Juvenile Delinquency In recent years‚ juvenile delinquency has become the attention of the whole globe. Juvenile crime is not only increase‚ but also covers a wider range. According to the ministry of public security‚ the rate of juvenile delinquency rose from 6.36% in 1998 to 7.93% in 2003. The type of juvenile delinquency’s accusations changes from 98 in 1998 to 120 at the end of 2003‚ an increase of 22.45%. Juvenile crime is a complicated social problem with various reasons. Recent research
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the questions oppressing our legal system today‚ as the violent acts of juvenile delinquencies continue to make headlines. Some people believe that children should be tried as adults when prosecuted for certain serious crimes. Others feel that children should be tried as minors because they are not yet adults‚ and therefore‚ they should be treated differently. This is an important debate because how we choose to punish juveniles affects both our current and future society. Teens all over the world
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of the problem to figure out what spawns a certain issue. What provokes a child to become delinquent and what makes the child gravitate so easily towards this lifestyle? This study explores how family life influences juvenile delinquency. Juveniles are more likely to become juvenile delinquents if there is little structure provided for them in their families. Although there are several influential variables‚ there are three main categories on which I will be focusing that encompass all of these
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Running head: The Needs of Special Offenders The Needs of Special Offenders Professor Gregory Baugh Jeremiah Ritzenthaler University of Phoenix/CJA 234 The Needs of Special offenders Inmates with special needs‚ the mentally ill‚ and the substance abusing inmates all make up a large number of the prison population. These inmates affect the prison systems in different ways. Providing programs for the mentally ill inmates is extremely difficult for correctional staff. A very high percentage
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The type of research for that suitable for analyzing the impact of imprisonment on hate crime offenders is quantitative. Quantitative research is a technique that produces measurable results that can be analyzed statistically‚ as to where qualitative research produces subjective results that are difficult to quantify. The pros of using qualitative research is that you can explore more topics in more depth and detail. Is often less expensive‚ because you don’t have to recruit as many participants
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Sex Offenders: On the Internet and On the Prowl It is incredible how much the world has changed. The internet has forever altered the way education has been taught‚ instant messaging has made communication faster and more efficient‚ and webcams have even brought far away relatives right into America’s living room. I’m proud of America‚ and I’m proud that we are forever inventing and improving. But with every new invention‚ comes flaws. Sadly‚ one of the most inventive and resourceful gadgets
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to claim that they were more scientific than their female ‘competitors’. It was through nursing that women first made significant inroads into formal medical practice. Changes in nursing started with the hospital and prison reformers of the late 1700s. New training for nurses became available‚ notably at the Deaconess Institute at Kaiserworth in Germany (1836)‚ which influenced Florence Nightingale. Nightingale reorganised army hospital nursing during the Crimean War (1853-56)‚ while Jamaican healer
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In the article “Remorse‚ Psychopathology‚ and Psychopathy among Adolescent Offenders” by Andrew Spice‚ Jodi Viljoen‚ Kevin Douglas‚ and Stephen Hart‚ the aim is to establish the effects of shame and remorse on young offenders. Previous research doesn’t allow discussion for the implications and differences between the two emotions. The article is meant to link the “bad” guys with the bad feelings; bad is in quotations as these people are deviant‚ but not necessarily bad. In the words of the authors
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SYSTEM There are some important differences in the juvenile and adult courts‚ which protect the offenders. When dealing with cases in the juvenile courts the age of the juvenile is taken into consideration‚ along with the nature of the offense. This protects the juvenile from being tried as an adult if the age‚ nature of the crime and even the mentality doesn’t warrant that the juvenile be tried as an adult. For example‚ if a 13 year old juvenile stole a car and went joy riding. They wouldn’t be tried
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Juvenile Delinquency There is no doubt that various experts can give us many theories as to the causes of juvenile delinquency‚ including one’s economic background‚ substance abuse‚ delinquent peer groups‚ repeated exposure to violence‚ increased availability of firearms and media violence‚ however‚ I feel that the number one cause of juvenile delinquency is the breakdown of families‚ including lack of parental control over children. It is ironic in America‚ today‚ one must have a driver’s license
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