CJA 374 Entire Course

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CJA 374 Entire Course
CJA 374 Entire Course
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Year: 2015
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CJA/374 Version 3

Juvenile Justice Systems and Processes

Week One Discussion Questions

 

 

  • Wk 1 DQ 1 Due Day 2: At what age are individuals truly capable of understanding the seriousness and consequences of their actions? At what age should juveniles be tried as adults?

 

 

  • Wk 1 DQ 2 Due Day 3: Should juveniles be incarcerated or institutionalized for status offenses such as truancy or running away? Explain why.

 

 

  • Wk 1 DQ 3 Due Day 5: What is the purpose of the confidentiality of juvenile proceedings? Should the public have a right to know who juvenile criminals are?

 

 

 

Week Two Discussion Questions

 

 

  • Wk 2 DQ 1 Due Day 2: May a police officer be effectively involved in preventing delinquent behavior?

 

 

  • Wk 2 DQ 2 Due Day 3: Among the principle figures, including family, church, schools, police, and youth organizations, who has the most important role in the prevention of delinquency? Discuss each and explain your choice of most important.

 

 

  • Wk 2 DQ 3 Due Day 5: Discuss an example of juvenile delinquency with which you are familiar. Describe the delinquency. To what extent did the family contribute to the delinquency? What might the family have done differently?

 

 

 

Week Three Discussion Questions

 

 

  • Wk 3 DQ 1 Due Day 2: What are the pros and cons of securely detaining a juvenile prior to any formal action to adjudicate?

 

 

  • Wk 3 DQ 2 Due Day 3: Should there be a juvenile justice system, or should juveniles who commit serious crimes be treated as adults while the other juvenile offenders are handled by social welfare agencies?

 

 

  • Wk 3 DQ 3 Due Day 5: Should the federal government take the lead in efforts to reduce juvenile delinquency or should efforts and intervention be lead by the family, school, and church? Explain your answer.

 

 

Week Four Discussion Questions

 

 

  • Wk 4 DQ 1 Due Day 2: Is it possible to reconcile the dual objectives in a juvenile correctional institution of rehabilitation and public or staff safety issues? Explain your answer.

 

 

  • Wk 4 DQ 2 Due Day 3: What is your opinion of returning a juvenile offender to the public school system after a period of secure confinement? Explain your answer.

 

 

 

  • Wk 4 DQ 3 Due Day 5: As a parole officer, how might you handle a juvenile who is within 2 months of being 18 years old and who persistently violates his curfew, which is a condition of his parole program?

 

 

 

Week Five Discussion Questions

 

 

  • Wk 5 DQ 1 Due Day 2: Which components of the juvenile justice system might be effectively privatized? Explain your answer.

 

 

  • Wk 5 DQ 2 Due Day 3: How would you ensure that the public is safe if a juvenile institution is operated privately instead of by a state agency?

 

 

  • Wk 5 DQ 3 Due Day 5: From everything you have learned in this course, what would you consider the biggest weakness in your state’s juvenile justice system? Describe the weakness, and explain how you might correct the problem.

 

 

 

 

Week One: Overview of Juvenile Justice in the United States
 DetailsDuePoints
Objectives1.1  Describe the history and development of the juvenile court system.

1.2  Compare the roles of the juvenile and adult courts.

1.3  Assess the impact of national initiatives, case law, and legislation on state juvenile justice systems.

1.4  Analyze methods and information sources used in the measurement of delinquency.

1.5  Identify the various theories of delinquency causation.

  
ReadingRead the Week One Read Me First.  
ReadingRead Ch. 1 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead Ch. 2 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead Ch. 3 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead Ch. 4 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.  
ParticipationParticipate in class discussion.  Please see University policies for participation requirements.All week1
Discussion QuestionsRespond to weekly discussion questions.  DQ responses should be 200-300 words per DQ.  DQ’s count toward the participation requirement.DQ 1 Wed. Day 2, DQ 2 Thurs. Day 3 and DQ 3 Sat. Day 53
Learning Team Instructions

Learning Team Charter

Select Learning Team members who work together throughout the course.

Create the Learning Team Charter.

 

LT Charter due Mon. Day 7 
Individual

Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper

Navigate to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service website (https://www.ncjrs.gov/)

Go to the Site Search box

Enter the following: Juvenile Arrests 2008.

Read the “Juvenile Arrests 2008” bulletin by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

 

Resource: National Criminal Justice Reference Service article “Juvenile Arrests 2008,”

 

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper summarizing the key points of the “Juvenile Arrests 2008” article. Address the following in your paper:

 

·         The overall decrease in juvenile arrests.

·         The increase in drug offenses and simple assaults.

·         Implications for juvenile females and members of ethnic and racial minorities.

·         The increase in arrests of juvenile females and the decrease in arrests of male juvenile offenders for violent crimes.

·         An assessment of tracking juvenile arrests as a method of measuring the amount of and trends in juvenile crime.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.  Please include at least 2 academic sources, in addition to your weekly readings.

Due Mon. Day 715

 

 

Week Two: Police and the Community
 DetailsDuePoints
Objectives

2.1  Describe the role of the police in the juvenile justice system.

2.2  Explain the use of prevention and intervention strategies in the community.

2.3  Compare community policing strategies regarding law enforcement’s role in relation to juveniles.

2.4  Distinguish between educational and community programs designed to ensure the success of juveniles.

  
ReadingRead the Week Two Read Me First.  
ReadingRead Ch. 5 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead Ch. 11 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.  
ParticipationParticipate in class discussion.  Please see University policies for participation requirements.All week1
Discussion QuestionsRespond to weekly discussion questions.  DQ responses should be 200-300 words per DQ.  DQ’s count toward the participation requirement.DQ 1 Wed. Day 2, DQ 2 Thurs. Day 3 and DQ 3 Sat. Day 53
Learning Team Instructions

Learning Team Charter

Continue working on the team paper and presentation due in Week Five.

 

 

Comprehensive LT conflict resolution plan. When writing the conflict resolution plan, please indicate the CONSEQUENCES for failure to submit individual input to ensure Fair and Even Contribution and Collaboration.

 

 

Write a 800-1000 word conflict resolution.  It is necessary to have collaboration that the whole team agrees upon and can follow with a step by step conflict resolution plan.

 

Address how the missing work will be completed by the remainder of the team. Specify sanctions for non-contributing student. Sanctions can include partial credit, denial of credit (omitting name from assignment), expulsion from the team, or another agreed upon consequence. Conflicts must be documented by all team members.

 

Format your resolution consistent with APA guidelines.

Comprehensive Learning Team Resolution Plan Due Mon. Day 7 

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Individual

Crime Causation and Diversion Paper

Write a 700 – 1,050-word paper comparing two juvenile diversion, intervention, or prevention programs operating in your city or state.

Address the following in your paper:

 

·         How do the programs work to reduce juvenile crime? Base this on an analysis of the relationship between program premise and goals and one or more major causes of juvenile delinquent behavior.

 

·         What are the programs’ major goals, objectives, and core beliefs?

 

·         Who are the key participants in these programs?

 

·         What services do they provide to youths?

 

·         Identify which program of the two is more effective at reducing juvenile crime and why.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.  Please include at least 2 academic sources, in addition to your weekly readings.

Due Sun. Day 615

 

 

Week Three: Juvenile Court Process
 DetailsDuePoints
Objectives

3.1  Describe the juvenile court process in the handling of juvenile offenders.

3.2  Explain the roles and authority of the judge, prosecuting attorney, court-appointed special advocate, public defender, and probation officers.

3.3  Analyze the adjudication process.

3.4  Analyze the models of risk and needs assessment tools used with juvenile offenders.

3.5  Evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of a variety of dispositional alternatives.

  
ReadingRead the Week Three Read Me First.  
ReadingRead Ch. 6 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead Ch. 7 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead Ch. 9 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.  
ParticipationParticipate in class discussion.  Please see University policies for participation requirements.All week                                                  1.5

1.5

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Discussion QuestionsRespond to weekly discussion questions.   DQ responses should be 200-300 words per DQ.  DQ’s count toward the participation requirement.DQ 1 Wed. Day 2, DQ 2 Thurs. Day 3 and DQ 3 Sat. Day 53
Learning Team

Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis

Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper comparing juvenile courts with adult courts. Include the following in your paper:

 

·         An overview of the juvenile justice system.

·         A point-by-point comparison between juvenile and adult courts.

·         The adjudication process by which a juvenile is transferred to the adult court system.

·         The implications of the following for youthful offenders:

 

o    The trend of increasing the use of waivers

o    The trend of remanding juveniles to adult court for processing.

 

·         The societal implications of abolishing juvenile court.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.  Please include at least 2 academic sources, in addition to your weekly readings.

Due Sun. Day 615

 

 

Week Four: Juvenile Corrections
 DetailsDuePoints
Objectives

4.1  Compare correctional objectives for juvenile treatment and public safety.

4.2  Identify the types of institutions, programs, and services available to juveniles.

4.3  Analyze the role and effectiveness of juvenile aftercare.

4.4  Evaluate the dual standards that may be applied by the juvenile justice system.

4.5  Identify the resources necessary to work with juveniles with special needs.

  
ReadingRead the Week Four Read Me First.  
ReadingRead Ch. 8 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead Ch. 12 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.  
ParticipationParticipate in class discussion.  Please see University policies for participation requirements.All week                                                  1.5

1.5                                                              1.5

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Discussion QuestionsRespond to weekly discussion questions.   DQ responses should be 200-300 words per DQ.  DQ’s count toward the participation requirement.DQ 1 Wed. Day 2, DQ 2 Thurs. Day 3 and DQ 3 Sat. Day 53
Learning Team Instructions

Weekly Team Review

Continue working on the team paper and presentation due in Week Five.

 

 

Reference List for final LT assignment.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Reference List Due Mon. Day 72
Learning Team Instructions

Future of the Juvenile Justice System Proposal and Presentation (Preparation)

Continue working on the Future of the Juvenile Justice System Proposal and Presentation due in Week Five.  
Individual

Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections

Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections.

 

Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Juvenile Justice Process and Corrections on the student website and select one option to complete for your assignment.

 

·         Option 1: Flow Chart – must provide written relevant, detailed information based on your state’s laws and practices and the case study that you choose.

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·         Option 2: Offender Journal Entry – do not write in first person narrative. The journal entry must be based on fact and the state laws and practices of the state you live in.

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·         Option 3: Paper

 

Format your flow chart, offender journal or paper consistent with APA guidelines.  Please include at least 2 academic sources, in addition to your weekly readings.

Due Sun. Day 610

 

 

Week Five: Future Trends
 DetailsDuePoints
Objectives

5.1  Explain the ramifications of the U.S. Department of Justice’s involvement in state juvenile correctional facilities.

5.2  Describe alternative treatment strategies, specialty courts, and other juvenile-based programs.

5.3  Analyze the role of privatization in the juvenile justice system.

5.4  Assess existing and new research in determining the future of the juvenile justice system.

  
ReadingRead the Week Five Read Me First.  
ReadingRead Ch. 10 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingReview Ch. 11 of The Juvenile Justice System.  
ReadingRead this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.  
ParticipationParticipate in class discussion.  Please see University policies for participation requirements.All week1
Discussion QuestionsRespond to weekly discussion questions.   DQ responses should be 200-300 words per DQ.  DQ’s count toward the participation requirement.DQ 1 Wed. Day 2, DQ 2 Thurs. Day 3 and DQ 3 Sat. Day 53
Learning Team

Future of the Juvenile Justice System Proposal and Presentation

Write a 1,750- to 2,250-word proposal addressing the following scenario: You are on a team of juvenile justice consultants creating a proposal that will be presented to the state legislature concerning the future of the juvenile justice system.

 

Address the following in your proposal:

 

·         Recommendations for all aspects of the system including the following:

 

o    Community involvement

o    Law enforcement

o    Courts

o    Corrections

o    Private sector or privatization involvement

 

·         A justification for the system and funding based on history, trends, and causation theories.

 

Create a 10- to 15-slide presentation of the highlights of your proposal, including speaker notes as you would deliver to the state legislature. Also include 2 to 3 recommendations from the team.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.  Please include at least 2 academic sources, in addition to your weekly readings.

Due Mon. Day 720