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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 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? • Nature and Extent of Delinquency • Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System
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?
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?
III. Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System • Origins of juvenile courts • Philosophy of the system • Advantages of that philosophy • Problems with that philosophy
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
III. Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System • Onondaga County Family Court • Example of a case
Next Time – Issues in Juvenile Justice • Juvenile Death Penalty • Trying Juveniles as Adults • Improving the system
CJS/SOC 220 The Juvenile Justice System – Class 2
Administrative • Return quizzes
Review • What is Juvenile Delinquency • Nature and Extent of Delinquency • Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System
Today • Rehabilitation versus Due Process • The Juvenile Death Penalty • Trying Juveniles as Adults • How can we improve the system?
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?
II. The Juvenile Death Penalty • Supreme Court decisions and statutes • Roper v. Simmons (2005)
II. The Juvenile Death Penalty • Rationale for the Juvenile Death Penalty • Examining the Evidence
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?
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
Next Time • Comparative Criminal Justice • Comparison to other countries • Transnational issues