Personal Narrative: My Relationship With J-MHAP

Seven million three-hundred thousand Children nationally are affected with parents having to be in jail for days, weeks, months, and even years. For ten days I was affected by my father being in jail at Leavenworth County Jail. To some, this is nothing but to my family this was a big deal. Not only was he gone for ten days, which was longer then he’d ever been gone before, but we had to take him there and watch as he walked away from his wife, his kids, and his freedom.

Most will often wonder if there is actually a future in the juvenile justice system and if so what does it include? Today the juvenile system is known as a weak system that does not actually provide much help for juveniles. Although, this system is effective for a few juveniles, it does not work for them all. The juvenile justice system is the primary system that they use on juveniles who are caught committing crime. The system is put into place in hopes it will deter juveniles away from future crimes to keep their life on track. If the juvenile justice system had a few improvements and more people supported it then it could become a very successful system. With the system already making modifications, there is still a few changes left that

The Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention and Protection Act (JJDPA) was established in 1974 and was the first federal law that dealt comprehensively with juvenile delinquency to improve the juvenile justice system and support state and local efforts at delinquency prevention. This paper will assess the JJDPA and summarize its purpose and implementation and enforcement. Next, there will be a discussion of the historical context of the policy; followed by a focus of the latent consequences. Finally there will be a vignette as to how this Act has affected a person or family as well as personal reflection toward the policy.

Despite the constant stereotypes placed on Arnold by his fellow Indians, and by his peers at Rearden, Junior rebounds stronger than ever. When Arnold, (dubbed Junior), arrives for his first day at his new school Rearden, he is surrounded by all the white teenagers and their expectations for him to be poor, stupid, and wild. They only consider him “Indian”, as if it is an occupation. When Junior is surrounded by a group of these racist people, they are all calling him names and making fun of him. However, none of them are brave enough to fight him, because they think that because he is an Indian, he must be a crazy fighter. “None of those guys punched me or got violent. After all, I was a reservation Indian, and no matter how geeky and weak I appeared to be, I was still a potential killer.” (63) This segment not only shows the racism of the people he is now surrounded with, but the way Junior uses the first person exemplifies that even he thinks he is a potential killer.

I am a child of immigrant parents, although we are not the wealthiest and they may have had struggles when moving to Canada, my life has been great so far with the efforts of my family. It all began when I was born in Ottawa, at the civic hospital on May 12 2001. My full name is Morgan Lee Khai Chau. My parents come from Vietnam, they immigrated to Canada around the 1900s because of all the violence going around in their home country, they also wanted a better life and future for themselves and their families. My family is made up of my parents, my older brother and my older sister. My first language was Cantonese because my parents spoke it, but since my brother and sister spoke english pretty well at the time,

Do you think that Juvenile Justice Centers are beneficial for troubled teens? Well, they actually aren’t beneficial at all. I don’t think that they are beneficial because, some centers don’t help the troubled teens get on track, the center doesn’t have the same educational standards as regular schooling, and most of the kids that get out are still troubled. Let me explain why.

Within our society we have many different saying that are meant to bring unity to our county in respects to watching over and protecting the innocents. Even in the bible, God gives the command in Proverbs 31:8-9 (New Livings Translation) to “speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless and see they get justice. As I have researched the topic of the school to prison pipeline it could not be any more applicable to this topic, as this epidemic as plagued our public school systems in America. Within this paper I will explain what the school to prison pipeline is. I will also give the history prior to and after the problem of the pipeline,

In the documentary film, “Kids for Cash”, Robert May shows his audience the horrors of the Luzerne County justice system. He uses imagery, appeals to logos and pathos, personal experiences and anecdotes to support his claim. Robert May made this documentary to show the world that the government needs to make sure that even minors have a fair trial and justice before being incarcerated.

As Atticus once said, “Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal” (Lee, 274).

According to the textbook Fundamentals of Criminal Justice, Bail is defined as “money or other security given to the court to ensure that a defendant will appear at every stage of the legal proceedings.” Bail, in laymen terms to a lot of people, is a method for supposed perpetrator of the crime to go free and be in their own environment until their arrangement. When listening to the National Public Radio’s (NPR) Debate on Bail series, it was stated that bail has many issues.

In a courthouse there is always a judge, prosecutor, defender, and the jury members. On the day of court everything gets document by the court reporter. He or she hand types every single word they say. With everything so well documented we trust the system, because there seems to be no proof it is flawed. In “Prison Overcrowding Fix” by Solomon Moore, he explains California 's flaw in their system is health care everywhere in places like prisons. This then leads to prison overcrowding, which becomes a serious health problem. Moore published the article ¨Prison Overcrowding Fix¨ in in 2009, which is economically known as a the time period of unemployment. Taxes were increasing every second, and the economy was still failing. 2009 is also the

At this time the client presented with a readiness to change and is highly motivated to receive treatment at MRFH. The client was diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorder: Severe, and Cocaine Use Disorder: Severe. The client stated, "I am pretty much homeless and I left the Salvation Army after I was about to get into the Step Up Program. There were so many drugs at the Salvation Army. I want to learn more about myself and my addiction. I removed myself from my job so I could receive treatment at MRFH, and be around other people who are trying to recover. I want to work on my spiritual condition. I went from being the manger of an Oxford House, to using drugs and alcohol, eventually becoming homeless." The client stated around the time that he realized that his wife was cheating on him with his cousin's husband he was

The article is about Jennie Chine Hansen speech that was given for the Chinese American Women Oral History Project. Hansen discusses in her speech about the ways exclusion, participation and empowerment shaped not just her life but the lives of all Chinese people living in America. Hansen during her speech also talks about the brief history of Chinese Exclusion Act of 1892 and how that had a significant impact on the parents and grandparents of Chinese American women. She also talks about how there are two generations, the ones who were born in China and the ones who were born in America. She discusses how there is an alienation from her parents and other Chinese people who never learned to speak English who live in America. She refers to the idea that it was not only language that separated the older generation, but that discrimination also played a large role in alienating them. Hansen talks about how her mother was not completely constrained by Chinese tradition. Hansen discusses the struggles her family had as two different generations of Chinese and Chinese Americans.

Summary: This article is about a man named Jaime Prater who was born and raised in Jesus People USA (JPUSA), a religious community where the leadership clothes you, feeds you, educates you, and basically raises you. JPUSA were started by hippies who used to travel through the USA, but soon settled down in Chicago, and is now run by an authoritarian leader and councilship members. Jaime Prater was born into this community and thought of it as his family, but when he was 8 years old he was molested. He took it to the council, but they shut it down to stop spreading rumors and isolated him. In isolation, he felt lonely and scared for three and a half years, and left the comminity in his early 20’s after he realized that he didn’t belong. When he was in college, he made a documentary about growing up in JPUSA, with many stories similar to his own from others.

I visited Family Court in Providence on October 13, 2015 during the afternoon. The morning prior, I called the Clerk’s Office in order to ensure that there would be at least one case for me to observe around 1:00 PM. Although the woman on the phone was somewhat rude and condescending, she assured me that this was an appropriate time to go. Unfortunately, when I arrived, I was informed that all courtrooms were on a recess for lunch and would not resume until 2:00. Slightly frustrated, I sat down on the fifth floor and kept busy until it was time to go inside. While waiting, I noticed numerous people running out of the courtrooms crying and somewhat yelling due to the emotional content that was going to be discussed during their case. This was