Generally, the police do not follow the protocol of the juvenile justice system unless it becomes necessary to actually process a juvenile. To saddle the police with yet another set of processes for juveniles would be less than productive as the patrol have so much more work to address. By the same token however we have community policing which does incorporate a level of juvenile justice. Law enforcement agencies implement several strategies when it comes to responding to and preventing crimes. One of the most recent of those many strategies is the community policing philosophy.
The future of the country rests in the lives of these individuals. Putting an adolescent behind bars for the remainder of their life is such an important issue. The system set up for juveniles to go through should be a system of fairness and correction. Not being given the opportunity to correct your mistake and return back into society is definitely not a form of rehabilitation. “The juvenile justice system is responsible for controlling
I personally believe that juveniles believe fully that they cannot be punished if they are breaking laws. They do not realize that they are still accountable for their actions, and their actions are accountable by law. The kinds of delinquent behavior that brings youths into juvenile court can be divided into person offenses, such as assault, robbery, rape, and murder or property offenses that include larceny, automobile theft, burglary, trespassing, arson, and vandalism; also public order offenses, such as disorderly conduct, weapons and liquor law violations. There are three basic pathways for a juvenile to be tried in a criminal court: statutory exclusion, prosecutorial discretion, and judicial waiver or transfer. Once a youth is found to be delinquent, the judge can place the youth on formal probation, order the youth to a residential facility, invoke other sanctions such as restitution, fines, or community service, or dismiss the case.
Boot camps and house arrest are more common but not limited to juvenile cases, which may encompass monitoring devices such as GPS trackers, drug testing, and breathalyzers. Probation and intensive supervision probation are the most common types of sanction. Overcrowded prisons are a major issue in the United States and probation is one of the resolutions put in to action. Most of non-violent cases are more likely to be
Even though juvenile justice is given a lot of significance and there is an existing juvenile justice system within NSW, it is only partially effective in providing just penalties for juvenile offenders. According to the Children (criminal proceedings) Act 1987 NSW, young offenders between 10 and 18 are said to hold criminal responsibility. This is due to the common law of doli incapax. A child is believed to not fully comprehend the consequences of their actions, and therefore they do not have the intent (mens rea), to be convicted of the offence. Generally the types of crimes committed are neither serious or violent.
From the Cradle to the Courthouse In “Should Juvenile Offenders be tried as Adults,” Laurence Steinberg argues that juveniles think, act, and comprehend mentally on different level than adults. In “Adult Crime, Adult Time,” Linda Collier argues that juveniles are treated well by the American judicial system despite the very violent crimes that some of them commit. Some states believe that criminal acts committed by society’s youth should not be the only factor considered when deciding the punishment for the crime. Recent policy changes have shifted the view of many people. The changes in policies are the laws that govern the treatment of juveniles.
Juvenile Crime Juvenile Crime Though there is but one court system itself, there are significant differences between juvenile court and adult court. The biggest differences are the leniency of the courts and the rights of the suspect. In an adult court, criminals are tried for crimes they commit while juveniles are only tried for acts of delinquency, unless the crime is especially severe, in which case the juvenile may be tried as an adult. Juveniles are also denied the right to a jury at trial. Instead, the judge hears all evidence for the case and then rules whether or not the juvenile is a delinquent.
Some of the techniques used by some prisons are to have counseling service (Trulson et al., 2008) for gang members. This is to try to get into the mind of the gang member to see how they can break them of gang life and dependence. Keeping very aggressive gang members in the same prison (Carlson and Garrett, 2008) is an alternative as well. Studies have shown that aggressive prisoners seldom prey upon those inmates that are aggressive as well. A constant threat of violence between inmates could ultimately cause them to cease being aggressive and violent.
Discursive Essay - Does prison work? This question is far too simplistic for a yes or no answer. Prison has four main aims firstly, retribution; to punish an offender who has broken the law, the punishment will reflect the seriousness of the crime and the level of moral fault. Secondly, protection of society; which takes criminals out of the circulation of crime and stops other people in society from becoming victims. Thirdly, rehabilitation; the use of effective counselling and educational programmes help offenders reform themselves.
Rehabilitation in the Community Rehabilitation in the community refers to sanctions that are imposed on convicted adults, as well as adjudicated juveniles, that occur in a community setting as opposed to incarceration. The purpose of a community sentence is to repair the harm the offender has caused and to reduce the risk of reoffending in the future. Probation forms the basis of community supervision, while most other sanctions are programs or conditions of probation (Alarid, 2013). These other community sanctions range from residential programs, to economic sanctions, to nonresidential options. Probation is the first and most popular form of rehabilitation in the community.