Juveniles entering in the criminal justice system can bring a number of serious problems with them. The problems include substance abuse‚ academic failure‚ emotional disturbances‚ physical health‚ family problems‚ and a history of physical or sexual abuse. However‚ the rehabilitation programs in the juvenile criminal justice system is not meeting the needs of the adolescent population and the problems that come with them. Effectively addressing these problems require the programs to be successful
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teenagers ’ worries: 1) Examination -teenagers are mainly secondary students and their ages are mainly 13-17. -their burdens are not only their homework and extra-curricular activities‚ but also their curriculum. -according to a survey conducted by Hong Kong University ‚ about 80% students think that they need to face a lot of challenges about their examinations . -the survey also reveals that Chinese‚ English and mathematics are their main problems. They think that these are very difficult
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Being illegal causes the price to inflate and makes it easy for profit to be made. Drug dealers deal to any age‚ kids reportedly say they can get illegal drugs easier then the legal drugs tobacco and alcohol. The cost of marijuana law enforcement is more then $7.7 billion each year (Shepard and Blackley‚ 2007). The legalization will also allow the government to cut the budget allotted
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different types of court systems: juvenile and adult court to separate children from adults; within both of these court systems you have a drug court. Juvenile drug courts are dockets
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Current Trends Illicit drug use in the United States has been around for many years. Just because it has been around for this long does not mean that it is good for the people. This type of illegal activity has been known to bring around violence‚ gangs‚ prostitution‚ and other illegal activities. To see how the use of illegal drugs has evolved‚ one must look at the past trends of drug use and the current trends as well. Past and Current Trends The past trends of drug use can be seen from the
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gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. In order to eradicate the drug problem‚ a public debate is going on to find some solutions to this drug dilemma. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people advocate this issue and believe that legalization is the only solution left for the nation while others oppose because it will increase the number of drug users and drug related crimes. Marijuana
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dangerous effects towards health of taking drugs Thesis Statement: the dangerous effects of drugs into the body of a person Introduction: II. History of Drugs: III. Types of drugs: 3.1Narcotics 3.4 Steroids 3.7Shabu 3.10 Orthodox 3.2Opium 3.5Morphine 3.8Codeine 3.3Cocaine 3.6Heroin 3.9 Marijuana IV. Effects of drugs: 4.1Depressants 4.3Loss of weight
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“Community Structure and Drug Use The article “Community Structure and Drug Use: From a Social Disorganization Perspective‚” by Finn-Aage Esbensen and David Huizinga discusses drug usage‚ the reasons of drug use and where drugs are consumed by adolescents in neighbourhoods characterized by social disorganization and high crime rate. Social disorganization in terms of drug usage states that characteristics or the ecology of a neighbourhood can influence adolescents to use drugs like marijuana‚
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Harrison Legalizing Marijuana is Wrong Marijuana is a plant that is known by many different names such as cannabis‚ weed‚ pot‚ and grass just to name a few. It is known as a plant that is used for medical purposes as well as for recreational use for people all over the world. There are many different views on whether or not marijuana should be legalized. Some want to make marijuana legal just to save the money and resources that are being used on tracking marijuana dealers. Also‚ as well
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claimed to use marijuana at some point in their lives‚ and 25 million within the past year (Normal). Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug used in the United States. The legalization of marijuana has caused much controversy in this country since around the 1970’s and the debate still continues to this day. Many argue that marijuana is a gateway drug and there are no benefits of this drug‚ while others recognize there are medical advantages but still do not support recreational use. There is
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