Juvenile Justice The juvenile justice system has been around for several hundred years. They are treated differently than adult offenders mainly because of their age and mental capacities I am going to give a brief history of the juvenile justice system and what they did to punish the offender. Also some different ways to transfer juveniles to adult courts and a few sentencing guidelines

Juvenile Justice System Title of Article: An Overview of the Juvenile Justice System Juvenile justice is the area of criminal law applicable to persons not old enough to be held responsible for criminal acts. In most states, the age for criminal culpability is set at 18 years. Juvenile law is mainly governed by state law and most states have enacted a juvenile code. The main goal o

Juveniles & The Death Penalty In our search for equality and fairness we have grossly overlooked and underestimated the consequences of the decisions we have made. Our country is one that prides itself on being a society based upon democracy and freedom. We lend our support overseas to those who long for basic human rights, while we deny those same rights to individuals here at home.

Juveniles And The Law Juveniles and The Law Although authorities believe juveniles know the difference between right from wrong, authorities try juveniles as though they are adults. The punishment for juvenile misdemeanors is too harsh and the law needs to be changed to lessen the severity of penalties. It seems that many people are set on “you do the crime, you do t

Justice Aristotle once said, ¡°It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.¡± Justice is also defined as the use of authority and power to uphold that which is right or lawful. Justice separates the good from the evil in court while abiding by the laws through which we live our everyday lives. However, justice does not always prevail, and occasionally can send an innocen

Brown v. The Board of Education The landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) settled the question of whether or not blacks and whites can receive an education integrated with or separate from each other. The case overturned the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, which established the doctrine of "separate but equal." This doctrine stated that separate public facili

Brown Vs Board of Education Brown Vs. Board of Education Racial segregation in public schools began in 1892 over the United States Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson’s, “separate but equal” doctrine, that lasted until the early 1950’s. This precedent legally enabled “separate” facilities for African Americans and Caucasians, as long as they were “equal”. Durin

Brown vs. The board of Education Education has long been regarded as a valuable asset for all of America's youth. Yet, when this benefit is denied to a specific group, measures must be taken to protect its educational right. In the 1950's, a courageous group of activists launched a legal attack on segregation in schools. At the head of this attack was NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall;

John Harris V. Home Depot John Harris V. Home Depot U.S.A. On October 10, 2001 at 10:30AM a customer named John Harris was shopping at the Home Depot store located at 50-10 Northern Boulevard in Long Island City, New York. The security guard, Joseph Degurre, was on duty at the time of the alleged offense. Joseph Degurre, an off duty police officer and was given written and signed perm

John List John List John List was the only child born to his parents J.F. and Alma List. Born in 1925, his dictatorial upbringing by his mother, and the family’s strict and fanatical adherence to the Lutheran faith, produced a child that was not only lonely but dedicated to family values, a belief that God would always provide, and the belief that hard work produces tangible reward

Kennewick Man Kennewick Man Who owns America’s history' On the morning of July 28, 1996, two men enjoying the annual hydroplane races held on the Columbian River in Washington State unearthed a skull and a nearly complete skeleton 10 feet off the rivers shore line. (1) The anthropologist, DR James Chatters who first studied the remains has dubbed the skeleton

Prisons Do Not Work PRISONS DO NOT WORK Right now in the United States of America murderers, rapists, and child molesters are being set free. Prisoners are watching T.V., eating a meal, and using exercise equipment while law abiding citizens are starving and living in the gutters. Prisoners even have their own periodical. Dangerous criminals are walking the streets and crime is a way of

John Walker John Walker Lindh, a twenty-year old American, converted to Islam at the age of sixteen. Walker traveled to Pakistan to Study the Koran; there he met original teachers of Taliban leaders. Walker went to Afghanistan to join the only government that really provides Islamic law, the Taliban. Walker had been fighting against the Northern Alliance on the side of the Taliban. W

Joseph Kallinger On January 8th, 1975, Joseph Kallinger and his thirteen year old son Michael from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania set out to go hunting. Seems normal enough, but just what they were hunting is what makes for a perverse story. Kallinger and son were hunting for young, attractive women with children, to rape and kill. On the morning of January 8th, 1975, Kallinger and h

Labeling White trash, jock, stoner, retard, jigaboo, slut, and preppy are labels that society gives people. By labeling individuals or groups of people; do we as a society influence a person’s behavior' I believe this is true. However, not everyone that is labeled turns out to be what they have been pinpointed as. Labeling theory is one of many criminological theories that tries to e

Kids And Credit Cards Tremendous numbers of our children get themselves into financial problems even in high school and more yet find themselves deeply in debt in their early college years because predatory lenders invade college campuses all over the nation pressing credit cards on 1st year students even though they have no jobs, no income and 4 or more years of college left to go befo

Justice One view sees justice as no more or less than what the current authority says it is. There are no universal principles by which justice or injustice can be defined other than the way in which the government has made its laws. Thus, in different societies and under different authorities, justice is different. In this view, the idea that there is some sort of universal ideal o

Incorporate Anyone who operates a business, alone or with others, may incorporate. Under the right circumstances, the owner of any size business can benefit! Reduces Personal Liability Incorporating helps separate your personal identity from that of your business. Sole proprietors and partners are

Democracy Democracy How many of you know what democracy means to the American citizens' If you ask most young people what democracy is they will say its America’s government but for the most part that is all they know. Of course we’ve briefly discussed it in past years of schooling but nothing has really stuck with me or made me even think about it. Now, though, what de

Legal Reasoning LEGAL REASONING It is important to understand the ways in which our courts in this country work. It is even more important to know how legal reasoning is the basis for our systems credibility. How does the U.S. Supreme Court reach certain decisions using our constitution' In what ways is the constitution interpreted, stretched, and even abused' I intend to answer

Legality Of Same Sex Marriages Legality of Same Sex Marriages Marriage is much more than a commitment to love one another. Aside from societal and religious conventions, marriage entails legally imposed financial responsibility and legally authorized financial benefits. Marriage instantly provides an automatic legal succession of a deceased spouse’s property, as well as pension and

Legality Of Same-Sex Marriages Legality of Same-Sex Marriages The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. Presently, it is one of the most vigorously advocated reforms discussed in law reviews, one of the most explosive political questions facing lawmakers, and one of the most provocative iss

Legalization Is It For Us' The law that makes marijuana illegal is unconstitutional, the government shouldn’t tell us what we can and cannot put in our bodies. This is our choice to put in our body what we want. The evidence that we’ve been presented with about hemp is misleading. This represents the government trying to control American youth and young adults. The evidence is very

Legal Identity is socially constructed in contemporary American society, it’s important to establish the clear meaning for constructionism to understand it. Identity is constructed through social, political, legal, scientific, and other practices. From this traditional perspective, differences and stereotypes among people are created through social processes. Identity is a very import

The Case of Donoghue V. Stevenson The Case of Donoghue V. Stevenson If you where to ask a lawyer today what case they think is the most famous case in legal history most would say without hesitation the case of Donoghue v. Stevenson. May Donoghue has had a huge impact on millions of people’s lives around the world. Her story without doubt is one of the most famous in legal history. Fr

Legal Marijuana Marijuana has a very long history as a medicinal herb. The official name for marijuana is cannabis sativa. The first person to record the medical use of cannabis sativa was the emperor Shen-nung of China in 2737 B.C. Many other countries have also discovered and benefited from this drug. India, Persia, Assyria, Greece, Africa, South America, Turkey, and Egypt all have

Legalization Of Marijuana Legalization of Marijuana The purpose of this paper is to discuss marijuana and compare both sides of the issue of legalizing marijuana. We have two factions fighting each other; one those who are pro-marijuana and those who are anti-marijuana. These two factions have been fighting on this issue on the halls of justice for years. P

Legalize Marijuana Since the 1960s the plant species Cannabis sativa L., also known as marijuana, has been the topic of much controversy, being illegal, in its medicinal and recreational implementations. The reasons for its illegality, however, are just not sound enough, when they are compared to the potential positive outcomes of legalization. As an illegal substance, all the positive p

Legalizing Marijuana For Medicinal Purposes (pro) In the U.S., cannabis sativa, which is better known as marijuana, is illegal for medicinal purposes because federal law includes it in Schedule I, a category for drugs deemed unsafe, highly subject to abuse, and possessing no medicinal value. After many scientific researches and people investigating the evidence, this has been proven to b

Gulf Oil Gulf Oil Case Summary Oct 1, 2003 This article dealt with the Gulf Oil takeover. Standard Oil Co. of California's (Socal) opportunity came virtually overnight. The Gulf Corporation, the nation's fifth largest petroleum company, had been under siege from an investor group seeking to Gain control of the company and sell it piecemeal for a quick profit. After warding off a