why people commit crime‚ and how crime should be handled and prevented. There have been several theories surfacing and explained over the years as criminologists seek the most prevalent solutions to ultimately reduce the rate of crime. Juvenile delinquency‚ which was once at an all time high in America‚ is now at a low. However‚ low remains too high and by implementing early intervention may effectively reduce crime levels. This paper will briefly describe the Strong African American Family program
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Adolescent Delinquency Throughout the course of the progressive era significant legislations helped to control the growing urban society. Austin et al. claim that the establishment of a juvenile justice system is “one of the most progressive developments in the evolution of criminal justice in the United States” (4). Influenced by the children’s welfare‚ the juvenile law adopted the English doctrine parens patriate which gave states the authority to assume the role of a parent (Soulier & Scott 138)
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Juvenile Delinquency and Adult Crimes Not long ago‚ juveniles were expected to behave and act as any adult would. This extended to obeying laws where juveniles were viewed as adults and were subject to the same rules and regulations as adults. There was no separation of juvenile crime and adult crime and the law made no distinction based on the age of the offender. Whoever committed a crime‚ regardless of age‚ were given a certain consequence for their actions. It wasn’t until the 1900’s when the
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There are many theories of crime some are similar and some are not. In the case of social disorganization‚ anomie‚ differential association‚ and rational theories‚ there are many similarities as well as‚ subtle differences. The first theory to look at is social disorganization theory. The Social Disorganization Theory provides that if relationships in the family and friendship groupings are good‚ neighborhoods are stable and cohesive‚ and people have a sense of loyalty to the area‚ then social organization
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the courts to decide to try a juvenile as an adult‚ a very important distinction‚ since sentencing can then mean not just spending adolescence‚ but a lifetime in prison. Delinquency can be defined as the committing of those things considered crimes by the state‚ although delinquent can also mean abandoned. Thus juvenile delinquency can cover anything from small crime to deviation from set norms and values. In a violent society such as South Africa children learn that violence is an acceptable solution
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Colorado Technical University Online CJUS285-1302A-01 Juvenile Delinquency Phase 1- Individual Project Professor Grace Mickles Obaid Rahman April 15‚ 2013 There are many advantages of the taxpayer and the juveniles to split the juvenile courts into two sections because it will benefit taxpayer and juveniles by splitting into sections. By doing that status offenders will get more help and treat as a minor crime offender‚ which they don’t in a joint section. Status offenders are treated unfairly
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Interactive video games and the Internet have become the entertainment of choice for America’s adolescents. Nearly seven in ten homes with children now have a personal computer (68.2%)‚ and 41% of homes with children have access to the Internet. Annual video game revenues in the United States exceed $10 billion‚ nearly double the amount of money Americans spend going to the movies. On average‚ American children who have home video game machines play with them about 90 minutes a day. The impact
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juveniles being employed affects delinquency and substance abuse amongst youth. The problem is that there seems to be a direct correlation between substance abuse and the intensity of work schedules while teens are attending school. The questions that are to be researched are why are youth who spend long hours at work more likely to be delinquent? What is the connection between those teens who work long hours and those who do not and how does it influence delinquency and substance abuse? The design
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Table of contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………………….. 3 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………4 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM…………………………………………………………5 METHOD OF INVESTIGATION……………………………………………………..5 INSTRUMENT USED TO COLLECT DATA……………………………………….6-9 PROCUDURES USED TO COLLECT DATA……………………………………….10 PRESENTATION OF DATA……………………………………………………..11-15 INTREPRETATION OF DATA…………………………………………………..16 FINDINGS……………………………………………………………………..16-17 RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………………..17
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affect on the actions of our juveniles. Juveniles delinquency is based on gender‚ because depending on the gender of the juvenile depends on what type of values where instilled within the juveniles. Also‚ the family has a huge affect on the action of the juveniles‚ because that all depends on the values of the family. The two intertwine and in this paper I will show you how the each affects the delinquency of the juveniles. Gender affects delinquency in different ways through socialization‚ cognitive
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