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    Child Neglect‚ Abuse and Juvenile Delinquency Many would argue that child neglect will lead to juvenile delinquency in the future. There have been many studies that have attempted to prove that there is a strong connection with child abuse and or neglect with juvenile delinquency. However‚ there is no strong evidence to prove this to be true. Just because there are many common factors with all three‚ they tend to believe that they are all entwined one way or another. Some of these factors are

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    ways to explain deviant behavior. The first way was strain theory‚ which emphasize conformity cannot satisfy force people into deviance. The second way was cultural theory; it says deviant behavior was a set of standards that were not accepted by the powerful society. Control theory was the last way to explain deviant behaviors‚ which explain the reason of people was free to commit delinquent acts‚ was the broken social tie. Control theories have a long history. Most of their basis was assume that

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    Hirschi’s social bond theory and its impact on the juvenile justice system. Your discussion should include the four elements of the Social Bond theory. Hirschi’s social bond theory was created by Travis Hirshci in the late 1960’s. In the theory‚ Hirschi believed social controls are the actual or potential – positive or negative‚ internal or external – for conformity to social mores (Kunselman 87). The social controls take the form of social bonds which are the relationships that juveniles have with

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    have a huge affect on the actions of our juveniles. Juveniles delinquency is based on gender‚ because depending on the gender of the juvenile depends on what type of values where instilled within the juveniles. Also‚ the family has a huge affect on the action of the juveniles‚ because that all depends on the values of the family. The two intertwine and in this paper I will show you how the each affects the delinquency of the juveniles. Gender affects delinquency in different ways through socialization

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    0195370447_0094-0141_CH_05.qxp 6/18/08 9:51 AM Page 94 CHAPTER 5 Sociological Theories of Criminal Behavior I: The Social-Structural Approach Lionel Tate was only 12 when he killed his playmate‚ only 14 when he was tried and convicted in 2001 as an adult and sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole. In 2003‚ a Florida court ordered a new trial‚ ruling that Tate was entitled to a hearing on the issue of whether he understood the charges against him and could participate

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    Society has a set of written laws and social guidelines that people are expected to follow. When a person chooses not to follow those written laws and social guidelines‚ they can be punished. Those punishments can range from becoming a social outcast to fines‚ community service‚ and confinement in a jail or prison. In 1969‚ Travis Hirschi developed the Social Control Theory. Hirschi attempted to answer the questions surrounding human behavior‚ why people

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    PSYCHOANALYTICAL COUNSELLING THEORY AS A TOOL FOR ADDRESSING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA A PAPER PRESENTED BY PROF. FATI SHUAIBU AND NTAMU BLESSING AGBO ON THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI HELD IN 1000 AUDITORIUM SEAT 12TH - 14TH JUNE‚ 2012. ABSTRACT The present methods being utilized by teachers‚ counselors and administrators in dealing with cases of indiscipline and juvenile delinquency in our secondary schools have

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    commercially sold arcade game‚ Computer Space. The first major video game company‚ Atari‚ was eventually launched after a release of an arcade game named Pong which was based on Table Tennis. Nintendo‚ A Japanese Company‚ introduced better quality control standards and released its first handheld console‚ the Game Boy. After the release of Mortal Combat which shocked citizens with violent game play and gory graphics‚ the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) was established for recommending

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    Juvenile delinquency is a serious problem in America. It can be said that since most juvenile delinquents grow up into adult offenders who perpetrate more serious crimes‚ the best way to reduce the overall crime rate in America is to reduce the number of juvenile delinquents. In other words‚ stop the problem before it really gets started. To best deal with any problem we must first understand why it occurs. Explaining why crime and delinquency occur is a complex task. Many factors exist that

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    133-141‚ 2013 Available online at http:// www.ijmhsjournal.com ISSN 2322-424©2013 Victorquest Publications Investigating Related Factors to Teenagers’ Delinquency of Shiraz According to Social Control and Differential Association Theories *Bijan Khajehnoori1 ‚ Habib Ahmadi2‚ and Saeed Keshavarzi3 1- Assistant Professor‚ Department of Social Science‚ Shiraz University 2- Professor of Sociology in Shiraz University‚ Department of Sociology‚ Shiraz University 3- MA student in Sociology‚ Department

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