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…percent are committed by adolescents in conjunction with older offenders" (Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse 427). This number is only going to increase. The JJC continues by stating, "Experts predict that if the present trends continue, by the year 2010…

…, and the office of Justice Programs and its five program bureaus, has developed an extraordinary network of programs and services to help States and local communities throughout the Nation prevent delinquency and deal with juvenile offenders in the most constructive…

…would cost close to 46 million dollars. For example, the State of Colorado just spent 42 million dollars on a new juvenile boot camp and a hybrid Youth Offender Program (YOS) (Hetter 45). Director of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Kent…

…nonviolent, substance-abusing juvenile offenders repeatedly cycle through the system due to a lack of intervention measures that would provide sanctions and services necessary to change their deviant behavior (#1) In an attempt to resolve this problem, many…

…Table of Contents Introduction History Current Status Characteristics Reduction of Offenders Public Opinion Personal Thoughts Conclusion Introduction Juvenile Delinquency is an on going problem in the world today. In fact…

…of Justice Programs and its five program bureaus, has developed an extraordinary network of programs and services to help States and local communities throughout the Nation prevent delinquency and deal with juvenile offenders in the most constructive ways possible…

…youthful offenders by eliminating the problem causing the juvenile to engage in delinquent behavior. Emphasis was placed on rehabilitation, attention and education and these beliefs became the basis of what is known as the juvenile justice system. The juvenile…

…are “high levels of aggression and antisocial behavior” and these children are twice as likely to become juvenile offenders. Also improper parental care has been linked to delinquency such as mothers who drink alcohol or take drugs during pregnancy cause…

…://www.bignerds.com/issues/delquint.shtml.  Sickmund, Melissa. “Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1995.” April, 1998: 26. Juvenile Justice Bulletin. Online. April, 15 1999. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/jjbulletin/jjbul_498/contents.html…

…Juveniles Should Not Be Tried A Adults Should juvenile offenders be tried as adults? This question has become a hot topic recently in this country. Nearly everyone from lawyers and judges, to politicians has expressed their opinion on this subject…