Sociological Theories Response
Sociological Theories Response
By: Angie A. Smith
CJS/240
November 19, 2010
University of Phoenix
The “Fight Crime” program coincides with the social structure theory as it uses a
numerous of approaches that prevents juvenile crime. This program consists of 3,000
police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and other law enforcement agents as well as victims
that is educating society on how to deal with and prevent any criminal activities. Fight
Crimes offer many school programs to young children and adolescents. This provides
professional counseling assistance to children who have been either neglected or abused
physically and psychologically. They offer extended services for those children, who
have
been serious crisis such as the ones who have lost loved ones or to have any other
tragic occurrence like in the Oklahoma City bombing (Fight Crime, 2005).
The North Carolina’s “Kids Care” program is a lot like the social process theory
at its best. In the North Carolina’s state Legislation has developed a strategy that will
make improvements in health care, juvenile justice, public education and in the degree of
security in the economy. The state has agreed to give a 100% funding to healthcare for
the children, whose family falls within 300% of the federal poverty levels. In addition,
corporal punishment will be abolished and the financial concepts will be taught in
elementary and middle schools. Funding will be provided to many programs like
juvenile delinquency and for adult conviction for the age of 18. The economic benefits
are to expand child subsidy, reduce child subsidy waiting list, helping unemployed
parents and helping low income parents to get an increased in the state and federal tax
refunds. (Actions for Children, 2009).
In Utah, they have developed a nonprofit program called “New life”. This
program uses intermediate sanctions over incarceration and reflects the traits of the social
conflict theory. Due to the increasing numbers of juvenile drug offenders and substance abusers throughout Utah. The Fourth District Court has agreed to place the juvenile drug
offenders in an outpatient substance treatment program with the help of the local law
enforcement and probation officers. After completion of detoxification stage, the
juveniles are educated to socially interact and communicate in a positive
By: Angie A. Smith
CJS/240
November 19, 2010
University of Phoenix
The “Fight Crime” program coincides with the social structure theory as it uses a
numerous of approaches that prevents juvenile crime. This program consists of 3,000
police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors and other law enforcement agents as well as victims
that is educating society on how to deal with and prevent any criminal activities. Fight
Crimes offer many school programs to young children and adolescents. This provides
professional counseling assistance to children who have been either neglected or abused
physically and psychologically. They offer extended services for those children, who
have
been serious crisis such as the ones who have lost loved ones or to have any other
tragic occurrence like in the Oklahoma City bombing (Fight Crime, 2005).
The North Carolina’s “Kids Care” program is a lot like the social process theory
at its best. In the North Carolina’s state Legislation has developed a strategy that will
make improvements in health care, juvenile justice, public education and in the degree of
security in the economy. The state has agreed to give a 100% funding to healthcare for
the children, whose family falls within 300% of the federal poverty levels. In addition,
corporal punishment will be abolished and the financial concepts will be taught in
elementary and middle schools. Funding will be provided to many programs like
juvenile delinquency and for adult conviction for the age of 18. The economic benefits
are to expand child subsidy, reduce child subsidy waiting list, helping unemployed
parents and helping low income parents to get an increased in the state and federal tax
refunds. (Actions for Children, 2009).
In Utah, they have developed a nonprofit program called “New life”. This
program uses intermediate sanctions over incarceration and reflects the traits of the social
conflict theory. Due to the increasing numbers of juvenile drug offenders and substance abusers throughout Utah. The Fourth District Court has agreed to place the juvenile drug
offenders in an outpatient substance treatment program with the help of the local law
enforcement and probation officers. After completion of detoxification stage, the
juveniles are educated to socially interact and communicate in a positive