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The juvenile justice system follows a psychological casework approach, taking into account a detailed assessment of the youth's history in order to meet his or her specific needs (Vermont Judiciary, 2004). The juvenile offender faces a hearing, rather than a trial, which incorporates his social history as well as legal factors...
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The juvenile offender faces a hearing, rather than a trial, which incorporates his social history as well as legal factors. Defendants in the adult criminal justice system are put on trial, which is based largely on legal facts. Law enforcement has the option of preventative detention...
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Juvenile Crime Introduction Every year, millions of juveniles are involved in criminal activities. According to statistics, as of 1999, the arrest rate for juvenile crime has dropped from its peak in the mid-1990's...	4 / 962
Juvenile Delinquency One method of delinquency prevention relies on aggressive laws focused on specific problematic areas of delinquency. Some strategies that should be made to fight these problematic areas are a more aggressive law enforcement on the streets and in schools...	1 / 176
Juvenile Crime According to Violent Crime Index arrest rates, the peak year for juvenile violent crime arrests was 1994. The Violent Crime Index includes the offenses of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault...	2 / 336
Juvenile Justice Abstract Summarize key points and specifically address the overall decrease in juvenile crime, the increase in drug offenses and the implication for juvenile females and minorities...	4 / 943
Juvenile Crime: Crime Rates It is comforting to know that, according to recent crime statistics, crime rates are dropping among adults. However, for teens the crime rate is soaring...	2 / 431
Juvenile Crime problems which the United States is faced with is juvenile crime. The reason experts feel juvenile's commit crimes is because of risk factors when they were younger but experts still have not found the main reason why juvenile's commit crimes...	2 / 530
Juvenile Crime problems which the United States is faced with is juvenile crime. The reason experts feel juvenile's commit crimes is because of risk factors when they were younger but experts still have not found the main reason why juvenile's commit crimes...	2 / 530