According to the article “Hitting the Wall: Youth Perspectives on Boredom‚ Trouble‚ and Drug Use Dynamics Rural New Mexico” by Cathleen L. Willging‚ a medical anthropologist that specializes in mental health researches‚ a huge leading cause to juvenile crimes is boredom. In Scottsburg a lot of kids are always bored‚ and a lot crimes happen because of this. According to the article “Violent video games may stop crime by keeping criminals busy playing violent video games” by Evan Dashevsky‚ a pcworld
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children in the dangerous and unwelcome streets‚ and the main causes of this saddening problem is mainly the fear of shame and poverty. Religious and moral ethics faces hidden love and affection in a big clash. One of the most concrete causes of juvenile delinquency relates to illegal couples abandoning their new-borns‚ fearing the embarrassing and shameful gossip this event can engender. Thus‚ abandoning their illegal children to the streets seems the only solution. Another example would be the
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Club of Henderson County and the D.A.R.E. Program of Henderson County. I decided to write about local programs because it would give me the opportunity to learn more about juvenile delinquency prevention programs within my own community. Both programs are a huge staple within Henderson County and are two of the most important juvenile delinquency prevention programs within Henderson County. First I will report about the local Boys and Girls Club within Henderson County. On November 1st 1993 The Boys
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Long Term Causes of the Bacon Rebellion Since Virginia’s establishment as a colony‚ the newly freed men suffered exploitation from the upper echelons of society. Indentured servants and later settlers came to the new world seeking financial independence and a better life. After years of indentured servitude the newly-freed men would find themselves stuck in the very situation they sought to free themselves from. This lack of financial independence and social mobility created a general feeling of
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Prevention and Intervention Programs for Juvenile Offenders Prevention and Intervention Programs for Juvenile Offenders Peter Greenwood Summary Over the past decade researchers have identified intervention strategies and program models that reduce delinquency and promote pro-social development. Preventing delinquency‚ says Peter Greenwood‚ not only saves young lives from being wasted‚ but also prevents the onset of adult criminal careers and thus reduces the burden of crime on its victims and
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their early teen years and subject to a great deal of peer pressure to conform to certain values‚ norms and behaviors. Delinquency continues to be a salient topic today and we continue to search for answers to its causative factors. INTRODUCTION Juvenile delinquency continues to confound a broad range of behavioral specialists the world over. Some point to child abuse as a key factor while others suggest that child abuse alone is not a predictor of delinquency. There are some theorists who indicate
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The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 allowed the establishment of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in order to address concerns of juvenile delinquency in addition to improving the juvenile justice system practices. There are several types of delinquency prevention programs whose main purpose is to prevent delinquency from occurring. This is done by teaching the youth specific skills‚ educating‚ and occupying their time with programs that are beneficial
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The Rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada The Rebellions of 1837 began after Papineau’s rights were denied by the governor to 92 resolutions of reform. Papineau had thought it was important that the people of Lower Canada should have a more suitable government‚ rather than the small oligarchy. After his rights were denied he led the Patriots against the Oligarchy gov’t. His attempt for reform through rebellion was unsuccessful however; it sparked the idea of rebellion of W. Mackenzie in Upper Canada
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There are three views worth recognizing when discussing juvenile delinquency‚ choice views‚ sociological views and developmental views. These three theories attempt to explain what causes adolescents to turn to crime. Choice views of delinquency‚ was founded by Ceasare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham. These two theorists founded the idea that we as human have free will‚ and they concluded that individuals weigh the consequences of their actions before determining their actions or behaviors. The choice
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Sepoy Rebellion To start off the Sepoys were a group of Indian soldiers that worked for the European forces. These soldiers worked for the East Indian Company’s army. In May 1857 they started a mutiny‚ or a rebellion. This brought on many other rebellions‚ and basically a war for independence. There were many economic‚ religious‚ political‚ and military reasons behind the revolts. The Indians themselves had pure hatred for the British. This also was not an overnight deal. It took about a
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