STATEMENT: The Great and General Court of Massachusetts has erred in reforming the juvenile justice system by implementing policies and procedures that will harm juveniles and place society at risk. On July 23‚ 1995‚ an intruder brutally attacked and stabbed Janet Downing approximately 100 times in her Somerville home. The revolting Downing murder and ensuing arrest of Edward O’Brien Jr.‚ a 15-year-old juvenile whom prosecutors say committed the heinous crime‚ sent shockwaves through the state
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Tiffany Robinson CJS/240 September 20‚ 2012 Delinquency Deterrence Response Farrell Binder The threat of punishment does not deter juvenile delinquency. According to Wadsworth‚ children are punished less severely than adults‚ limiting the power of the law to deter juvenile crime (Wadsworth‚ 2005). According to the Choice Theory‚ “Choice Theory holds that youths will engage in delinquent and criminal behavior after weighing the consequences and benefits of their actions.” Some experts believe
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Parenting Styles ECE355 Understanding Behavior and Family Dynamics Nancy Edwards May 20‚ 2012 Abstract When our children are born they are not given to us with instructions on what is the right way of parenting. The ways of parenting come in different forms‚ and as each child grows and develops different‚ parents raise each child differently. In this paper I will analyses two parenting styles‚ authoritarian and uninvolved parents. These two parenting styles are as different as
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Training on Fathers Parenting The Behavioral parent training programs have been developed to address child behavior problems through improvement in parenting practices. The triple P or Positive Training Program is widely reported as an effective‚ evidence based program for parents. However this journal demonstrates that there are significant differences in the program’s effectiveness for mothers and fathers. The analysis on this journal demonstrates that The Positive Parenting Program shows a large
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Parenting Stress . Parenthood brings immense amounts of joy‚ pride‚ personal growth and other good things to those with children; it can also bring a lot of challenges for parents. Being a parent can be one of life’s most joyful and unexplainable experiences. Parenting and motherhood requires hard work physically and emotionally. Also‚ it needs great deal of sacrifices for the growth of children. Perhaps‚ it is the juggling of so many roles and tasks that’s why parenting stress commonly occur
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Shakirah Young DEP2004 28 November 2012 Effective Parenting In life‚ we learn and grow from the people in our environment. Whether it is a best friend‚ sister‚ or teacher we have learned something new from them. We have seen how people can have a major effect on our behavior‚ attitude‚ and social development. From this‚ we can gather that parents are one of the key components in fostering a child’s development. A lot of quality aspects are needed in order to be a respectable parent. Decent parents
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History of Juvenile Justice *created in the late 1800’s to reform U.S. policies regarding youthful offenders *early on children were treated as chattels of adults without any rights *if found guilty they were sentenced just as adults were *New York City House of Refuge‚ the first youth prison opened in 1825 *during the 1800’s the juvenile justice system exercised its authority within a "parens patriae" which meant state as parent or guardian role. The state assumed responsibility
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Maree Hambly The expectations of males and females in parenting and caring are constantly changing. Stereotypically‚ females are seen as the carer and males are seen as the provider. Societal changes such as equal pay for equal work‚ work environment policies and changing family structures‚ i.e. single parents are changing these traditional expectations. This discussion will show how the empowerment of women and men influences the way they function in society. · Traditionally‚ a father’s role was
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Fact/stereotype Essay 5/7/2014 “Poverty and Parenting” What is a stereotype? A stereotype is a way of thinking or viewing someone based on their race‚ religion‚ or beliefs. Many people assume all poor parents are bad parents. This stereotype is simply not true. The majority of low-income parents today are employed full-time‚ but they earn hourly wages that are significantly lower than those of a middle class family. In more than half of these low-income families‚ there are two parents who work
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Extreme Parenting There is a child who is never allowed to attend a sleep over or have a playdate. A child that must constantly practice the violin‚ do homework‚ and is never allowed any free time to do as she pleases. This is the child of an extreme parent. Parenting methods have long been a subject of controversy‚ but a new trend in parenting called “Tiger” parenting may be the most controversial of today. The method of extreme parenting or parents that go to extreme lengths to give their children
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