Essays on Juvenile

Say someone broke into your home and took all of your worldly possessions, all while you were sleeping soundly in the next room. Would they deserve death under the law? How about if they were driving, and intentionally slammed into your loved one’s vehicle, killing…

The case first began in York County Court, a federal court in Virginia. During the penalty phase of Atkins’ trial, the defense called a witness who was a psychologist. The witness testified that Atkins had been “mildly mentally disabled” during the day of the crime…

Breaking news, “ A local teen killed along the emergency side of the interstate late last night” according to Fox 2 news. The body of this 16-year-old happens to be a child that has been out past curfew hours. According to the mom, she was…

There are many words that teens hate hearing from their parents and one of them is curfew. Adding on, “A curfew is defined as a law or regulation that requires a person or group of people must stay indoors for a designated time, usually through…

Troves of empirical data present juvenile rehabilitation as a preferable alternative to juvenile incarceration. This observation is largely due to the psychological, societal, and economic impacts that confirm juvenile rehabilitation is more cost effective and beneficial than brute punishment (McCarthy, Schiraldi, & Shark, 2016). Utilizing…

In this study, the study population examined one hundred fifty four individuals. 92 of them were adults in drug courts, 34 juveniles in drug courts and 28 individuals in DWI drug courts. There were three measurements looked at; general recidivism, drug-related recidivism, and drug use….

In this study, the study population examined are juveniles who are terminated and those who graduated from drug courts. Researchers only looked at those that were Caucasian. The study was based only on male juveniles. Among this ethnicity, data looked at and included demographic measurements,…

In this study, the subjects (the study population) examined were 114 youths placed in drug courts compared to 204 youths on standard probation. There were three ethnicities looked at; White, Black and Hispanic. Researchers looked at sex; whether the juvenile was a male or female….

The use of cocaine has been on a rise in the United States. Between 1980s and 1990s this epidemic has had a tremendous impact on the criminal justice system. This prevalent drug has affected society socially, physically and psychologically; causing violence and crime. “As a…

Juvenile Gangs Many scholars have struggled to define the phenomenon of youth gangs. Even so, there are two distinct elements that are always contemplated when it comes to youth gangs. The first element is the age of the people in youth gangs, and the second…

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, despite their age group’s proportion of only 15% in Australian population, the young compromise of nearly a third (29%) of the total offender population. With their offending rates only increasing as they get older, the criminal justice system…

Introduction: Not having enough programs for Juvenile Offenders on Guam will lead most juvenile offenders to pursue a life of crimes. Guam Department of Youth Affairs (GDYA) lack the funds and resources to provide more programs to our youth such as rehabilitation programs and work…

There is unquestionably discussion over the adolescent equity framework, and on regardless of whether they should concentrate more on restoration or discipline. I feel that all states should keep on expanding their attention on solidifying up the adolescent equity framework, by including discipline as the…

Adolescents who perpetrate at least two violations ought to get an indistinguishable condemning from grown-ups. Shockingly a lion’s share additionally advocates capital punishment for adolescents who carry out murder.” People are seeing the expanded wrongdoing rates among youths and don’t care for it. Unfortunately, measurements…

In the society we live in today the juvenile justice system is a major concern of law enforcement. We may ask ourselves, are juveniles too young and undeveloped physically and mentally to be sentenced to death for the murders they commit? There are no excuses…