Aarron Eilers February 22‚ 2010 Female Offenders The number of women incarcerated is growing at a rapid pace. This calls for a reevaluation of our correction institutions to deal with women’s involvement in crime. Increasing numbers of arrests for property crime and public order offenses are outpacing that of men. The “War on Drugs” has a big influence on why our prisons have become overcrowded in the last 25 years. Women are impacted more than ever because they are being convicted
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CHAPTER I The Problem and its Background Introduction For many young people today‚ traditional patterns guiding the relationships and transitions between family‚ school and work are being challenged. Social relations that ensure a smooth process of socialization are collapsing; lifestyle trajectories are becoming more varied and less predictable. The restricting of the labour market‚ the extension of the maturity gap and arguably‚ the more limited opportunities to become an independent adult
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Female Ambiguity: Kirke from The Odyssey vs. Bianca from The Taming of the Shrew Women are ambiguous characters throughout texts such as The Odyssey and The Taming of the Shrew. In these two stories‚ there are female characters that are deceitful and beguiling towards men. Kirke and Bianca are two comparable characters that display such behavior. I will explain how both characters display ambiguity by hiding their true nature behind actions that they wouldn ’t normally take; therefore these
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Orissa Review * December - 2008 Female Foeticide in India : A Serious Challenge for the Society Dr. Krushna Chandra Jena Introduction : Women who constitute half a human population have been discriminated‚ harassed and exploited irrespective of the country to which they belong‚ unmindful of the religion which they profess and oblivious of the timeframe in which they live.1 Everywhere women are confronted with many challenges. Female foeticide is perhaps one of the worst forms of violence
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Female Foeticide in India Submitted by admin on 1 May‚ 2004 - 05:25 • India • IHN 2004.2 May • International Humanist News [pic] Female Foeticide in India By Indu Grewal and J. Kishore Introduction Some of the worst gender ratios‚ indicating gross violation of women’s rights‚ are found in South and East Asian countries such as India and China. The determination of the sex of the foetus by ultrasound scanning‚ amniocentesis‚ and in vitro fertilization has aggravated this situation
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Female Feticide: Causes‚ Effects and Solutions The curse of the girl child The curse of the girl child Female feticide Female feticide Isolation Isolation Female Feticide Pursue this fragment of an otherwise innocent conversation Doctor (female): It’s a little late. Besides‚ IT has grown too large in size to eliminate. Woman: Does that mean you can’t do anything to get rid of IT? Doctor: Hmm‚ maybe a timely pill or an injection can still kill IT. The money charged will increase
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of leaders who promise to give them a sense of identity they cannot develope themselves. 3) At-risk Youths-young people who are extremly vulnerableto the negative consequences of school failure‚ substance abuse‚ and early sexuality 4) Juvenile Delinquency- Participation in illegal behavior by a minor who falls under a statutory age limit. 5) Chronic Juvenile offenders- youths that have been arrested 4 or more times during their minority and perpetuate a stricking majority of serious criminal acts
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The Effects of Family Structure and Values on Juvenile Delinquency Christina M. Bracey 201240 Fall 2012 CJUS 230-B02 LUO Professor DeBoer Liberty University Online October 12‚ 2012 Abstract The changes in family values and structure in the United States has helped contribute to juvenile delinquency today. Society needs to recognize problems within the home before trying to find solutions to problems for todays at risk youth in America. Major structural changes inside of the home could
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Running head: Drug Usage and Juvenile Delinquency “Drug Usage as a Major Effect in Juvenile Delinquency.” Kenneth W. Blevins Jr CJUS310-B03 Abstract The major effect of Juvenile Delinquency is due to the usage of drugs and the inability for the youth to know what type of affects that narcotics have on them. The usage of drugs also has the effectiveness with the youths family problems‚ either because of the teens usage or the parents constant usage and (or) distribution of narcotics. As we
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JUVENILE DELIQUENCY IN IBADAN‚ NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION In the 1990s‚ juvenile delinquency has become a major global problem. The rising incidence of juvenile delinquency in many countries may be caused by certain socio-economic problems often associated with development. These includes; poverty‚ rapid population growth‚ unemployment‚ urbanization‚ industrialization‚ inadequate shelter and housing‚ youth unemployment‚ and under employment‚ breakdown of the family unit‚ inadequate
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