CRJ 240

CRJ 240 DISCUSSION WEEK 7 Directions: Read the questions below and write a response. Your answer to each question should be at least the requested length that is specified in each prompt. 1. Go to the U.S. Department of Justice website (www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/184744.pdf) and read the article on Juvenile Drug Court programs. Write a narrative one page in length answering the following questions: What are juvenile drug courts? What

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CRJ 240 ASSIGNMENT WEEK 6 Directions: Perform the following tasks and write a three page narrative using proper APA citations. 1. Step 1: Conduct an Internet search for information about one short-term and one long-term juvenile confinement facility in your area or state. Choose from the following types of facilities and find examples in your state: • Jails for juveniles • Detention centers • Attention homes • Sh

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In your opinion in what instance is it OK to send a juvenile to an adult court? Explain your position.

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CRJ 240 DISCUSSION WEEK 2 In the broadest usage what does juvenile delinquency mean? What are some methods to mitigate or prevent the aforementioned?

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CRJ 240 ASSIGNMENT WEEK 1 Theories & Models Brief Description My View Rational Choice Theory Extension of deterrence doctrine that focus on rational calculations and cost before delinquent acts are committed See pg 5 Positivism(Biological & Physiological) dominant philosophical perspective of juvenile justice argues that human behavior is determined and that the causes of crime can be discovered through rigorous scientific measurement

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CRJ 240 WEEK 8 QUIZ 8 Youths in Brazil are referred to guardianship courts by: a. judges. b. citizens. c. police. d. both judges and police.

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CRJ 240 WEEK 8 QUIZ 7 Which of the following nations comply fully with the mandates of the Beijing Rules? a. Canada b. United States c. England d. None of the choices apply

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CRJ 240 WEEK 8 QUIZ 6 According to the authors, the most dehumanizing aspect of juvenile corrections for youths is: a. being labeled as delinquents. b. arrest. c. sentencing. d. institutionalization.

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CRJ 240 WEEK 8 QUIZ 5 The desire and attempt to live up to the standards of one's peers gives a youth: a. healing. b. habitation. c. hope. d. honor.

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CRJ 240 WEEK 8 QUIZ 4 The trend in China is to: a. place more and more youths on probation. b. move toward a more formal system of justice. c. place most juveniles in institutions for five or more years. d. both place more and more youths on probation and move toward a more formal system of justice.

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