Category: Juvenile Delinquency

The writer would get a court order that would remove Emily from the house and get her parents into counseling. A closer look at the events that culminated in Emilys punishment indicates that the parents faced a challenge in handling Emilys failure to perform well in school and do chores at home. According to United…

Mass media is a great instrument for shaping public opinion, and it has a significant influence on peoples minds. The Internet impacts not only adults but children and their psychological development as well. They watch various movies, cartoons, and memes, read different books, and the content they consume is not always good for their psyche…

Introduction The juvenile justice system is a specific component of the judiciary that processes cases of youth aged 18 years and below accused of involvement in delinquency or criminal acts. There exist multiple similarities between the system and the adult justice system, especially the mode of executing the process. The processes involved include arrest, detainment,…

Juvenile delinquency is a problem we are beginning to face every day. In 2014, almost 975,000 youths reached juvenile court for delinquency. Therefore it is a big problem. But to solve a problem, we have to know the cause of it. A few causes are substance abuse, economic problems, and parental involvement. Although they are…

Introduction Juvenile courts and adults courts are similar in the structural system but different in ideas. The ideas vary because of their purposes and goals in each court. Chapter four of the juvenile justice system describes that a juvenile can decide to commit a crime because of his own choice or due to the environment…

Macro/systemic factors that disempower young people in these systems A discussion about civic engagement for juvenile justice involved youth begins with an understanding of the experiences and systemic barriers that contribute to civic disengagement. One such example is characterized as the School-to-Prison Pipeline (Nussbaum, 2018) which traces the disparate impact of zero tolerance school discipline…

Abstract The study of children under Juvenile Justice System in India. This research gives the perspective in the light of which the vast child rights has to be made. The concept of the juvenile justice system was derived from the concept of juvenile delinquency. The young children are unable to see the society in a…

In our textbook, Christopher A. Mallett defines delinquency as the ongoing committing of criminal acts or offenses by a young person, normally younger than 18 years of age. Delinquent behavior can come in all shapes and sizes and can range from minor violations like skipping school all the way up to more serious crimes like…

Children who commit minor unlawful behaviors were exposed to harsh punishment, therefore this is the inappropriate treatment for children in conflict with the law, as it disobeys act 108 of 1996 in section 28 of the constitution. In the 1990s South Africa introduced diversion to focus on the best interest of the child, providing appropriate…

According to the United States Constitution, the sixth amendment provides citizens with the right to a speedy and public trial accompanied by legal counsel. When being tried by a jury, there are many legal factors being accounted for. But, in Race, Socioeconomic Status and Sentencing in the Juvenile Justice System, Terrence B. Thornberry, Ph.D. in…