The “Broken Home” or Broken Society A Sociological Study of Family Structure and Juvenile Delinquency By Hillary R. Sheehan Advised by Professor Chris Bickel SocS 461‚ 462 Senior Project Social Science Department College of Liberal Arts CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY Winter‚ 2010 © 2010 Hillary Sheehan Delinquency 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page Research Proposal…………………………………………………………………………3 Annotated Bibliography…………………………………………………………………...5 Outline……………………………………………………………………………………10 Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………
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conducted over time‚ which have attempted to examine the cause of delinquency and how to prevent it. Some theories have proven to be effective‚ while others have been abandoned. Throughout this paper‚ we will go into detail about the history of juvenile delinquency. Then‚ we will continue to go into depth about how juvenile delinquency has evolved and how it is measured. Lastly‚ we will touch on the prevention and treatment of delinquency. American juvenile justice can be traced back
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Juvenile delinquency‚ also known as juvenile offending‚ or youth crime‚ is participation in illegal behavior by minorsﾧ(juveniles) (individuals younger than the statutoryﾧ age of majorityﾧ).[1] Most legal systemsﾧ prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles‚ such as juvenile detention centersﾧ‚ and courtsﾧ. A juvenile delinquent is a person who is typically under the age of 18 and commits an act that otherwise would have been charged as a crime if they were an adult. Depending on the
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Whether it is physical or not child abuse is never an answer to a situation because the end result will only cause harm. Some often wonder about child delinquents and the reason behind their actions. Children’s behavior can be the result of genetic‚ social‚ and environmental factors. In addition‚ it can relate to their emotional‚ cognitive‚ and physical characteristics. In this particular topic it is a factor as to why children become a delinquent. Some may debate that it is not a result of child abuse
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discussed. Also in this paper the discussion on how crime‚ twin studies‚ adoption studies‚ and testosterone studies are linked to genetics will be discussed. This essay will show some of the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence that is linked to genetics and crime. I will also be giving my feelings on whether or not I agree with police departments using these findings‚ or if they should dismiss such findings. The link between genetics and crimes is a very contentious topic when it comes to
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being the root cause of youth crime and this essay will examine evidence to support this claim and evidence to dispute it. Although it is quite subjective as to whether a bad childhood is the cause of youth crime‚ the fact remains that a quarter of all reported crime is committed by young offenders between the ages of ten to seventeen. Home Office statistics show more than a half of all recorded robberies (51%)‚ a third of burglaries (32%) and a third of vehicle crimes (31%) were the result of young
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Social Factors That Influence Teenage Drug Use A Research Proposal By: Kathleen Reynolds Introduction The proposed study seeks to examine the social factors that influence teen drug use. Drug use is a problem that affects many adolescents in the United States. The basic questions this study will try to answer are: What explains drug use among teenagers? What drugs are teenagers more likely to use? How are teenagers accessing drugs? And ultimately‚ what are the
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some of the elements which make up the idea of crime. There are many aspects to consider‚ including the definition‚ hidden crime and conflict within society. According to the Sage Dictionary of Criminology‚ the ability to define crime is a difficult concept. It depends at what stage of time we are in and how we perceive things. The idea of crime also draws upon how an individual‚ or a set of individuals are linked with society‚ in that they show‚ or do not show solidarity within civilisation. The
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Crime is the breaking of rules or laws for which some governing authority (via mechanisms such as legal systems) can ultimately prescribe a conviction. Crimes may also result in cautions‚ rehabilitation or be unenforced. Individual human societies may each define crime and crimes differently‚ in different localities (state‚ local‚ international)‚ at different time stages of the so-called "crime"‚ from planning‚ disclosure‚ supposedly intended‚ supposedly prepared‚ incomplete‚ complete or future proclaimed
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How does research on social influence (such as the works of Asch‚ Milgram and Zimbardo) enhance our understanding of anti-social behaviour? The Crime and Disorder Act (1998‚ cited in Home Office‚ 2004) defines anti-social behaviour (ASB) as acting in an inconsiderate manner towards a person with the intention of causing harm‚ or distress or‚ causing alarming damage to society through negligence. In the UK‚ ASB refers to low-level criminality‚ nuisance‚ and public disturbance (Brown‚ 2013). Following
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