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CJ 212
Crime Prevention
Keith Graybill, Adjunct Professor
Unit 9 Seminar
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Welcome to Unit 9 and our LAST Seminar !!!
Final Project due at the end of this unit,
submitted to the Dropbox by Tuesday, midnight
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Questions ???
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Chapter 15: Juvenile Crime Control
What are the current trends in juvenile crime?
Do you believe these trends will continue into this
decade? Why or why not?
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Why does the Juvenile Justice System use different
terms for the same procedures in the Criminal Justice
System -- delinquency, adjudication, petition, hearings,
etc. ?
Discuss the various changes that have occurred to the
Juvenile Justice System through recent reforms:
 Juvenile waivers
 Offense-based sentencing
 Accountability
 Less privacy
 Procedural protections
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For the following juvenile crime prevention programs,
what are the effects of these programs on preventing
crime?
 Big Brothers and Big Sisters
 Life Skills Training
 Bullying Prevention Program
 Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)
 The Incredible Years
 Project Towards No Drug Abuse
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Juvenile crime control deals with juveniles after the crime. Discuss
the effectiveness of these programs:
 Diversion
 Boot camps
 Scared straight
 Teen courts
 Probation
 Restitution and fines
 Placement in a correctional facility, foster or group home
 Juvenile waivers
 Juvenile death penalty (no longer viable, but did it work?)
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Chapter 16: Putting It All Together and Explaining Crime
Trends
This chapter summarizes the information contained in
the book. Of the Crime Control and Crime Prevention
strategies discussed, which do you think is the most
effective in terms of reducing crime? Which do you
think is the least effective in terms of reducing crime?
Why?
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In terms of a crime prevention program, what 3 things
should be absolutely included? Why should these be
included in any crime prevention program?
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Questions ???
Final Project due Tuesday, midnight
ET
NO Seminar next week 