Gender and Family Izzy Axia College of University of Phoenix There are many factors involved when trying to research patterns of delinquency between males and females. Males are more likely to be more aggressive and form no attachments to others. Boys from an early onset are taught to be strong and independent‚ as for girls they are taught to loving and princess like. Boys as they start getting older become more aggressive and more likely to retaliate in a bad situation (Wadsworth‚ 2005)
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Gender and Family Jeromy Nygaard CJS 240 March 4‚ 2012 Rebeca Sanchez-Roig Wk 4 Gender and Family How does gender affect delinquency? It can be said the males make up the vast majority of the prison population. It can also be said that men are just plain different than women when it comes to ethics‚ morals‚ and violence. Whether gender has any influence on whether or not a crime is committed is not fully understood‚ but there are many theories. What are some current explanations
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Corrections and Treatment Felicia Spafford CJS/240 November 24‚ 2013 Jeffery Beasley In this paper I will be covering over the following: juvenile corrections and community-based treatment programs‚ including covering over community-based treatment‚ institutionalization‚ and aftercare programs. Corrections and Treatment Juveniles needs to learn from their crimes‚ so that is where the consequences comes into play for the juvenile’s criminal behavior
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delinquency is something criminologists yearn to explain. Some criminologists have thought that gender plays an important role in determining rather a juvenile will offend or not. Some even think female offenders are treated differently than male offenders. Others think family is the key behind why juveniles learn to offend. The reasoning criminologists have for these beliefs is something that does make sense. Gender is something we have always used to explain bad behavior and good behavior. It has always
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Discretion plays an indispensable role in the criminal justice system (CJS). Discretion is the judgment or decision implemented through values‚ facts‚ and principles. In the CJS‚ it is the authority given to a decision maker to decide between alternatives or no alternatives. Discretion can be used by police in the area of the criminal investigation process. Its role is continuous from sentencing judgments to the point of detaining offenders in prison past their sentencing period. Discretion also
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D. Marie Wong Check Point 1 CJS/200 Craig Levins The crime control model and due process model are from my understanding of our reading materials this week a safety net of sorts. I say this because one protects the innocent from the criminals‚ while the other one protects the criminals from the system. In theory this makes sure that if you have done something wrong you will have to face up to it‚ while causing as little harm as possible to the innocents involved. It also was put in place to
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DQ1 week 5 What is DNS? How do users benefit from it? Provide a brief description of the DNS process to resolve a URL to its IP address. Domain name systems (DNS) allows for an IP address to be assigned to a computer name or domain name. This system stores given names paired with IP addresses‚ which make identifying a computer on a network that much simpler. DNS follows an top-down heiratage‚ starting at the root on to top level‚ secondary level‚ subdomain level (optional)‚ and host level. Each
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Introductions to Corrections Heather Cunningham CJS/230 April 3‚ 2013 Viviyonne Lee Punishment is the infliction of an unpleasant or negative experience on an offender in response to an offense. Today‚ punishment includes rehabilitation‚ deterrence‚ retribution‚ incapacitation‚ and reparation. Punishment is a penalty that results as a rule or law violation. Once a criminal has been punished through physical or economic sanctions then the criminal is considered square with his victim along
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Demographic Characteristics and their Effects on Attitudes Regarding Sexual Infidelity Siobahn Dermody 15 May 2013 Soc 240 Sexual infidelity or adultery is defined as voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than a lawful spouse (thefreedictionary.com). Overall‚ 90% Americans disapprove of sexual infidelity in marriage; however‚ 15-25% of married men and women reported having intercourse with someone outside of their marriage (Treas & Giesen 2000; Wiederman
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Checkpoint History of State and Federal Prisons Krysta Nasce CJS/230 1/09/2013 Instructor: Richard Angelozzi What is the history of state and federal prison? Prisons‚ unlike jails‚ confine felons sentenced to longer then a year to serve their sentence within the facilities. They are operated by state governments but the Federal Bureau of Prisons also houses federal offenders in Federal penitentiaries. Since its establishment of prisons within the United
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