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Juvenile Criminality
Juvenile Criminality
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Juvenile Criminality
Juvenile criminality is the act of young people under the legal age of being recognized as adult getting involved in unlawful misconduct. Delinquency has been a major problem in the society that requires quick solutions so as to save the lives of the future generation. In many instances, the juvenile cause tension in the community and threatens their well-being as well as that of the criminality victims. The society blames the parents being the primary causes of juvenile misconduct but in a real sense, all the community as a whole has the responsibility to shape the youths’ behavior. The young people do not at all times stay with their parents, they spend time at school, with friends as well as at the workplace where they interact with many other people. The young people get involved in brutality and burglary on their way to find satisfaction as well as living a high standard life at their tender age. The individual may not rectify the unethical behavior to which they carry on to adulthood. In this paper, juvenile delinquency is discussed in a profound extent as a problem in the society as well as the measures that can be taken to eradicate the issue.
It is inevitable to have a number of young people who get involved in delinquency in the society but it is possible to minimize if not eradicating such cases. That signifies the essence of juvenile courts in the society where the youths who get involved in criminality get sentenced according to the law. The society today is very involving due to technology advancement, thus the youths make use of the modern weapons and digital techniques to commit the criminal offenses. The juvenile has the desires of high standard lifestyle whose basic thing is capital. Therefore, they get involved in fishy behaviors such as brutality, robbery, burglary as well as information hacking among many other delinquencies (Bartollas, et.al 2017). Peer pressure, unethical upbringing, and poverty in the society significantly impacts juvenile delinquency. The environment in which the youths grows up in greatly shapes the behavior of the young people. Therefore, if one grows in an immoral community there is a greater tendency of them adopting the same conduct and end up becoming a threat to the society.
In bringing up the children parents are fundamental elements, but in the modern society, they seem to have forgotten their responsibility. Research has shown that a high percentage of parents today spend a lot of time at their work and recreation, thus ending up having no time to intermingle with their children. The duty of bringing up the children have been kept aside for the house helps who spend all their time at the homestead and get paid for the same. Therefore, the children’s behavior gets shaped by their characters and at many instances, these house helps do not give the appropriate attention to the children as it would have been given by the parents. There is no one to rectify the juvenile behaviors as they get eroded and they end up getting involved in serious criminal offenses that threatens their well-being as well as that of the community members. To get a sound solution for juvenile delinquency, parents have to take their responsibility of shaping their children behavior by spending enough time with them. It will enable them to identify the children’s flaws and problems, know how to solve them as well as shaping their conducts to responsible citizens who adhere to the nation’s law (Siegel, & Welsh, 2014).
Furthermore, peer pressure has played a significant role in fiercely developing juvenile criminality in the society. Today human being lives in a man eat man society where people try all that they can to utilize available resources to earn income. Human labor is an essential resource as it applies both intelligence and force. People make use of the young people who are pessimistic in nature and eager to earn money as fast as possible at their tender age without much struggle. Among the techniques that they are indulged in acquiring the money is through delinquency actions such as drug trafficking and burglary. Many juveniles get involved in misconducts because they are enticed or engaged in the actions by their friends and other peers who promise opportunities in illegalities (Thompson, & Bynum, 2016). Also, peers introduce others to drug abuse which is a major cause of juvenile delinquency as misused drugs lead to impaired judgments. Therefore, it is important to educate the youths on following self-instincts and principles so they will be able to absorb positive friends in their life who are morally upright. The young people are growing and developing thus the things fed to them will have great impacts on their behaviors and the kind of adults they will become.
The community significantly influences the young people and takes part in making them get involved in misconduct. For instance, consider when the juvenile is in their learning institutions and other public places. They misbehave and their elders cannot take actions of letting them know they are not doing the right thing. The public does not have time to advice the juvenile as they just mind about their business but at the end, they are the victims of juvenile delinquency. For example, consider the act of the government legalizing armament in the learning institutions. The students are authorized to carry weapons such as handbags to the school for their security purposes. Yes, it is well that weapons are for security measures but on the other hand, they take advantage of the same and use the arms to carry out delinquencies. Cases of students shooting their fellow colleagues and tutors as well as hurting community members through brutality and robbery (Shoemaker, 2017). Therefore, the community has to take appropriate measures such as advising the young people and the government prohibiting dangerous laws such as students’ armament to eradicate juvenile delinquency.
From the above discussion, juvenile delinquency is a threat to the society and it significantly causes negative effects on the economy. Therefore, it is everyone’s responsibility to curb it starting with the government, parents, and community in general to shape the juvenile behavior. The society development greatly depends on the young generation thus it is vital to put in place sound techniques in the society in areas such as juvenile courts and other public institutions that enhance ethnicity and eradicate juvenile delinquency.
References
Bartollas, C., Schmalleger, F., & Turner, M. G. (2017). Juvenile delinquency. Pearson.
Shoemaker, D. J. (2017). Juvenile delinquency. Rowman & Littlefield.
Siegel, L. J., & Welsh, B. C. (2014). Juvenile delinquency: Theory, practice, and law. Cengage Learning.
Thompson, W. E., & Bynum, J. E. (2016). Juvenile delinquency: A sociological approach. Rowman & Littlefield.
JUVENILE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SHOULD FOCUS ON REHABILITATION
JUVENILE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SHOULD FOCUS ON REHABILITATION
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Juvenile criminal justice system should focus on rehabilitation
Young people often go through many challenges and they are unable to express themselves because they are also not fully aware of the reasons why there is a lot of burden on their lives. Therefore it is upon the pain that the young people experience in their lives that they base their struggle and their journey towards resolutions which at times might be very risky ones. As Sachi Maniar (3.1), states that children are victims of their circumstances it is clear that children find themselves in different and varied circumstances which at times they are unable to deal with or resolve. Therefore when children find themselves in these circumstances they tend to think outside the box. Thinking outside the box for most young people means looking for solutions that are not normal and which will alleviate their pain and this includes getting involved in crime or getting involved in doing things that are not in order.
Once the young people engage in these kinds of activities the world and the society around them try to understand why they are doing that and at the end of it all different people understand the young people differently. Some individuals state that young people behave in the manner in which they behave because they have been brought up in that manner and it is a reflection of the behavior of the parents. Other people state that young people are being arrogant and taking advantage of their freedom. However, some people get to understand that real issues making the young people engage in some kinds of behaviors which are that the young people have a lot of pain in their lives and the only best way to express it is through doing things which will arouse communal response. Through this, they always feel that by doing wrong and doing something which they take as revenge they will feel good.
However, what wrong is done is never revenge on anything but goes ahead to hurt the young people. Therefore it is in the light of this that I state my stand to be that young people need more rehabilitation than punishment and therefore the presentation is very okay and very important. The presentation welcomes us to see the teenagers and the young people from a different angle of pain caused to them by circumstances of finding and realizing themselves in the circumstances. The examples given are even a clearer way of talking about the youths since examples are always very fundamental when it comes to proving something and here Sachi Maniar is trying to prove the situation of the young people and how much they need rehabilitation than punishment.
If the young people are administered with punishment even though it is the recommended type of bringing order back to society, they are likely to even hurt more. Through this, the correctional facilities and individuals will not only be creating a dumping society but also making the lives of these young people miserable and worthless. An example is a ruby, who as stated in the video lost his parents when he was 6 years old and therefore he has never got past the death of his parents. He slept outside of their home most of the time and therefore he is isolated and lonely (3;30). If this kind of kid is exposed to punishment for a wrong they do due to their situation then it acts to make him completely miserable which is not the will of any society. Therefore more than anything else the young people need more rehabilitation than punishment. In these rehabilitation centers, the young people need a person to listen to them and a person to understand what they are going through as well as be willing to help them overcome the various challenges. ( Weston, 2016).
If this method is taken the development of a sound society would b very easy. Even though it might be difficult to put into practice this kind of correction is still the best one. It is best because it looks deeper into the lives of an individual beyond the basics and goes into learning what the person becomes when they are hurt. This helps us also understand them more closely and how lovely they can be if the pain was taken away. In (3:44), Sachi Maniar borrows a quote and states that hurt people hurt other people. This is very true because when these young people are understood they most probably indicate that they engage in criminal activities. After all, revenge makes them feel good for a short period.
The juvenile justice system has always been faced with challenges whereby the issue at hand is very important to the parents, the guardians, and the religious leaders. They are important to the system. When it comes to dealing with the juveniles then it turns out to be more careful and gentle and peaceful because the young people are a dependent species and they still belong to their families even if the family is unwelcoming or peaceful.( Weston, 2016).
Therefore, in conclusion, we can say that it is very important to experience the love offered by parents and when this cannot be sought one should retain their calm because the parents do not hate a person completely. This acts as a stepping stone into the realization of how things should be done. Therefore the juvenile criminal justice system should aim more at getting the correct manner of dealing with the teenagers and especially the issue of providing more rehabilitation than punishments because rehabilitation is always the best.
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Mears, D. P., Pickett, J. T., & Mancini, C. (2015). Support for balanced juvenile justice: Assessing views about youth, rehabilitation, and punishment. Journal of quantitative criminology, 31(3), 459-479.Weston, B. (2016). Balancing Rehabilitation and Punishment: Combing Juvenile Court Waiver Mechanisms to Create a Balanced Justice System. Am. Crim. L. Rev., 53, 235.
Elsea, K. K. (1995). The juvenile crime debate: Rehabilitation, punishment, or prevention. Kan. JL & Pub. Pol’y, 5, 135.
Justice
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Justice according to numerous individuals refers to fairness and it significant for every individual existence. However, it means different things to diverse groups for example, to the ordinary person it will typically mean due castigation when a criminal is punished for a crime. Also, social justice is termed as the perception that every individual deserves equal political, economic as well as social prospects regardless of their gender religion or race. The fair distribution of assets in the society is referred to as distributive justice. Besides, there is environmental justice which denotes to the unbiased treatment of all individuals regarding environmental burdens plus benefits. Therefore justice is among the excellent ethical values in the domains of law and politics; In the society, justice is regarded as that which is right based on the society moral notions of ethics, equity, fairness, religion, and rationality.
Thus justice needs to be in the norm of the prevailing standard of the rule of law (Bassiouni 2017, p.127). According to the rule of law, all decisions need to be made in accord with the law, and no individual is exempt from the law. In a democracy, respect for the rule of law is a significant necessity in safeguarding justice. Furthermore, it ensures that the individuals who are in power never makes some decisions about other people’s lives in an arbitrary as well as impulsive manner, basing on their abomination, beliefs or bigotry and not on what is lawful.
In ethics, legal and political philosophy, the concept of justice occupies the center stage typically. As justice possess diverse meanings in different practical contexts, it is vital to grapple it with this diversity to comprehend it. Firstly, it is evident from the daily routine activities that justice is associated with how individuals are treated. Justice issues arise in situations where individuals can advance some claims for instance to opportunities, resources, and freedom among others which are possibly inconsistent. In this case, the individuals appeal to justice to assist such conflicts through determining what each is entitled to have (Dionigi & Kleidosty, 2017). Though justice is predominantly a matter of the way in which the individuals are treated, there exists the possibility of speaking of justice for groups. This might include the instances like when the government is allocating some resources amongst different categories of citizens. In this situation, each group should be treated like it were a distinct individual for the allocation purposes.
Justice can be classified into three main categories which include: social justice, individual justice besides supernatural justice. The social justice comprises of the government legal systems in which several aspects like courts and judges are used in the implementation of justice. Personal justice encompasses an individual’s ethics while the supernatural justice truth denotes to karma and the benevolent gods.
Social justice
This is the major as well as the essential method of justice in most cultures. In this method, the act of coming up with a structure of laws are established by the society itself besides having some officials impose the rules. Therefore it is prejudiced by the leading religion plus the political group. Through the application of social justice, every individual can recognize what is right and what is wrong conferring to their nobles. Hence they will be competent to comprehend the corrective action which will be placed on them once they go in contradiction of those laws (Bosselmann, 2016). However, this form of justice possesses some glitches, and one of them is that it prohibits the mainstream in creating the rapports of justice and the ethics of the minorities will eventually be seen as less vital and or they will be unheeded entirely. This has been experienced in numerous societies which have contentious issues.
Personal justice
This system of justice transpires to every individual irrespective of their ethical values. It can sometimes be referred to as a conscious as it typically occurs when an individual has an emotional response towards their deeds as a result of where the person was raised together with their ethics. Personal justice is quite useful since it conforms to an individual’s own life experience and ethics (Zehr, 2015). Everybody is different and changing, therefore, resulting to social justice being clumsy and tiring to work on an individual measure, however social justice will always be fitting to an individual’s beliefs since they are a part of an individual’s beliefs.
Supernatural justice
This method of justice goes in line with peoples beliefs about something. Many people believe that justice is controlled and organized by a god, some force or energy. They also trust in supernatural forms of justice and thereby take ease in the point that justice will be obliged to everybody and this creates fear in them as it prevents them from doing the wrong deeds since they believe some supernatural justice will befall them.
Conclusion
As discussed above, justice takes some different forms typically, and this depends on the practical context in which it is being used. Therefore it is the responsibility of individuals, the government as well as the institution to uphold the rule of law so that justice will prevail in the societies. Justice is an essential part of ethics and hence should be given much consideration in our moral lives. Moreover, it is an expression of an individual’s mutual recognition of everyone’s essential dignity and an acknowledgment that if individuals live together in the interdependent society, they are obliged to treat others as equals.
References
Bassiouni, M. C. (2017). Searching for peace and achieving justice: The need for accountability. In International Crimes(pp. 113-132). Routledge.
Bosselmann, K. (2016). The principle of sustainability: transforming law and governance. Routledge.
Dionigi, F., & Kleidosty, J. (2017). Theory of Justice. Macat Library.
Zehr, H. (2015). The little book of restorative justice: Revised and updated. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc..