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CJS/SOC 220

CJS/SOC 220. The Juvenile Justice System – Class 1. Administrative. Give quiz Return quiz at end of class Dolphy Day Reminder. Review. White-Collar Crime (and its relationship to corporate crime) Cyber-Crime Terrorism Hate Crimes. Today. What is Juvenile Delinquency?

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CJS/SOC 220

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  1. CJS/SOC 220 The Juvenile Justice System – Class 1

  2. Administrative • Give quiz • Return quiz at end of class • Dolphy Day Reminder

  3. Review • White-Collar Crime (and its relationship to corporate crime) • Cyber-Crime • Terrorism • Hate Crimes

  4. Today • What is Juvenile Delinquency? • Nature and Extent of Delinquency • Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System

  5. I. What is Juvenile Delinquency? • What acts are delinquent? • What are status offenses? • How does the juvenile justice system differ from the criminal justice system?

  6. II. Nature and Extent of Delinquency • How do we commonly assess the extent of delinquency? • What other ways exist to gauge the extent of delinquency? • Advantages and disadvantages of each?

  7. III. Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System • Origins of juvenile courts • Philosophy of the system • Advantages of that philosophy • Problems with that philosophy

  8. III. Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System • Supreme Court Decisions • Growing Emphasis on due process concerns • Representation by attorney • Ability to challenge witnesses • Ability to learn charges and to present evidence and witnesses

  9. III. Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System • Onondaga County Family Court • Example of a case

  10. Next Time – Issues in Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Death Penalty • Trying Juveniles as Adults • Improving the system

  11. CJS/SOC 220 The Juvenile Justice System – Class 2

  12. Administrative • Return quizzes

  13. Review • What is Juvenile Delinquency • Nature and Extent of Delinquency • Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System

  14. Today • Rehabilitation versus Due Process • The Juvenile Death Penalty • Trying Juveniles as Adults • How can we improve the system?

  15. I. Rehabilitation v. Due Process • How did the old juvenile court system deny due process rights? • Why? • Is there a contradiction between the goal of rehabilitation and the provision of due process rights? • Why?

  16. II. The Juvenile Death Penalty • Supreme Court decisions and statutes • Roper v. Simmons (2005)

  17. II. The Juvenile Death Penalty • Rationale for the Juvenile Death Penalty • Examining the Evidence

  18. III. Trying Juveniles as Adults • When are juveniles likely to be tried as adults? • What is the impact of trying juveniles as adults? • How well does the adult criminal justice system work?

  19. IV. How Can We Improve the Juvenile Justice System? • Look for ways to provide rehabilitation and due process • Remember, that most of these people will be released

  20. Next Time • Comparative Criminal Justice • Comparison to other countries • Transnational issues

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