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you are a policy analyst in the legislative affairs office of your state legislature the criminal justice committee of the legislature has requested recommendations about how to address juvenile delinquency in the state you must conduct research and assemble 2 possible policy initatives in your proposal use the 7 step process outlined my state is Illnios

define the problem

construct alternative solution

criteria for judging success of proposed solutions

projected outcome for alternative solution

analyze trade offs for solutions

choose best solutions explain recommendations

address the following in3-4 pages

prepare a professional policy memo to the criminal justice committee outlining the actions to be tacken, funding sources, and implementation challenges that may arise for each alternative

compare and contrast the two policy recommendations

how would you evaluate whether either policy was successful after it was implemented

how will you utilize your research from the first 3 weeks


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Running head: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

Juvenile Delinquency Policy Recommendations
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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

Introduction
The provisions of Illinois Juvenile delinquency policy originated from the Illinois
Juvenile Court Act Article V. The policy, therefore, relies on the principles of balanced and
restorative justice as a philosophy that guides the juvenile justice system of the state of Illinois.
As the principles provide, the juvenile delinquency philosophy recognizes three stakeholders
when it comes to justice restoration (Brown, 2012). These include the community, the victims,
and the offenders.
The policy document, however, is not perfect despite its effectiveness in restoring justice
and dealing with delinquents. This is primarily in the section that talks about excluded
jurisdiction and automatic transfers to the criminal court (Brown, 2012). The section, which
underwent revision in 2010, talks about delinquent crimes that would guarantee direct transfers
to the adult court.
Such crimes are those that mostly include the use of a firearm to commit. The policy
suggests that these crimes would send even a 13-year-old youth to an adult court and face
conviction (Tanenhaus, 2000). Another situation that wou...


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