Essays on Juvenile Crime

            The 1990’s era witnessed an enormous increase in juvenile crime, which was mostly comprised of crimes of violence. The considerable intensification in juvenile violent crime arrests started in the late 1980s and escalated in 1994. In 2001, the United States’ law enforcement agencies made roughly 2.3 million arrests of persons less than 18 years…

Persuasive OutlineSituationIt seems to have been established by America that children to not have the mental capacity to make rational decisions. It is for this reason that we do not allow them to watch R rated movies. That we don’t allow to them to purchase alcohol or tobacco. Why we don’t let them get their…

Negative Impact of Juvenile Detention Centers Juvenile Justice Program Analysis Today, violent juvenile crime is a major concern in the presence of the juvenile justice system. Over the years, juvenile crimes have been classified in four categories, violent crimes, drug and alcohol violations, sexual offenses and status offenses. Violent crimes committed by juveniles have included…

Abstract Psychopathy and bi-polar behaviors are linked to brain and cognitive dysfunctions. Such behaviors are also associated with delinquency and criminality in general. Amongst children in particular, such traits are identifiable from a young age. The purpose of this paper will be to explore the biological and psychological traits of delinquent offenders with mental illnesses…

The very first juvenile justice system was established in 1899 in our home state, Illinois. This juvenile justice system then lead to the establishment of the first child and adolescent psychiatry clinic in the year 1909, in Chicago, Illinois (May, Osmond, & Billick, 2014). Numerous research studies have been conducted on juvenile delinquents who obtain…

Juvenile justice is the most controversial discussion in which many young criminals have subjected to punishment or rehabilitation system in case of misconducting.  Therefore, it is necessary for us first to understand what, when, and how do these processes take place. Apart from that, knowing how different states in America recognize and review cases related…

“Should criminal acts by youths be given the same weight as those committed by adults, or should they be seen as “mistakes” that can be “corrected” by care and counseling?” (Gaines & Miller, 2013, p. 502) A juvenile delinquent is defined as “minors, usually defined as being between the ages of 10 and 18, who…

In the past 20 years our justice system in the United States has dealt with juvenile offenders in numerous of ways. (Waters, Rob) We have seen and over come the youth of this county being tried as adults for their crimes they have committed. Since we held them to such a high standard we expected…

On May 26, 2000, thirteen-year-old, Nathaniel Brazill shot and killed his seventh grade, English teacher at Lake Worth Middle School with a handgun. As a result, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to a state prison for twenty eight years. Now, if a person were to hear a story like this, they would…

In attempt to deter juveniles from committing deviant crimes, states in favor of juveniles charged as adults place firm laws similar to California’s Proposition 21 . Let it be known that laws will not abate crime, but rather provide a means of punishment. However, questions regarding the appropriateness and severity of adult charges against youth…