role in the Criminal Justice System. While at first glance they seem to do the same thing in their work environment, they have many differences in the tasks they carry out of from day to day. Both are there to supervise offenders, make decisions to guide their lives, and help them to become productive members of society. Probation officers work directly for the court, whereas parole officers work for the parole boards. Both types of officers must have a bachelors degree in Criminal Justice or in Social
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be a teenager. The crimes committed like murder rape grand theft auto, molestation. Should age play a role if they were premeditated? If the teenagers today feel they are adult enough to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, do drugs drive bys, run the streets and do gang related felonies like adults then they should be tied as adults depending on the seriousness and motive of the crimes. The environment out brain develops in has a lot to do with our personal morals and how we handle situations. Our brain
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(Carmen, 2008). Compare and contrast the services they offer and include a discussion of the types of agencies that would refer juvenile offenders to each type of program. Compare and contrast the juvenile justice system to the adult system of probation and parole. Include a discussion of the communty-based programs available for each, and identify differences between the types of programs available (Carmen, 2008). The different types of community-based programs that is available. There are many
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Juvenile Diversion vs. Probation Juvenile diversion and probation are methods to rehabilitate offenders. There are several differences between diversion and probation. The difference between juvenile diversion and probation is juvenile diversion seeks to avoid the burdensome consequences of formal processing (Clear, Cole, & Reisig, 2013, pg. 447). Probation is when the offender is convicted of an offense, but rather than being incarcerated, the offender is released and subject to supervision
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Samante Prof. Martinez Juvenile Delinquency in Manila Juvenile Delinquency in Manila CR-21 CR-21 CHAPTER I Introduction A. Background of the study Delinquents is from the legislatic point of view the minors committing criminal act are not called criminals but delinquents. The persons under eighteen who commit violations of law are called delinquents. The penal codes of almost all the civilized nations make special provisions for the treatment of delinquents in law courts. There is a consensus
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corrections is in charge of probation when this is fulfilling its executive function. On the other side, the local courts or the state judiciary is responsible for probation officers when it plays its judicial role. Probation’s law enforcement function belongs to the executive branch and its social role fit into the judiciary branch (probation officers bound by the will of the court). Probation, as an alternative to incarceration, is one of the most frequent sentences used in United States
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Aspects of Cases, Was It Justified? Jeremie Rancier National American University Abstract When juveniles are being questioned there are concerns to worry about. They have rights just as an adult does, however these rights should be within limits. The rights of having legal counsel should always be given. The thing about this could be that what is considered legal counsel. Can a parent be considered or even a probation officer? They aren’t technically attorneys and can’t really be considered
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which it treats its children.” - Nelson Mandela. The twin concepts of "juvenile delinquency" and "juvenile justice" have gone through a constant process of evolution and refinement. Ever since the 1920s, when as a sequel to the Indian Jail Committee (1919-20) recommendations, comprehensive Children Acts were first enacted in the Provinces of Madras (1920), Bengal (1922) and Bombay (1924) till the passing of the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986,1 the advances have been dynamic. These changes were partly
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xxxxxx 05/20/2010 COM/220 Karen Moninger The life of a seven-year old girl tragically ends at the hands of a young boy. The court convicted Lionel Tate of first degree murder for beating the 48-pound girl, and sentenced him to life in prison. This punishment was a rather harsh judgment many in the community argue against today. Instead of incarcerating him for life, what other options are available? As teen violence continues to plague the nation, many people wonder if rehabilitation is
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practice of trying them in the court system as adults and placing them in adult jails. This is clearly punitive rather than reformative for the child and sets him up to be victimized and abused. This practice also occurred in America’s Colonial Era as mentioned in, The Reluctant Welfare State, by Bruce Jansson. By allowing this to ensue lawmakers and the judicial system are not taking into account developmental differences and physical brain functioning between the adult and child or teen brain. Children
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