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    Probation For Juveniles

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    Probation is used when youths are found guilty of an offense and in need of supervision but not secure confinement. It is defined as a judicial disposition under which youthful offenders are subject to certain conditions imposed by the juvenile court and are permitted to remain in the community under the supervision of a probation officer. (Bartollas‚ 2011) Probation is gives youths second chances and provide services that will help offenders stay out of trouble. Probation promotes rehabilitation

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    Juvenile Delinquency

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    Juvenile Delinquency In recent years‚ juvenile delinquency has become the attention of the whole globe. Juvenile crime is not only increase‚ but also covers a wider range. According to the ministry of public security‚ the rate of juvenile delinquency rose from 6.36% in 1998 to 7.93% in 2003. The type of juvenile delinquency’s accusations changes from 98 in 1998 to 120 at the end of 2003‚ an increase of 22.45%. Juvenile crime is a complicated social problem with various reasons. Recent research

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    Family Dysfunction and Juvenile Delinquency Children are born with many different physical and emotional needs. It is the parent’s responsibility to make sure that these needs are met all the way through adolescence. In today’s society most of the physical needs are easily taken care of. However the emotional needs are different and sometimes difficult to manage. The behavior of the parents‚ emotional and otherwise‚ is important factors in how a child will grow and function in society. For example

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    Juvenile Sex Offenders

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    the Research Paper 2 Juvenile sex offenders are frequently treated in the same manner as their adult counterparts with regards to punishment and sex offender registering. “Nationally‚ juvenile sex offenders make up 20% of all individuals charged with sexual offenses (McGinnis‚ 2006).” Placing a sex offender label on a juvenile may unjustifiably put restrictions on his or her opportunities in adulthood so it is for this reason that cases involving juvenile sex offenders should be prosecuted

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    Consequences of Conformity

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    Ross Carroll rcarroll@sfu.ca Experiencing Society (120) Consequences of Conformity “Man is born free‚ and everywhere he is in chains” (Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ Social Contract‚ 1762). From the moment of birth‚ man is burdened with an immense social pressure to act within social guidelines that are considered acceptable. Whether they truly are beneficial or not is irrelevant. Influences such as the government‚ the media‚ and religion force us not only to abide‚ but to believe in these guidelines

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    German Singer Q’orianka Kilcher once stated this quote about juveniles. “I think it’s important for us as a society to remember that the youth within juvenile justice systems are‚ most of the time‚ youths who simply haven’t had the right mentors and supporters around them - because of circumstances beyond their control.” This quote approaches one of America’s biggest question about juvenile justice. Should minors who have committed heinous crimes against the American Society be tried like an adult

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    Exemplary Leadership truly Matters May 22‚ 2011 Abstract Leadership theories have been extensively studied‚ developed‚ and applied to understand the impact they bestow on organizations. This assignment evaluates and reflects on the leadership style of my former graduate advisor‚ mentor‚ and friend through a critical analysis examining organizational power‚ contingency factors‚ influence tactics‚ ethical issues‚ and decision-making style. This paper describes my advisor’s transformational

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    amount of pleasure‚ how great the pleasure is‚ and more things that are along the lines often pleasure the consequences of an action has as an outcome. Despite the action or decision there will always be some sort of consequence. When I usually think of consequences the first thing I think of is a bad outcome that has been caused by my actions. I believe the reason I associate the word consequence with a negative thing is because I always heard people say that if you do that there will be

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    Americans live in the supposed “land of the free and home of the brave” but are Americans truly free? Americans are definitely free and have access to many freedoms and liberties that others do not have. Americans have things like their three basic rights‚ limitless options for immigrants‚ and amendments that protect the liberties that they have. The goal of this paper is to proven that Americans actually are truly free. The first topic to discuss is that all citizens in America have three basic god

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    hindered by old age‚ loses a dangerous amount of moral from his people from allowing Grendel to attack the hall every night for twelve years. I have only read the first half of Beowulf thus far and will post an update next week. However‚ Beowulf’s actions nor words have seemed overly prideful to me. My viewpoint may be different than others‚ however. I have seen pride destroy important life opportunities‚ I have seen people

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