Treatment or Punishment Sonya Clarke CRJ/301 Dianne Williams February 3, 2014 Treatment or Punishment Juvenile systems tend to focus on rehabilitating rather than punishing. Hess and Drowns (2012), states the following: “The juvenile justice system aims to rehabilitate young people who have gotten in trouble with the law so that they can avoid future acts of criminality and lead more productive lives” ( Quoted in Collica& Furst, 2012). However, the increase in drug related crimes is an indication that there needs to be a change in today’s juvenile system. Many believe juvenile systems should focus more on treating and rehabilitating rather than punishing juvenile drug offenders. Supporters of rehabilitation believe the
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The blank Ethical Worksheet is located where it says Review and familiarize yourself with the Ethical Worksheet in Week One under the Materials tab. The Ethical Issue is located in Week Four under the Materials tab. Post to the Assignment Section. DQ 1-If you were being punished for a crime, would you rather receive a year in prison or fifty lashes? Why do we not use this type of corporal punishment for criminal offenders?
More and more graduated sanctions are being built which are trying to break they cycle of delinquency by ensuring that juvenile offenders learn that there are consequences to their actions each time they misbehave, beginning with the very first time and hopefully it will be the last. Waiting for kids to be tried on their ninth offence is not very effective. Many new ideas and laws have helped which include segregating jailed youths from adult criminals, developing vocational education programs for juvenile offenders, providing educational services in juvenile detention facilities, ensuring that educational programs in juvenile correctional facilities meets the same standards as public schools, and establishing residential or community-based sentencing options for juvenile offenders suffering from mental illnesses. This is a serious issue that is happening all of America. You should be aware of it because it could happen in your neighborhood or even you or your children
By using deterrence you are hoping that the youth will realize the severity of what lies ahead of them if they continue down the path they are going. They will, hopefully, see that by you mentioning, or “threatening” to impose a punishment, such as incarceration, they will keep on the straight and narrow. If not, the punishment that was meant to deter will be imposed and the youth will have to suffer the consequences that come along with it. Chapter 12 states “once in the institution, the individual experience is intended to specifically deter youth from engaging in future delinquent behavior” (p.434). The chapter continues by stating, “Therefore, if the threat itself does not prevent the delinquency, the reality of the sanctions youth experience should deter them from further
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While a jury may see certain mannerisms or behaviors of a juvenile offender on trial as signs of guilt, juvenile court judges are better able to understand the normal behavior of juvenile offenders on trial. Because juvenile court justices better understand the specific circumstances influencing juvenile crime, they are better able to formulate individualized sentences designed to maximize rehabilitation for each offender in sentencing whereas a jury of randomly selected community members does not have that vital experience
This is effective since young offenders will learn from their mistake without having a traumatising experience. This does create tension due to society believing that young offenders get off punishment to easily especially when they are the victim of a crime. Within the criminal justice system, tension will always be created due to the conflicting demands of the accused, victim and society. Though there still is no effective way to address the rights of the community and individuals, the most appropriate measures are being taken in order to achieve a just