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    Outline and Evaluate explanations of Institutional Aggression. Institutional Aggression can be defined as aggressive behaviour that occurs within an institution and is motivated by social forces‚ rather than anger or frustration. An institution usually refers to an organisation or place of confinement with its own social roles where behaviour is formally restricted and under the control of specific staff; for example‚ prisons‚ hospitals‚ army camps and boarding schools. The ‘importation model’

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    Anger and Temper

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    Anger and Temper As people‚ we have a habit of overreacting to almost everything. This little quirk is usually heightened in kids and teenagers‚ causing lots and lots of problems. Most kids don’t like to listen to their authority and having a bad temper does not help them as far as getting along with others. Most children have problems in school about “not playing well with others”‚ and while this is not such a big deal with most people‚ some take it a bit too far and resort to physical violence

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    Analytical essay of the violence and aggression in chapter 17 of Wuthering Heights. Wuthering Heights was written by Emile Bronte‚ one of the Bronte sisters. The author finished this novel in 1847. After that‚ Emily died soon in 1848 at the age of thirty. In the nineteenth century Wuthering Heights becomes as classical novel. The readers who were read this novel were shocked by the Violence. In this paper‚ I will discuss the theme of the violence in chapter seventeen of this classic novel. In contrast

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    Juvenile Offenders

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    Over the years‚ there has been many changes in the system of law when it comes to juvenile offenders. Also‚ there has been many debates over the issue of how to punish minors. Some think that a minor would know the difference between wrong and right‚ and some think they wouldn’t. Others think that punishments for adults are too harsh for children‚ mainly for more violent crimes‚ such as murder or rape. For less serious offences‚ such as drug abuse or underage drinking the consequences can also be

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    There are a lot of sanctions on sex offenders but there are only put in place to help the people that live in the communities and it can help the offender not try to commit any more sex crimes. The sanctions are helpful and can reduce recidivism among sex offenders. These sanctions are warranted and are needed. There are many types of sex offences. A lot of them are more common than most. `Sex offences include: Molestation/Lewd Act with a Minor‚ Rape‚ Statutory rape or Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

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    Evaluate explanations of institutional aggression (16 marks) Strengths In Irwin and Cressey (1962) study they don’t look at inmates having one value. They look at the subcultures within prison. This shows the nature of the inmates as well as how they were brought up and accept other values. This is also supported by Blomberg & Lucken (2000) study on inmates. However you could counter this point by saying its reductionist because it reduces down behaviour to measurable units. Weaknesses

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    The Adult Offender

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    twenty years? The primary factor in the growth of individuals under correctional supervision in the past twenty years has been due to tougher laws‚ correctional supervision also has a broader scope of people under supervision and there are more offenders that are sentenced with drug and property offences. Correctional supervision also includes people out on bond‚ probation and parole. 2. Compare the increase in females versus males in terms of the number under correctional supervision. There

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    Aggression in Children

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    Aggression in Children To answer the question if a child is more likely to exhibit aggressive play after watching two hours of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles my answer is yes. I am currently having this issue with my nephews trying to be Mighty Morphing Power Rangers. I gave them the DVD as a Christmas present and I had to take it back within that same week. Every day there were issues with one kicking or punching the other. The media has a big influence on aggressive behavior in society. It can come

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    How to Disarm Anger

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    Anger is an emotion that we encounter sporadically‚ and we generally experience anger as a response to disappointment‚ frustration‚ threats‚ or from being hurt. There are many different causes of anger. Some people may experience or witness abuse as a child or an adult‚ which can develop in anger issues. In this situation‚ anger feels like the safest emotion to adapt to. The person may feel like acting out in anger will keep them safe from further abuse. However‚ changes in one’s brain chemistry

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    2013 Juvenile violent crime is at its lowest level since 1987‚ and fell 30% between 1994 and 1998. Fewer than half of serious violent crimes by juveniles are reported to law enforcement. This number has not changed significantly in 20 years. The rate at which juveniles committed serious violent crimes changed little between 1973 and 1989‚ peaked in 1993‚ and by 1997 declined to the lowest level since 1986. On average‚ juveniles were involved in one-quarter of all serious violent victimizations (not

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