Juvenile Justice: The Importance of Separating Juveniles and Adults
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A 20 page overview of the reasoning behind llinois' recent move to create a separate Department of Juvenile Justice. The value of this move is supported by the literature on juvenile justice. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Juvenile Offenders Should Not Always Be Tried As Adults
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5 pages in length. The writer briefly touches upon five pro and con arguments for not trying juveniles as adults. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Juvenile Offenders to Adult Offenders: Juvenile Justice System
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A 4 page paper which summarizes and reviews an article titled “Digging deep to avoid juvenile incarceration” by Philip Comey. No additional sources cited.
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Juvenile Offenders: Tried as Adults?
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An 18 page paper which examines whether or not juvenile offenders should be tried as adults. In presenting this examination the paper also discusses the history of juvenile justice, illustrating how juveniles were often treated as adults. The paper leans towards juveniles being tried as adults when they are of an age to warrant such treatment, but also argues that much more research, and many more approaches, need to be implemented prior to making such a broad ruling. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Juvenile Violence and the Role of the Adult Courts
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This 5 page paper considers the arguments for and against the trial of children who are accused of violent crimes in adult courts. The aspect of criminally responsibility and moral development are discussed along with the need for retribution rather than rehabilitation and the ultimate aims of the justice system. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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JUVENILES IN PRISON
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This 4 page paper discusses the problems within the juvenille justice system and the processes used to incarcerate children into an adult system. Suggestions and solutions, case studies and examples offered. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Juveniles in Prison: Hardened Criminals?
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A 4 page paper which examines information involving juveniles in prisons. The paper argues that putting juveniles in prison makes them the victims of physical and sexual abuse and thus makes them more likely to become hardened criminals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAjuvprs.rtf

Juveniles Tried as Adults: A Problem Statement
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of a problem statement that can be used in a mixed methodology study of views of prosecutors regarding the trying of children as adults. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHJuveCrime.rtf

Kids and Hacking: Crime or Exploration?
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A 5 page exploration of the topic of kids and hacking, the non-malicious but unauthorized entry into private computer systems. Addresses the problem of hacking and suggests ways to deal with these cases from both a legal standpoint and a parental guidance standpoint. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Labeling Theory and Columbine
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An 8 page paper which examines the event at Columbine and discusses how labeling theory of criminology can be applied to the shootings. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: RAbine.rtf

Leon Bing/Do or Die/Youth Gangs
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A 5 page book review that compares Leon Bing’s Do or Die (1992) and Youth Gangs in American Society by Randall Sheldon, Sharon Tracy and William Brown (2004). The writer argues that these books are dissimilar in style and content, but are similar in that each text conveys in-depth insight into the life of teenage gang members. No additional sources cited.
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MANAGERLIALISM AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF POWER IN THE WELFARE STATE
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This 9 page paper examines the trend toward managerialism in the Youth Justice System and the Foster Care Programs. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Mario Cuomo's Position On Juvenile Delinquency
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of Governor Cuomo's accomplishments while in office. The writer focuses on his work in terms of juvenile corrections. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Mental Illness And The Juvenile Offender
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This 14 page paper considers the link between juvenile offenders and mental illness. The paper assesses the level of the problem, the extent of the link and the types of mental illness noted in juveniles. Using schizophrenia and ADHD as examples the paper demonstrated how and why detection of mental illness and treatment is so important and why this should be adopted as a priory by the criminal justice system. The paper ends by considering the results of testing and treatment where it has been used to reduce re-offending. The bibliography cites 22 sources.
Filename: TEMHjuvenile.rtf

Mentally Retarded, Juvenile Delinquents
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A 5 page research essay exploring incidence of crimes among retarded adolescents. The reasons for retarded adolescents becoming involved in criminal behavior and the likelihood of their getting caught are among the many things discussed. Misunderstandings can occur easily between the police official and the retarded adolescent for numerous reasons, one of which is that officials have little, if any, training in interviewing mentally retarded people and another is that the retarded adolescent odten does not reveal his or her condition to the police officer. Bibliography included.
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Minor In Possession
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3 pages in length. Martin Rudy has been charged with Minor in Possession (M.I.P.), a charge that brings with it a citation written by a police officer for the infraction of being under legal drinking age and getting caught with alcohol in his possession, ownership or control. However, the burden of proof rests with the law enforcement officer to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that said alcohol was truly in Martin's possession, control or ownership. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCMinorPos.rtf

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