JUVENILE DELINQUENCY OR SOCIAL MALIGNANCY? India is perhaps the only country in the world which has the dubious distinction of having maximum number of laws to regulate the conduct of society. It is the only country where almost all aspects of human behavior i.e. behavior with human beings‚ behavior with animals (both domestic & wild) with nature & environment etc. all are sought to be governed by laws rather than through education or innate enlightenment which is the preserve of every
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The Realities of Juvenile Crime in the United States Name Institution The Realities of Juvenile Crime in the United States Delinquency and Status Offenses Status offenses refer to actions that are only unlawful when conducted by a certain class of people. Notably‚ the term status offenses are mostly used with regard to the offenses that are committed by a minor. In addition‚ status offenses are only chargeable when a minor is involved. The restrictions are mainly put in place to increase
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The two theories that explain the relationship between risk factors and juvenile delinquency are social learning theory and social control theory. Social learning theory explains how families‚ schools‚ peers‚ and communities can influence delinquent behavior. According to Bandura (1977)‚ risk factors can influence delinquent behaviors‚ especially if children are exposed to negative stimuli and antisocial peers (p. 192). Association with delinquent peers increase the likelihood of delinquency‚ physical
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How to deal with juvenile offenders is controversial. In the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ sociologists warned treating juveniles like common criminals would make them more likely to break the law. The nation listened to this and began diverting youths with minor or status offenses away from the juvenile justice system. They would experience other‚ less punitive sanctions such as counseling. What is interesting in this scenario is that this actually "widened the net." More juveniles were actually in the
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There are several reasons why juveniles commit crimes and act up. Some of these can be explained by theories or in other words educated guesses. Although theories are only educated guesses they can be used to decide why juvenile delinquents come through the court systems. Theories can be helpful in determining why children or teenagers become a criminal. It also helps to determine what can help deter crimes by juveniles. In this essay theories will be explained that could fit some of the children
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Table of contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………………….. 3 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………4 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM…………………………………………………………5 METHOD OF INVESTIGATION……………………………………………………..5 INSTRUMENT USED TO COLLECT DATA……………………………………….6-9 PROCUDURES USED TO COLLECT DATA……………………………………….10 PRESENTATION OF DATA……………………………………………………..11-15 INTREPRETATION OF DATA…………………………………………………..16 FINDINGS……………………………………………………………………..16-17 RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………………..17
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There were three types of 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
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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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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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I. Introduction A. Evolution of Video Games Video games originated from the development of electronic games. William Higinbotham was said to be the inventor of the first electronic game‚ Tennis for Two‚ by many.A similar game was then released on the Magnavox Odyssey‚ the first home video game console by Ralph Baer. The game Spacewar!‚ a computer game by Steve Russell‚ was adapted by Nolan Bushnell and turned it into the first commercially sold arcade game‚ Computer Space. The first major
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