Juvenile Justice
Essays

African-American Males and the Correlation Between Substance Abuse and the Criminal Justice System

This paper focuses on the waiver of juvenile criminal offenders into the adult criminal justice system. The paper explains what waiver is and the reasons that a delinquent might be waived into the adult system. It discusses the fact that waiver is generally predicated on the defendant committing a violent crime in combination with a defendant's history. The paper concludes by taking a position in support of waiver.

The system of juvenile courts is vital in all the nations globally more so in the U.S. Its purpose is to control the welfare of children, provide guidance and counseling while taking care of kids who have been abandoned…

How Do at-Risk Children in Milwaukee Benefit from Alternative Schools?

This paper is on juvenile total institutions. It starts by giving a definition of total institutions and a brief history of these juvenile total institutions. It then goes ahead to detail the goals of these institutions, programs available for inmates, and issues or problems that are commonly associated with these juvenile total institutions.

There is no question of whether youth violence is a problem within the United States. While the rate of crime and violence is on a general down trend, nationally, youth violence is rising consistently.

While there are some differences between the law enforcement systems in the UK, the US, and Germany, basically all three countries, democracies considered "Western" in politics, have a number of components and branches of responsibility that are similar. The UK, however, is different than Germany and the US because the UK has an essentially federal approach; all law enforcement agencies report to the "Home Office" in London. That system is evolving, however, as there is currently a movement in England to decentralize police powers and control.

Treatment of Alcoholics in Low-Income Areas - Meeting the Needs of Population Groups through Social Marketing

Understanding is defined as the defendant's capability to comprehend pertinent pieces of a trial. Appreciation evaluates his or her aptitude to understand the legal situation, particularly examining whether delusional…

Should the age at when a juvenile can be tried as an adult be lowered from 16 to 14 years old in the state of Virginia?