Essays on Juvenile Delinquent

Policy Analysis Report

Youth with mental illness disorders should not be kept in the same rehabilitation centers with juvenile delinquent youth.

Recommendation Separate rehabilitation centers should be constructed to take care of youth with mental illness disorders and separate them from juvenile delinquent youth currently in rehabilitation centers.

Introduction

The number of youth who are suffering from mental illness disorder and reside in juvenile correctional centers is rising and this has become an issue of concern. Youth who become disruptive because of mental instability that is brought about by either anxiety or change in moods end up being treated as juvenile delinquents rather than patients. In the rehabilitation centers where they are kept in order to remove any ...

Study

Abstract Juvenile transfer laws is one of the most controversial issue on the today’s criminal justice agenda of the United States of America. Thus, the policymakers vehemently argue that the possibility of being tried ‘as an adult’ is an effective general, specific and potential deterrent of juvenile crime. Enacted in the majority of the states, the juvenile transfer laws are thought to be an effective restraint against juvenile recidivism, an effective tool for rehabilitation of the young offenders and a solution, which protects the community against the most dangerous juvenile offenders. Yet, the several studies demonstrated that these ...

Juvenile delinquents are often difficult to deal with, in comparison to adult offenders, given the fact that the psychological development of juveniles is at a very precarious stage. It is for this reason the juveniles are housed differently from the adult offenders. However, this is not enough to ensure the healthy development of a juvenile. There are a lot of problems in the juvenile justice system itself that prevent the holistic development of a delinquent enabling him to be a responsible member of the society. The first of such problems is the new trend of trying juveniles as adults ...

The American family today is undoubtedly faced with many challenges and problems than any American family at any point in time. There are numerous external and internal problems that threaten the stability of the family, influencing the development of juvenile delinquent behaviour. It is of outmost importance that we understand the various challenges and problems facing the American family today and how these problems influence the development and prevalence of juvenile delinquent behaviour.

I believe divorce to be the biggest threat to the American family. Divorce rates have been rising since the 70s. Statistics has it that one-third of ...

Adolescent criminal behavior (Juvenile delinquency) is a major societal issue that has plagued the United States since the early 1960s. There has been much inquiry and study into the causes and triggers of juvenile delinquency and most of the studied come up with similar outcomes depending on the approach taken. Poverty has been highlighted as one major factor that leads to gradual development of juvenile delinquent behavior in all these studies. Poverty is one of the root causes of delinquency. I will seek to validate this statement through relevant arguments backed by factual statistics.

According to the Oxford dictionary, poverty ...

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This paper entitled “Florida: Addressing the Juvenile Delinquency through Crime Prevention Policies” is aimed at determining the appropriateness of the existing policy of the State of Florida relating to the prevention of the growing rate in juvenile delinquency arrests. Needless to say, despite the significant decrease in the number of juvenile arrests in Florida, it continuous to be the highest in the United States . Legislative and historical records show that the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice used to apply the rehabilitative model of justice system. Nevertheless, it has been proven ineffective. Over the years, the State of ...

Law

There have been proposals to divide the juvenile courts in two divisions which may result to both advantages and disadvantages to the taxpayer and the youth offender. Under this proposed system, the offender shall either be tried under the juvenile delinquency court and there are those who will be tried under the status offender court. As a general rule, majority of the youth offenders are charged for delinquency cases have been classified as status offenders. One of the benefits or advantages of dividing the juvenile system in two divisions will redound to the benefit of the status offenders since ...

Introduction

Violence by and against children is completely unacceptable and against their fundamental rights. It is imperative that institutions and government agencies ensure they design policies, programs and initiatives that are efficient and progressive not only by preventing juvenile delinquency, but more significantly by protecting the society from errant delinquents. Many theorists and scholars have placed more emphasis in drafting these policies to reflect a social approach to the problem of juvenile delinquency rather than adopting a judicial approach. It is a fundamental obligation not only to the criminal justice system, but also to the society at large to prevent juvenile delinquency. The ...

Obstacles are always a part of the path to achieving one’s goals and although it may not be easy to overcome obstacles, but it can be wonderfully gratifying. The journey of overcoming such obstacles can be quite joyful and can make life rich. Overcoming the obstacles in life is like reaching an ultimate pinnacle of success, and those who manage to do so are able to feel a sense of true accomplishment. Primarily, Mark Salzman’s True Notebooks is the story about discovering the life of the children who live behind the gates of the Central Juvenile Hall and they ...

In the 21st century, juvenile delinquent behavior is one of the significant issues that the United States is currently facing. The increasingly younger ages of juvenile delinquents and the sophisticated nature of juvenile crimes are quite alarming. Thus, it is necessary examine and analyze the five dimensions of juvenile law-violating behaviors. ▪ Age of onset: The age when juveniles begin committing delinquent acts, violating the law is known as the age of onset. Most criminal careers studies agree that juveniles who engage in delinquency and law-violating behavior at an early age are more likely to commit more serious crimes ...

Arguably, in the past decades researchers have established program modes and intervention strategies that will help in promoting social development, as well as reducing juvenile delinquent behaviors. These programs and strategies have various objectives and goals in several states. Preventing juvenile delinquent behaviors saves life of young people from being wasted, prevents adult crimes in the future, as well as reducing the burden of crime on society and the victim. Perhaps, it costs the city a lot of dollars to prosecute, arrest, treat and incarcerate juvenile offenders. Hence, the use of delinquency-prevention programs saves a lot of taxpayers’ money, which is ...

Personal History

I had a difficult start in life because I was born with physical disabilities. I was an extremely weak newborn and the doctors recommended a three-year stay in hospital for care and observation. The doctors were not very optimistic and even advised my mother against registering my birth with the government since they felt I was bound to die. I was eventually discharged from hospital by the age of four, and somewhat miraculously, after a few years I was able to live like a normal child. Yet, destiny would not allow me to enjoy a normal childhood. In my early teens, I made my ...