Essays on Juvenile Crime

Youthful crimes have become more evident and common in the modern society. Alike adults, kids can also run afoul of the law. Cases such as burglary, heist, and even murder, are now reportedly committed by individuals of younger and younger ages. Upon violating the constitution,...

Evolution of legislation to promote youth justice in Canada can be traced from the mid-19th century when criminal laws specifically for young children were initiated. The first juvenile legislation act was the Juvenile Delinquents Act (JDA). Introduction of this was around 1908, and according to...

Due to the nature of juvenile delinquency, the problem of the personality is put first in the study of this phenomenon. A juvenile offender does not become so suddenly, at the time of the commission of a crime. As a rule, the antisocial properties of...

To know if the sociological and economic goals of the country is realised in the past 25 yrs thorough sociological jurisprudence, we have to first know about sociological jurisprudence. Law is considered as a social fact or reality to form and change the society to...

Studies show that 2/3 of America’s juvenile inmates are suffering from a mental illness. They also show that only 15 days in solitary confinement can cause severe and irreversible psychological damage. Most teenagers that are put into solitary confinement may stay in solitary for weeks...

A sixteen year old male was wrongfully arrested after being accused of stealing a backpack. He was never convicted of the crime but spent nearly three years in Riker’s Island. He went through beatings, starvation, and torture while being imprisoned. After being released, the young...

I will be doing a paper on the effects of juveniles who are convicted as adults. Additionally, I want to explore the history of this topic. I personally believe it is unjust to issue minors the sentencing that adults normally receive. Observing our current Criminal...

“More than 4,000 youth are incarcerated in adult prisons and jails”- The Sentencing Project. Juvenile sentencing has been an issue in the United States, mainly because there are a variety of sentence options that can be determined by a judge such as the death penalty...

In this modern era, juvenile crimes become one of the biggest social problems that usually occurred among our society. Juvenile crimes are the actions that committed by the unresponsible persons. Vandalism and shoplifting are some of the examples of juvenile crimes. Juvenile crimes usually committed...

Introduction As several states abolish their separate juvenile court system, it raises the question whether the state of Florida should follow suit or continue to have a separate juvenile system. There are many individuals who praise the juvenile court system, but these same individuals seem...

“The impact that the current age of criminal responsibility has on 16- and 17-year-olds affects them for the rest of their lives. Whether it’s increasing the chance to advance academically or secure employment, it is clear that raising the age of responsibility will have a...

Moving on to the weaknesses, the academic and career goals being part of this theory in the explanation of the commitment element, has an unsuccessful integration of some factors such as family socioeconomic status and capability that studies say to be crucial in the progress...

Juvenile Offenders in Prison “According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the number of delinquency cases involving detention increased 29 percent between 1985 and 2009 from 246,300 to 318,000.” The dynamic role the Juvenile Justice System has structured has not only been...