Juvenile Justice

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This paper discusses how the remedy for the problem of juvenile crime must be comprehensive and consistent- not only in method, but more importantly in the attempt to tailor successful efforts to the individual. It examines how the response to juvenile crime must be appropriate to each offender since confidence in a fair system of justice, whose primary task is assistance not punishment, will be the key factor in stimulating the resiliency of youth. It demonstrates how as the network of assistance escalates, juveniles will have an investment in their community and juvenile crime will decrease. It addresses different programs and the makeup of the juvenile mind that commits delinquent acts.

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"Juvenile correction professionals along with juvenile crime expert Hunter Hurst (1990), director of the National Center for Juvenile Justice, feel that one way to deal with offenders is to prevent future offenses with "education, skill training, social skills, community service, and self discipline"(Hurst). Violence prevention curricula in programs like Just Say No and forms of peer mediation are effective. Education seems to be the key to unlocking everything in today's society. It is also an important deterrent to crime. If juveniles are educated to realize the consequences of delinquent actions, then they will be less likely to pursue these actions (Deatherage 1996)."

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