan Kansas, who was killed by a
convicted sex offender who lived across the street
from her home. Two of the laws are collectively
known as the Registration and Community
Notification Law (RCNL) and are composed of the:
1. Registration ...
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Juvenile Justice System Juvenile Offenders
1,042 words
Are we solving youth violence by sending minors to
jail in adult prisons? In the article Tough
Justice for Juveniles author Edward Humes
discusses the underlining problems with the
Juvenile Justice System. In this article Humes
claims in paragraph 2 that: Our national fixation
with meting out adult punishments to young
criminals has blinded us to the underling crisis
the juvenile systems shocking inability to impose
meaningful penalties, or even supervision, on
offenders before they become the p...
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U S Supreme Court Supreme Court Ruled
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The Effect of Landmark Supreme Court Cases on
Juvenile Justice Thesis: In the past juvenile
offenders were held to the same standards and
sanctions as adult offenders. The juvenile justice
system has changed in the past 100 years as result
of several case laws. The Effect of Landmark
Supreme Court Cases on Juvenile Justice Three
women simultaneously have their purse snatched on
three different streets. The ages of the offenders
are 12, 16 and 19 years. Police arrest all three.
Will all three off...
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Committed By Juveniles Violence In Schools
883 words
Violence in schools is hardly new to the United
States, but growing news coverage and public
concerns about the problem has marked recent
years. Shocking reports of violent crimes
committed by juveniles seem to have become common.
Is the media to blame, for the violence juveniles
commit in schools? Exploring how juvenile
offenders have taken the brunt of crimes policies
reaction to the high level and recent increase in
school violence in the United States, may answer
that question. I believe tha...
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War On Drugs People Of Color
878 words
The U. S. Constitution once counted Black slaves
as worth three-fifths of Whites. Today, Black per
capita income is three-fifths of Whites. Thats an
economic measure of enduring racism. The
Latino-White ratio is even worse. One out of three
Black men in there twenties is now in prison or
jail, on probation or on parole on any given day.
The comparable figure for Latinos is about one in
eight, and for Whites, one in fifteen. It is
impossible to understand why so many people of
color, particularly...
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Violent Crimes Violent Offenders
1,485 words
There has been a steady increase in the number
violent crimes committed by todays adolescence.
Headlines in newspaper read Two teen kill 13 and
wound several others Fourteen year old boy kills
one and wounds another. Incidences like these are
shocking society today. Why is this violence
happening? Todays children are growing up in a
more violence society. Violence is shown on
television, through video games and through
different advertising campaigns. Are young kids
killing their peers to solve ...
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Juvenile Justice System Boot Camps
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... rapidly since 1985 to present. One of the
first programs that started in Georgia obtained
only 50 beds. Early growth in the use of this
alternative was slow, by January 1987 only four
boot camp programs existed. However, boot camps
began to multiply later the same year. A recent
survey done in 1993 counted 52 programs in 32
states, with more then 1, 000 beds in Georgia and
New York. While three more states were seriously
considering implementation (Bourque National, 8).
On of the major drivi...
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San Diego Greenhaven Sirs Researcher
1,235 words
... hold the same discipline as an adult prison,
but keeping the services provided to a minimum. We
are trying to teach these criminals a lesson.
Neither juvenile nor adult prison should be a
pleasant place to live. There have been many
recent trends in Juvenile law enforcement from
ranches, to boot camps even holding the parents
responsible for the parents responsible for their
childrens crime (Landau 97). It is stated that
students should be taught at a young age in school
that if you do the c...
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Marijuana Is Legalized Legalization Of Marijuana
1,014 words
Has the time come to legalize marijuana? Marijuana
has been known to man for quite some time now and
has been used for centuries. The Marijuana
prohibition has been in effect since 1937 and
continues today. The real question is, is it time
that we as Americans reconsider this prohibition
and look closer at the possible positive effects
that marijuana can offer? If the main goal of
marijuana prohibition is to stop Americans from
using it, then it has failed just like the alcohol
prohibition did i...
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Juveniles In The Adult System
843 words
If a twelve-year-old child murdered a person, what
should be his / her punishment? If a
thirty-year-old adult murdered a person, what
should be his / her punishment? Should there be a
difference in punishment? Should one be more
strict then the other? Should one be more lenient
then the other? These are all questions that most
people have thought about. With all the youth
crime talk in the media, these questions have been
asked many times, and we always get the same
outcome; DEBATE. One side of ...
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Differential Association Theory Juvenile Justice System
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... ells and Rankin, 1988). Social workers and
other professionals might need to help families
establish guidelines for appropriate conduct for
misbehavior. In addition to the previously
discussed contributing factors, there are several
theories that attempt to explain why juveniles
engage in criminal behavior. Current research
suggests that delinquent behavior is learned
behavior and not genetically encoded. Two of the
most prominent theories are Differential
Association theory and Social Contr...
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United States Department Bureau Of Justice Statistics
1,236 words
Overcrowding in Jails Today, in America, some
prisoners are living worse than some third world
countries are for little crimes such as theft. The
reason for that to happen is rather simple - too
many prisoners and not enough room. This country
needs to spend more money to build new prisons, or
at least attempt to differentiate the people who
have committed minor criminal offence (like
shoplifting or vehicle theft) from those who
appear to be murderers and other type of thugs.
This differentiatio...
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Los Angeles California Three Strikes Law
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... it will deny these people from receiving
rehabilitation and instead they will be put in
state prison. Crime rate will also increase if
proposition 21 is passed. This Proposition was
also proposed so that crime rate would reduce, but
in reality it will only increase. Many teenagers
will go to prison for silly things like for
example shoplifting. Shoplifting is a crime but it
is not serious enough for one to be put in jail
for. This will increase the statistics because
there will be more teena...
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Child Abuse Prevention First Degree Murder
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Child Abuse Laws David A. delpezzso ABSTRACT Child
abuse is a social problem that affects millions of
children each year. Not only does child abuse have
multiple societal repercussions, but also
individual repercussions that produce lifelong
scars. There are many forms of child abuse;
sexual, physical, verbal, and emotional. Some of
the facts presented in this paper will be painful
to absorb. That does not change the fact that
these problems must be addressed. It has been
reported that one out o...
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Child Abuse Prevention First Degree Murder
2,456 words
Child abuse is a social problem that affects
millions of children each year. Not only does
child abuse have multiple societal repercussions,
but also individual repercussions that produce
lifelong scars. There are many forms of child
abuse; sexual, physical, verbal, and emotional.
Some of the facts presented in this paper will be
painful to absorb. That does not change the fact
that these problems must be addressed. It has been
reported that one out of three girls, and one out
of seven boys are ...
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Substance Abuse Treatment Alcohol And Drug
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JAIL BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM
Substance abuse and addiction have changed the
nature of Americas prison population. Alcohol,
drug abusers, addicts, and those who sell illegal
drugs dominate state, federal prisons and local
jails. Crime and alcohol and drug abuse go hand in
hand. Much of the growth in Americas inmate
population is due to incarceration of drug law
violators. With appropriate treatment for
substance abuse and addiction, rehabilitation is
possible for many of todays pr...
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Juvenile Justice System Juvenile Offenders
2,032 words
Today, there is a great concern about gang
activity and youth violence. Every day, we can
open a newspaper or turn on the evening news and
see that another child or victim was killed in
gang or youth related violence. Teenage crime and
violence has existed for many years. Many people
have become more aware of the violence committed
by todays youth because of the media coverage of
the viciousness of these crimes. The public is
also aware of the new breed of criminal and many
people want to change...
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Young Offenders Act Juvenile Delinquent
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This essay was written to show the advantages and
disadvantages of the Young Offenders Act over the
previous Juvenile Delinquents Act. Also it should
give a theoretical understanding of the current
Canadian Juvenile-Justice system, the act and its
implications and the effects of the young
offenders needs and mental health on the outcome
of the trials. In the interest of society the
young offenders act was brought forth on april
second 1984. This act was created to ensure the
rights and the needs...
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Violent Criminals Prison Overcrowding
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Every House Arrest House Arrest Every year, state
and federal prisons are filled to capacity with
nonviolent criminals. This puts pressure on parole
boards to release criminals who under normal
circumstances would not be released due to the
nature of their crimes. Each States Department of
Corrections has to spend more of taxpayers money
each year for prison maintenance, correctional
officers and prison healthcare. The problem of
prison over population can easily be put under
control with the im...
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Convicted Sex Offenders Megan Law
528 words
Megan's Law is named after seven year old Megan
Kansas, a New Jersey girl who was raped and killed
by a known child molester who had moved in across
the street from the Kansas without their
knowledge. Megan's parents embarked on a national
crusade to change federal and state laws to allow
for community notification of released sex
offenders. This law is very controversial because
some say it infringes on the rights of privacy
guaranteed in the U. S. Constitution. The question
is what is worth mo...
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