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A 4 page consideration of the question of whether these two policies have any inherent similarities. After outlining the reasoning behind these two distinct actions, this paper contends that these policies are similar only on the surface. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The U.S. has a long history of taking children out of homes that it considers unsatisfactory for one reason or another and placing them in a different environment.
At one time, for example, it became common practice to take Native American children out of their homes and place them in boarding schools. Today, in comparison, we
have established policies where children can be taken from their home based on parental neglect, abuse or even the childs own actions. So-called "seriously violent juveniles" (SJVs) are an
example of this latter category. Some have contended that the contemporary justifications for removing SJVs from their homes are, in fact, quite similar to those that were used to
justify the removal of Native American children at a much earlier point in history. While that may be true on the surface, in reality the reasons justifying the removal
of these two groups of children are quite different. Seriously Violent Juveniles have earned that name because of a long history of interaction
with the juvenile justice system. Psychiatrists, psychologists, criminologists, sociologists, and other professionals have long accepted the association that exists between home environment and an individuals propensity to engage in
criminal activity. Juveniles often follow in the footsteps of their parents. When they are in a home with parents that are commonly on the wrong side of the
law, it is not surprising that these juveniles mirror that behavior. In the case of SVJs not only have criminal acts
been committed, these acts have been of a violent nation. Despite the fact that juvenile crime has actually declined significantly since the mid 1990s, communities have expressed continued concern
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