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…of getting an education, I may end up burying her."(1) A middle school principal from a community that has experienced a 26 percent drop in juvenile crime - a community that hasn't had a murder arrest of an adult or juvenile in two years - warned a reporter after…

…children. I believe that juveniles accused of violent crimes should be tried and sentenced as minors. A juvenile should not be tried as an adult because children are "seriously impaired". "Younger individuals were less likely to recognize the risks inherent…

…Neil Condon CRJS 600 Dr. Richeson Nonviolent Offenders - Is Incarceration the Answer? "It's really clear that the most effective way to turn a nonviolent person into a violent one is to send them to prison," says Harvard University criminologist…

…Incarceration on Canada’s Economy On any given day of the week in Canada, there are approximately 13 000 people in federal penitentiaries and 19 000 in provincial jails. Incarceration is used when an offender must be removed from the society…

…other to their own mutual [economic] interest (Inciardi.83.2001) The policies on the role of the police also differ in the two countries and this can also affect the levels of offending in each country. The Dutch have a policy of non-intervention in relation…

…. In June 1992 the court decided that the erratic selection of offenders singled out for the death penalty resulted from lack of standards. On July 1972 the Supreme Court again ruled on the death penalty and issued 5 opinions. One decision stated that capital…

…of the "war on drugs," with three-fourths of all drug offenders being persons of color, far out of proportion to their share of drug users in society (The Sentencing Project: Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System, 2004). Racial disparity in the criminal…

…have the right to still get behind the wheel. The answer can be found by analyzing Canada's judicial system in its entirety, as well as the negative effects to the offender and society, that would result in the immediate loss of a driver's license after…

…In the Criminal Justice System, there are various numbers of alternative responses to crime that can be administered to offenders. During the process of rehabilitation, incarceration is not always the only answer and the criminal justice system looks…

…Are so called Megan's laws a good idea? Most definitely; Megan's law is designed to help protect a community by providing information about convicted sex offenders. The commonly known New Jersey law, "Megan's law", originated when the parents…