CRJU 2070 Assignment #1 Brooks , Shondrell Introduction: In my years of being a juvenile correctional officer , I have seen many youth enter into the system for various reasons. I have witnessed youth return from court with a prison sentence. Your crime will determine your fate. In the following page , I will elaborate on the process a juvenile goes through once in custody. Topic I – The Process A.
Sarah Boillin CRJS101 -1303A-10 Foundations of Criminal Justice Unit 1 Individual Project Due Date: 7/28/2013 In the criminal justice system there are a number of roles that are assigned to people who play a part in the investigative and prosecutorial process. Those roles include, a police officer or federal agent, the district attorney’s office or United Stated Attorney’s Office, the defense counsel, and federal, state, and local judges. They each play a part in interacting with a criminal defendant. A police officer takes part in the investigative role, which lies between the defendant being arrested and being proven guilty or innocent of the crime accused of the defendant committing. The duty of a police officer is to enforce the law, investigate the crime that has been committed, apprehend the offender, reduce and prevent crime from occurring, maintain public order, ensure community safety, provide emergency and related community services and protect fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals.” (Schmalleger, F., 2012, chapter 1 page 10).
Correctional Officer The education I am choosing to study is criminal justice. I am studying criminal justice to become a correctional officer. The reason I have chosen this as my career is because I have known people with criminal backgrounds. I would like to help others on the right track to have a better way of living. Being a correctional officer is enforcing rules and regulations that may help offenders look up to the correctional officers for advice or see them as a mentor.
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
Running head: PUNISHMENT AND SENTENCING Punishment and Sentencing Michael Serrano, Eric Jirau, Sandra Brown, and Vincent Burford CJA/224 January 17, 2012 April Reddish Punishment and Sentencing There are various legal factors that are associated with juvenile sentencing in the criminal justice system. There is a “growing evidence indicates that many youth are transferred to the adult system for less serious, nonviolent offenses even when they have not been exposed to the full range of graduated sanctions available in the juvenile justice system” (Johnson, 2001). This study further shows that juveniles, According to Wolff-Barnes and Franz (1989) “Personal and aggravated personal offenders received more severe
While house arrest can be applied to common criminal cases when prison does not seem an appropriate measure, the term is often applied to the use of house confinement as a measure of repression by authoritarian governments against political dissidents. In that case, typically, the person under house arrest does not have access to means of communication. If electronic communication is allowed, conversations will most likely be monitored. With certain units, the conversations of criminals can be directly monitored via unit itself. The Juvenile House Arrest Program is the highest level of supervision available to youth in the community.
When the officers are notified that the defendants have been arrested, the investigation begins. The officer who is arresting will then place a call to the pre-trial service office with information about the defendant, and the circumstances about the arrest. Officers then interview the defendant. These interviews are done to determine the source of support for the defendant, activities, living style, and working situation. Also, during this interview, a criminal history check is done.
| Juvenile Crime Paper | CJS200 Tony Sanders | | | 12/2/2012 | | Juvenile Court is a court that has special jurisdiction over delinquent and dependent children usually up to the age of eighteen (www.merriam-webster.com). Juvenile courts handle civil matters, usually concerning the care of a child or one whose parents cannot provide for them and criminal matters arising from antisocial behavior by the child. The differences between an adult court and juvenile court are that juveniles do not get judged in front of a jury like in criminal courts. Furthermore Juveniles cannot get bail as they can in (www.lawcollective.org). With my own experience in the juvenile court system I got sent to a shelter care in Salisbury
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.
This system consists of a network of agencies that deal with juveniles who breaks the law. The agencies include the law enforcement, the courts, and the Department of Juvenile Correction or Detention. The objective of the juvenile justice system is to hold the juvenile accountable for his or her wrongdoing, enable the offender to become a productive and capable citizen, and ensure the safety of the community. Bilchik (1998), “The system must include mechanisms for comprehensively assessing a juvenile, the capacity to provide a range of treatments, and incorporate severe sanctions and enhanced treatment services” (para. 1).