Intermediate Sanctions Intermediate Sanctions With overcrowding in the juvenile facilities there was a search for some kind of program that would provide the most serious of the juvenile offenders a community based intensive supervision as a substitute to incarceration. The Office Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) responded to this need by funding Post adjudication Nonresidential Intensive Supervision Programs, a project that is overseen and run by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). They wanted to identify and assess the intensive supervision program. They wanted to provide a program that kept juveniles out of long term facilities and possible give them a better chance and not committing crimes again. (OJJDP 1994).
What Is The Right Treatment or Punishment? CRJ301: Juvenile Justice Ashley Cusson Professor: Kathleen Minella June 9, 2014 Juvenile delinquency is an ongoing problem in this world and the biggest problem is how we should deal with it. I personally believe that juvenile offenders should be given the option of rehabilitation or treatment for crimes they may commit depending on the crime but other people or even the law in certain states says that punishment is the only way to successfully treat a juvenile offender. Treatment and punishment both have its pros and cons but in the area I live in I believe that treatment would be the best action to take towards juvenile delinquency and throughout this paper I will be able to show why treatment is the most effective way to go. Treatment can not only help a juvenile offender get past the actions that caused him/her to be an offender in the first place but also can help the juvenile from repeating the same mistake again.
One of the most significant differences is the intent of the two systems; the focus of the juvenile justice system is on rehabilitation and future reintegration, while the goal of the criminal justice system is punishment and deterrence of future crime. In juvenile court rulings, decisions often take psychosocial factors into account along with current offense severity and the youth’s offense history. In contrast, in criminal proceedings, the severity of the offense and criminal history weigh most heavily in sentencing outcome. Upon release, those who pass through the juvenile justice system receive parole-like surveillance along with reintegration programs, reflecting the belief that juvenile behavior can be changed. Those released from prison receive surveillance which serves to monitor and
| Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults | | | Michelle Rogers | 10/5/2014 | | The whole purpose of the juvenile court system is to guide and rehabilitate adolescents/children by providing direction to those convicted of crime. The courts should be focusing on rehabilitation, while the state should act as a parental figure rather than a prosecutor or judge. Taking a parental approach would help channel youth in appropriate directions instead of simply punishing them for their mistakes. States deliberately give harsher sentences to teach adolescents/children a lesson. President Mark Soler of the Washington, D.C., Youth Law Center points out that adolescents/children are required by law to be incarcerated separately from adults.
Juvenile Crime Paper CJS/200 7/12/13 Juvenile Crime Paper Throughout history, both adult and juvenile offenders have committed crimes and determining the punishment for these crimes required a criminal justice system to be established for both. In today’s society, we have different court systems for adults and juveniles. Juvenile crime has increased dramatically through the past several years. Although there are several similarities between the adult and juvenile court systems, there are several differences as well. Unlike the adult court system, the juvenile court system is more geared towards protecting the juvenile’s privacy, preventing harm to the juvenile, and rehabilitation rather than sentencing for punishment of the crimes committed.
However, a youth is more likely to spend more time in the juvenile system for a crime than the adult system. Therefore, adult sentences do not diminish the number of juvenile crimes. There are several case studies that show the different points of views people have on this topic. Colt Lundy was 15 when he decided to murder his abusive stepfather, Phillip Danner. He often bullied 12- year- old Paul Henry Gingerich and 12-year-old Chase Williams.
Juvenile Delinquency Jamiela Flournoy CJA/204 November 25, 2013 Chris Cannon Juvenile Delinquency “In its simplest definition, crime is any specific act prohibited by law for which society has provided a formally sanctioned punishment” (Roberts, 2013). Crimes that are considered juvenile are crimes that are also committed by an adult. Crimes such as robbery, murder, rape, larceny, battery, or any other crime that an individual can be tried and convicted for is considered a juvenile crime. They are put into categories of misdemeanors and felonies just as an adult, but dependent upon the age of the child will determine the punishment of the crime. Prior to the development of juvenile courts children were treated and housed with adult offenders.
The issue of youth justice evolved into the concept conferencing, which can be considered as an option if a young person has committed an offence that is covered by the Young Offenders Act 1997 (cwlth), but is too serious to be dealt with by way of police warning or formal police caution. The point of this is to keep young offenders out of the criminal justice system and rehabilitate them instead of sending them to juvenile detention for periods at a time. (b) Explain the problems in the current criminal justice system with reference to that issue The main problems in the current criminal justice system can be seen as: • the failure to address social and economic dimensions of juvenile crime • inadequate legal frameworks • high level of violence and abuse from police The failure to address the dimensions of juvenile crime arose due to a number of reasons, but common to a few key points. Firstly, in reference to the social issues, the general public and local communities did not feel as though the juvenile offender really understood how the crime they committed impacted on everyone; including the
Violent behaviors among adolescents are dangerous and can ultimately lead to injury or even death. Moreover, adolescents and children who encounter or observe violent behaviors might undergo emotional trauma. It is noteworthy that the primary contributors and victims of violence are adolesents. This paper analyzes how prevalent delinquency is among adolescents in today’s society. Delinquncy is prevalent in adolescents, as the United States juvenile justice system has a large portion of inmates under the age of fifteen (Cloward, & Ohlin, 2013).
Should juveniles who have been physically, mentally, and sexually abused be handed adult sentences for retaliating? We need to look at exactly what influences children to commit heinous crimes. Mentally ill patients should be cared for as mentally ill patients, not criminal offenders. The mentally ill need an alternative to the prison system. Justice has evolved a great deal, especially when the death penalty is involved.