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…system says that if you commit a crime you do the time, but once labeled a sex offender you will always be labeled a sex offender, so when do they finish paying for the crime? Other policy implication can readily be seen in the juvenile justice system…

…more cons to this issue, which will be brought up later on in this paper. JUVENILES Pro’s Those who feel it is right to kill juveniles by the death penalty agree that murder is a serious offense at any age. Excusing an offender simply because…

…on the subject and endorse the death penalty for juveniles. On January 5, 1993, behind a wall where I imagine he may have heard the voices of people cheering outside, Westley Allan Dodd was hanged by the state of Washington. He wasn’t a juvenile .. but his death made…

…of parental strictness and ability to get away with it. The extent of youthful crime is hard to judge. Since the second World War, a substantial increase in juvenile convictions has been recorded in many countries. As offenders, boys outnumber girls…

…exhibitionism, grabbing and fondling in the same age group arrests increased by 80%..         To sum it all up juvenile crime, as all crime has been increasing. Brutal crime among young offenders also is increasingly evidenced in reports, particularly…

…Restorative justice (RJ) is a valued-based approach to act in response to unlawful activity and conflict, with equal focus on the offender, victim, and community. Restorative justice focuses on making good the wrongdoing by healing the harm…

…, within three years sixty percent of violent crime offenders were re-arrested. More than half of those charged with violent crimes were discharged within two years.'(from Truth In Sentencing by James Wooton). These criminals are sent right back to the streets…

…philosophy is a determinate on officers' attitudes and preferences. Specifically, the authors' focus was on offender outcomes of two polar intensive supervision programs. It was determined that the law enforcement, surveillance-oriented approach was not effective…

…on the rampage. It is obvious, though, that the majority of violent crimes in this country are being committed by adults. Lastly, according to PBS Frontline, juvenile offenders who have been transferred to adult prisons are 30% more likely to be convicted again…

…and not the assumed needs of the young offenders. All too often, when juveniles are incarcerated it is just the start of a repeated pattern of committing crimes and then being jailed again. If the assumption is made that criminal behavior is the result of choices…