According to the Beaverton Police Department (2008), the Beaverton Youth Peer Court is designed to give youths the opportunity to participate in the criminal justice system as well as to provide a cause and affect system for them to understand and accept responsibility for their actions. Beaverton Youth Peer Court is a program designed for youths who have committed crimes of a misdemeanor or violation for the first time and are judged through a court system of their own peers. The court system consists of volunteers from 12 – to – 17 – years of age and is jurors, bailiffs, attorneys and clerks. The deviant stands trial, after admission of guilt to be sentenced by their peers. In effort to make the program a success the Beaverton Police Department, adult volunteers who work in the legal field as well as teen-age volunteers who are interested in working and learning the legal system with hands on experience.
D. Rehabilitation Many youth receive rehabilitative services to become productive upon release. Rehabilitation is defined as the restoration of someone to a useful place in society. The end result is to not return to crime. Analysis The family situation has been shown to have an impact on whether a juvenile is likely to offend. Peer influence has also been identified as an important factor for juvenile offenders.
Juveniles under the legal age of eighteen years old are subjected to special juvenile laws when being accused of or arrested for a crime. A child that is taken into custody for a supposed crime must be taken to a juvenile detention center and may be released to guardians or parents upon a promise to reappear in court and an authorization of release made by a judge. Family plays an important role in the apprehension and sentencing of juveniles, as they are not considered adults. Family involvement can have a colossal impact on how a juvenile absorbs the consequences for his or her
Client’s Name 24 September 2007 Professor’s Name Course # Youth Gang Membership: Reasons to Join Introduction: Focus on Rehabilitation & Preventing Recidivism In the increasing debate of child criminals and their proneness towards crime, there exists the issue of rehabilitation. In point of fact the entire issue of juvenile delinquency hinges upon the ability of the offender to re-enter society not as a criminal but as a changed individual ready to become a working part of society. In the questions that arise from the concern over juvenile delinquency the recurring question is this: Are children who commit crimes rehabilitated by the juvenile court system, or are they more likely to commit criminal acts as adults? In
Evaluate upbringing as an explanation of criminal behaviour. Upbringing can be defined as the background to an individual’s life where a study by Farrington can explain criminality where he focuses on youth’s backgrounds because we need to look into someone’s past experience whether offender/non-offender which might influence his/hers behaviour later on in life. Theories that use upbringing suggests that what happens during early childhood experiences which can greatly impact on a person’s susceptibility to turn to crime in the future. Farrington had come up with some other predicting factors of crime which include parental divorce and lack of supervision from parents. The study by Farrington et al.
ESSAY STIMULUS Stimulus to be received prior to the exam Stimulus One At the Children’s Court, a 15 year old was found guilty of wilful damage to property. OR Stimulus Two The Youth Justice System in Queensland The goal of youth justice is to provide a fair and balanced response to young people in contact with the youth justice system. This response holds young people accountable for their actions, encourages their reintegration into the community and promotes community safety. This underpins the Youth Justice Act (1992)QLD. Overview of the Youth Justice Act 1992 QLD The Youth Justice Act 1992 QLD provides a code for dealing with young people who come in contact with the youth justice system including: * procedures
* Local Safe Guarding boards * Revised legislations for physical punishment, it is now an offence to hit a child if it causes mental harm or leaves a lasting mark. * CAF common assessment framework- helping to identify individual needs. * Revised arrangements for sharing information- data protection act 1998 * The outcomes for ECM – Every child matters, a green paper that emerged from the report of Lord lamming, made in in response to Victoria Climbie’s terribly tragic death. Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 The 2006 revised is an update on safeguarding and a national framework to help agencies work individually and together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The Vetting and Barring Scheme The Scheme was introduced in October 2009 with the aim of preventing
Juvenile offenders are now allowed due process, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention are a few of the major current reforms in the juvenile justice system. The Child-Saving Movement In 1817, prominent members of New York society formed an organization known as the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism. Although the society concerned itself with primarily attacking morally corrupt places, the focus quickly shifted on to helping poor and troubled children in the community. These activists were responsible for creating institutions dedicated to helping juveniles, the most prominent being the House of Refuge (Siegel, 2013, p. 15-16). Juvenile institutions such as the House of
Richard Watts University of Phoenix Professor J. Kilgo July 9, 2012 The process of a juvenile who commit offenses can be harsh but also light. Juveniles should be held accountable for their actions, and some actions require punishment of more than words can bare. The process a child takes from intake to completion can be very strenuous but rewarding. A plan will be put in place for the juvenile to attend such classes as needed. A risk assessment as well as a compass will be completed and in order.
Jordan Potter Juvenile Justice Position Paper May 8, 2011 Abstract: The Juvenile system always looks right to rehabilitation for the crimes being committed, when every crime deserves to be seen by a judge no matter how minor they may be. If a minor were to bring a weapon to school, they are brought into the Juvenile Bureau by the intake officer, placed into a holding cell, photographed and fingerprinted if the juvenile is age 14 or older, and asked a series of questions. The parent’s/guardians are called to come pick up the juvenile and the usual punishment for such a crime is suspension from school which might as well be a chaperoned vacation and the juvenile cannot leave the house without an adult. Many cases are not even taken