Adolescent Delinquency Throughout the course of the progressive era significant legislations helped to control the growing urban society. Austin et al. claim that the establishment of a juvenile justice system is “one of the most progressive developments in the evolution of criminal justice in the United States” (4). Influenced by the children’s welfare‚ the juvenile law adopted the English doctrine parens patriate which gave states the authority to assume the role of a parent (Soulier & Scott 138)
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Does globalisation pose a threat to cultural diversity? Globalisation poses a threat to cultural diversity because it is the cause of widespread cultural homogenisation. I will focus on Helena Norberg-Hodge’s 1991 book‚ in which she describes the recent cultural changes within a particular Indian community. In examining this text‚ I hope to show that globalisation truly does pose a threat to cultural diversity. In this essay‚ globalisation will be used as an umbrella term to describe the increased
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Robert Agnew extended Merton’s strain theory to explain juvenile Delinquency. He called his theory General Strain Theory of delinquency (GST) and broadened strain theory’s focus beyond economic goals and success. Agnew argued that adolescent strain results not only from failure to achieve economic goals‚ but also from failure to achieve noneconomic goals‚ the removal of positive stimuli‚ and the introduction of negative stimuli. Removal of positive stimuli can be the death of a loved one or the ending
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matter it is a youngster or an adult. There should be equal punishments for the juveniles and the adults because the wrong that they have done has lead to the breaking of the law and ethics. Therefore‚ there are a number of ways in which the young criminals can be punished like imprisonment‚ labor imprisonment‚ strict fines on them‚ they should be send to custodians and rehabilitation centers. Nevertheless‚ the degree of the methods of punishment can be a bit lenient for the people under the age of eighteen
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Kathy Holder Sociological Theories United States is encountering a serious of concerns about juvenile delinquency. The Criminal Justice System in hand with Governments and community programs are trying to reduce the impacting rates of youth crime acts. Even when such effort is not visible‚ there is concerned juveniles advocate working behind the scene to help and support teenagers in need of a way out. There are a variety of programs across the nation within
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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY OR SOCIAL MALIGNANCY? India is perhaps the only country in the world which has the dubious distinction of having maximum number of laws to regulate the conduct of society. It is the only country where almost all aspects of human behavior i.e. behavior with human beings‚ behavior with animals (both domestic & wild) with nature & environment etc. all are sought to be governed by laws rather than through education or innate enlightenment which is the preserve of every
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Women: Does Stereotype Threat Affect Their Ability? Today‚ we live in a world where people of many races‚ genders‚ cultures‚ and backgrounds face typical generalizations made by everyday people called stereotypes. These stereotypes may also change the way people behave simply because the stereotype has a negative effect on their ability to perform a particular task. When people have fear of conforming to a particular stereotype that results in inadequate performance‚ they face what is known as stereotype
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who played non-violent games. We live in a world where real violence is everywhere‚ from neighborhood shootings to the war in Iraq. We’re mostly helpless to stop it‚ and we just have to live through it‚ but when a juvenile turns on a violent video game and spends endless hours playing does it change their perception of the real world and cause them to become delinquent. Many things can cause an inability to distinguish right from wrong‚ reality from fiction. A teen may be mentally unstable‚ too immature
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Consider the importance of the characters names in Kindertransport I think that in Kindertransport the writer‚ Diane Samuels uses the names of the characters as a huge way of showing their personalities and their life’s worth. The very first character that we are introduced to is Eva‚ now this is the younger and former self of the later introduced Evelyn. The name ‘Eva’ is a Hebrew name which is biblical and means ‘life’ but also ‘God’s grace’. This is very fitting as when Eva is introduced to
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The number of juvenile delinquents in Russia is growing rapidly. There are about 1.5 million juvenile arrests a year. Some causes for the rise of juvenile delinquency include lack of proper attention from their parents‚ the surrounding neighborhoods juvenile grew up in. Unfortunately‚ there are innumerable examples of family units that do not function effectively. Physical or emotional abuse‚ neglect and lack of interest by the parents in the children’s lives all contribute to a lack of proper
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