Gangs and Juvenile Delinquency in the Hispanic Culture Abstract: There has been a rise in gang violence among the youth across the nation. There are also cruel and violent tendencies that the youth that are a part of this group. It is important to understand reasons why Hispanic youth are turning toward gangs. The influx of gang activity in the neighborhoods and schools has adversely affected the level of violence seen in communities across the nation. The rise in the Latino population in many
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relation to juveniles‚ location‚ and crime types. The statistical information developed and presented is used to help law enforcement agencies and individuals with interests in juvenile justice to develop programs to lower the types of crimes and help juveniles to refrain from committing crimes. The Juvenile Justice Bulletin of 2008 complied submitted information that reflected an “overall reduction of 2% in violent juvenile crime” (Puzzanchera‚ 2009‚ p. 1) and a “reduction of 3% in all juvenile crimes”
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JUVENILE CRIME STATISTICS PAPER Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper CJA/374 September 19‚ 2012 The information in this article gives statistics of juvenile crime in America ranging from the late 1980’s to 2008. Its purpose is to take the information provided in these studies over the past 20 years or so to guide efforts and address the disparities among the youth to combat and prevent juvenile delinquency to better the lives of our children and for the future of our nation
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there are a lot of juveniles committing crimes more now than in earlier generations. In numerous communities‚ there is a lack of parenting and not enough programs for children to get involved in. Because of this‚ children are often persuaded by their peers to commit crimes. This research paper will examine (1) the background issues with juveniles committing crimes‚ (2) what programs are offered for juveniles with convictions‚ and (3) how to keep a juvenile from repeating crimes and becoming an adult
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There are many forms of crime prevention and crime reduction. Explore two such strategies and illustrate with practical examples. Background Crime prevention has been in existence since the nineteenth century. It is linked with the period marking the emergence of the modern state. During this period the community handles it own crime preventative measure but it was hard to sustain it. However‚ they perceived a belief that the criminal justice system could prevent crime alone and propaganda to
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the perpetrator had indecently touched her. The accused was not charged with any crimes or labeled as a sex offender and allowed to return to his home on short probation two houses away from the victim two days later. Consequentially the family of the young girl was disgusted. The reason for the improper punishment: the boy was fifteen at the time the crime was committed. Many juveniles are not as lucky when their crimes turn into much more such as rape and murder. Those minors have a possibility of
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four main purposes of punishment in the criminal justice system are: Deterrence - this is something intended to discourage someone from commiting a crime through instilling fear as to the consequences for their actions. There are two types of deterrence - specific deterrence and general deterrence. Retribution - its purpose of punishment is to administer justice - a deserved or morally right consequence to the offender that committed the crime. Rehabilitation - this punishment aims to reform an offender’s
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Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science of Information Systems By: Changcoco‚ Amos Dimla‚ Ysabel Nicole Ramchand‚ Pavan Tanchuling‚ Bianca Denise Tibayan‚ Jan Michael 1.0 COMPUTER AND INTERNET CRIME 1.1 Types of Exploits 1.1.1 Virus It is a malicious code that is attached to a file or executable program that can hack the files of the victim’s computer and reformat‚ delete or modify the files. The virus is executed only when the file that
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Property crime reduces investment‚ because individuals resist investment‚ if criminals reap the returns. The time of criminals‚ which could otherwise be spent productively‚ is also a social loss. These significant social costs imply that research on crime is among the most important areas in economics. Furthermore‚ as economics addresses issues beyond its conventional topics‚ work on economics and crime has indeed been among the most productive areas for research. Over the past 30 years since
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Analyse the effectiveness of situational and social crime prevention techniques in reducing criminal activity. Crime prevention refers to the range of strategies that are implemented by individuals‚ communities‚ businesses‚ non-government organisations and all levels of government to target the various social and environmental factors that increase the risk of crime‚ disorder and victimisation. The two prevention techniques‚ situational and social‚ are effective in reducing criminal activity although
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