Juvenile Justice
Essays

Paper Undergraduate

Causes of juvenile delinquency and intervention strategies

The American Heritage Dictionary (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006) broadly defines juvenile delinquency as antisocial or criminal behavior by children or adolescents.

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Paper Masters

Juvenile Delinquency: Punishment vs. Rehabilitation Debate

Juvenile delinquency is a term that has many meanings throughout time and it is one that is often misused. In its technical sense juvenile delinquency is a term utilized to describe a lawful violation by a youth (Smith,…

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Paper Undergraduate

Evolution of the juvenile justice system

Parens Patriae vs. The Due Process Model:

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Paper Undergraduate

Substance Abuse Treatment in Community Corrections

A one of the newest developments in research literature that has gained much trend and acceptance in the recent past is the idea which postulates that substance abuse treatment is more effective when competent issues…

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Paper Undergraduate

Jerome Miller and the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice Reform

Jerome G. Miller's book Last One over the Hill: The Massachusetts experiment in Closing Reform schools, analyzes many topics related to the Juvenile justice system in America. The purpose of this discussion is to…

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Paper High School

Stricter Sex Offender Laws: Reform, Registry, and Safety

Of all the violent crimes that plague our society, sex crimes are among the most terrifying. Catching rapists and sex abusers is one thing, but establishing both short- and long-term punitive consequences for this kind…

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Research Paper Undergraduate

Juvenile Sentencing: Punishment vs. Rehabilitation Debate

The issue of sentencing juveniles has been a topic of considerable debate in recent years. Due to the increase of school shootings and other serious crimes committed by adolescents that have grabbed national media…

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Paper Undergraduate

The Juvenile Court System: Reform, Justice, and Young Offenders

The many young children and teenagers currently institutionalized for criminal behavior and violence are products, first, of their environment, and, second, of society as a whole. These young offenders constitute one of…

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Paper Doctorate

Juvenile Sexual Offending as a Developmental Problem

Juvenile Sexual Offending: a Developmental Problem

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Paper Undergraduate

New Zealand vs US Criminal Justice Systems Compared

The first inhabitants of New Zealand were the indigenous Maoris. It is estimated that that arrived on the islands in 950 -1130 AD. (Tangata Whenua:

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