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Hello class.
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My name is Sydney Collins.
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And for my state's project, I'll be talking about Tennessee
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and is juvenile justice system Tennessee's juvenile justice history.
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In 1907, the governor of Tennessee passes an act to
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create a juvenile facility for boys.
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In 1958, statewide juvenile probation systems become operational 1972.
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Female Offenders ages 12-14 are transferred to the Tennessee Youth
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Development Center And in 2019, youth were no longer allowed
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to be charged fees for appointment of counsel or court
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fees, juvenile state detention centers in Tennessee, There are two
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main juvenile detention centers, the first is wilder And the
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2nd is mountain view hardware.
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The age range for these facilities is 14- 19.
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The placement of a juvenile in a facility must follow
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a certain criteria.
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One of the criterias must be that the youth was
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violent or attempted to be violent for his offense, in
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which he was not received treatment yet.
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The second criteria is, the youth had to have two
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or more felony offenses on his record, which one of
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them must be a violent offense or a crime against
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another person.
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Next, The youth has to be 18 years Old or
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within 90 days of his or hers, 18 birthday.
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And or the youth has a history of delinquent offenses
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and is currently in one of the detention centers.
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As of April eight 2021, the primary offensive juveniles in
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Tennessee is 50 aggravated robbery, 25 attempted homicide and 25
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robbery. Also, as of April 8 2021 age of juveniles
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under the Tennessee detention centers Ranged from 17 years old
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to 16 as 17 year olds have 75 in the
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detention center, and 16 year olds have 25 in the
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detention center.
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There are different types of placements in the Tennessee correctional
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system. First, the hardware facilities, There are two in Tennessee
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in Dade Ridge in Somerville.
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In these facilities, you spend longer periods of time.
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Youth found guilty of violent crimes against persons are generally
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placed in a hardware secure facility.
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Youth in a hardware secure facility generally stay a longer
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period of time due to the length of their sentences.
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Community based facilities are another placement detention.
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The length of stay is six months and they focus
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on treating mental health and behavioral issues.
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Also focus on family and individual counseling.
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Youth place and community based facilities have in house counseling
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and home services.
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When the youth returns home, There are three different types
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of waivers and the Tennessee correctional system.
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The first is discretionary waiver.
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A discretionary waiver deals with child meaning and offense criteria
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that can be transferred to an adult court.
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A child needs to not have been compatible to a
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mental institution or placed under legal restraints.
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The 2nd is a reverse waiver.
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The child needs to have been had a hearing within
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10 days of its transfer, and the hearing has to
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have had met certain standards and factors, factors to be
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considered to be moved from a juvenile to a adult
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correctional system and last is once an adult, always a
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transfer to an adult court terminates juvenile court jurisdiction over
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the child for any subsequent offense.