According the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1,024,000 juveniles were arrested in 2014 for crimes ranging from murder to curfew violations. Out of the 50 states in the union, only 12 (Kelerleber, 2015) states require that police working as school resource officers be trained to handle students in a school. There needs to be a standard with not only resource officers but every cop should have a basic and functional understanding how and why juveniles act the way they do.
In recent news there have been story after story coming out about school resource officers being far too aggressive. Reports out of Baltimore Maryland (WBAL11) about a scuffle between an officer and 3 middle school girls. It started out as the officer calling one of the young ladies “little girl”, which she took offence to and got lippy with the officer. The officer then attempted to restrain the girl. At that point the girl’s older sister and cousin became involved by what looks like trying to separate the two. At that point the officer pulled her baton. Striking the cousin twice, once in the head causing a laceration that required 10 stitches. The sisters were sprayed in the face with pepper spray.
Another from Covington Kentucky (Yan, CNN) were a 3rd grader with ADHD was kicking the seat in front of him. Deputy Sumner was called in to assist with the rambunctious child. The boy was handcuffed above the elbows and saying “It’s your decision to behave this way,” and “If you want the handcuffs off, you’re going to have to behave and ask me nicely.”
It’s easy to argue that the young people in the examples didn’t comply with orders and that there are rules that need to be followed and they weren’t. In these and in numerous inciden...
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Schools are one thing, they need to have specialized training as they deal with a high amount of youth every day. The normal cop probably doesn’t need such robust training but maybe more the rout of the Mr. Rodgers videos to give them a base understanding of a mindset that they have out grown, the mind set of reaction not logical thought and processing.
It falls back onto community policing. Having the police know the neighborhoods that they work in, knowing the parents of the kids walking around and being able to use the option of taking them home and handling it with a guardian instead of them being put into detention and learning things that they never would have if they were able to keep leading the lives they had before the got a harsh sentence for something as trivial as a 16 year old having a pack of Newport’s on them.
Within the last five years, violent offenses by children have increased 68 percent, crimes such as: murder, rape, assault, and robbery. Honestly, with these figures, it is not surprising at all that the Juveniles Courts focus less on the children in danger, and focus more on dangerous children. This in fact is most likely the underlying reasoning behind juveniles being tried as adults by imposing harsher and stiffer sentences. However, these policies fail to recognize the developmental differences between young people and
The United States is no stranger to crime, unfortunately there has been an increased amount of criminal activity in the city of Columbus. The most drastic increase in criminal activity has been among teens as young as thirteen, and are usually commited during after school hours. The city of Columbus has made attempts to be proactive in reducing the crime rate in with little success. Many residents believe that increased punishment for adolescent crimes is the proper measure that needs to be taken. While, many other residents believe that parents should be held responsible for their children’s after school care. The average working adult in Columbus usually works on the average of at least forty hours a week to maintain an average lifestyle. With fifty-five percent of children living in a single parent household with a single income, it is near impossible for many of these parents to be able to not only supervise their children at all times, but afford care in most cases. This is a cry for help the city of Columbus should invest in an increase of free after school programs for children ages thirteen and older.
We will leave some recreational equipment in, but only to be used during designated times. Educational programs will be set up to let kids know about the effects of crime and drugs. It will also let children associate with actual police officers and loose that inherent fear of cops that many kids have today. Existing programs will receive more funds if they are needed. Foreign Policy: The second main issue that will be dealt with is America's foreign policies.
... proponents say 'cracks down on the worst of the worst among teen criminals.' It is unbelievable that our society will allow for such a law. It seems unfair that a fourteen year old child can make a mistake and pay for it the rest of his/her life. The reason our system has never tried youth as adults is because they are not mature enough to think like an adult and take responsibility for themselves. At such a young age there is still hope for an alteration in his/her lifestyle, locking the child up only diminishes the chance of change. Children act out for attention and in many cases do whatever it takes to get that attention; even if it means bringing a gun to school, or going into a store and stealing a pack of gum. Our society must realize there is a problem with today's youth and find where it stems from - only then is there any hope for change. Putting children into prisons is like pushing dirt under a rug; the dirt can only sit for so long until someone realizes there's a problem and looks to see what the problem is. Our society has been pushing dirt under the rug for so long now that it's only a matter of time until the dirt chafes a hole right through the worn out rug.
Police misconduct is as rampant as ever in America, and it has become a fixture of the news cycle. Police brutality is the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. The media is inevitably drawn toward tales of conflict, hence why there are so many crime and police stories on the news. Despite the increasing frequency of misbehaving cops, many Americans still maintain a high respect for the man in uniform. Still, police misconduct is a systemic problem, not just an anecdotal one. Here are some reasons why it is a problem. First, many departments do not provide adequate training in nonviolent solutions. With this, police are unfamiliar with what to
Officers abusing their power can range from taking bribes, choosing who they decide to let go and who to prosecute, and even abusing their power by molestation. In July of 2009 two Phoenix police officers lost their jobs after they stopped a bikini clad woman who had run from a rear end collision. The officers handcuffed her, drove her back to the accident scene to complete the paper work, and then drove her to elementary school where they knew that they would be alone. When they reached the school one of them fondled her breasts, abdomen, and buttocks while the other one watched and did nothing to help he...
As minors commit violent crimes without being held accountable, they can grow up to be real criminals and they can be very dangerous. Without a solid foundation of what is right and wrong, these minors will grow up believing that their actions are the norm. For this reason, minors need to be held accountable. They need to be taught that they cannot get away with their crimes. In 2007, courts with juvenile jurisdiction handled an estimated 1.7 million delinquency cases. Delinquency cases include vandalism, shoplifting, robbery, and murder. These are just some of the crimes minors can commit. This was up by forty-four percent from 1985. If a minor grows up believing that crime is acceptable, they will repeat the pattern. Without interrupting the pattern and making them accountable, these minors will always have a twisted sense of right and wrong. A sense of what is right and wrong is important and can be learned at any age. Minors learn very young, what...
It is sad to say the police brutality is not getting any better, and those who are chosen to protect and serve us are starting to hurt us. Is there a thing as too much authority? And if so how can we as a people protect ourselves from acts of brutality? It’s obvious those appointed are either poorly trained or just bad cops. There is a such thing as good cops but the bad ones seem to come up more it’s just the picture they paint of
To maintain this image, rules and codes of ethics within the police force should be maintained at all possible times. If police are using brutality to resolve issues, it doesn't set much of an example of dispute resolution between individuals. Over the past decade, police abuse remains one of the most serious human rights violations in the United States. Police officers are trusted and expected to respect society as a whole and enforce the law. There is a time a place for aggressive force if needed, apprehending a suspect, however the environment and situation might influence the moment thus resulting in the brutal and barbaric behavior from the cop.
If every school were to have a police officer, the cost would be over 5.4 billion dollars. That’s a lot of money, but it will be worth every cent knowing that kids are being protected and saved by them. Some people are worried that police are being put in schools because of student’s behavior. They say that if you treat a child like a criminal, they will become one. That is not what I am suggesting. The police officers need to be in a situation in which they can be on the same side as the students, and protect the students; not the other way around. Putting police officers in schools will be expensive, and controversial, but it will be worth it knowing that students and staff are being saved every
Many in the juvenile justice field have tried to understand the cause of juvenile delinquency. There are many different theories describe the cause and effect of variables and how they react. However, through much research, we have concluded there is not just one single path or journey that determines the fate of the juvenile. There are many different risk factors that build in order to increase a youth's chance of becoming an offender. This is kind of like a domino effect. Risk factors are described as the characteristics that present themselves to determine if the individual or youth will become a delinquent. These factors may include; home life, income status, gender, and social. It can either be one or all that play a part in the way the
Police brutality is an act that often goes unnoticed by the vast majority of white Americans. This is the intentional use of “excessive force by an authority figure, which oftentimes ends with bruises, broken bones, bloodshed, and sometimes even death” (Harmon). While law-abiding citizens worry about protecting themselves from criminals, it has now been revealed that they must also keep an eye on those who are supposed to protect and serve. According to the National Police Academy, in the past year, there have been over 7,000 reports of police misconduct; fatalities have been linked to more than 400 of these cases (Gul). Police brutality is often triggered by disrespect towards the police officer.
To conclude, Community policing represents a major development in the history of American law enforcement, but the extent to which this approach is a success and dominates contemporary policing remains a source of debate. In my point of view, community policing is good for communities. It has challenged the traditional concept of the police as crime-fighters by drawing attention to the complexities of the police role and function. In addition to the police officer hard work; citizens can also make a difference and contribute to make neighborhoods a better place to live. For instance, citizens can hold community meetings to talk about concerns and agree on solutions help organize healthy activities for children in your neighborhood, join or starting a neighborhood crime watch program, and talk to your community police officers and share information and concerns.
...believe the main issue for them is police racial and class biases. For this we see an increase in police training, to include diversity classes, implicit bias courses and race relations training. Then we have others who believe that the police need to work with the youth to improve future relationships and to help them become a stronger part of the community.
There has been a mass increase of juvenile delinquency in the United States, which has made a notable change in our society as a whole. It also directly affects parents, teachers, families, the perpetrators themselves, and of course, the victims. Law enforcement agencies in the United States have made an estimated 2.11 million arrests of minors. These perpetrators who were arrested have either been placed in confinement or they are under court supervision. Juvenile delinquency is described as illegal or immoral behavior, generally among young people under the legal age of eighteen. In order to reduce these high rates of delinquency, parents, and other adult figures, must first ask themselves, what is causing this? What external and internal