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    In1959‚ Frederick Herzberg‚ a behavioural scientist proposed a two-factor theory or the motivator-hygiene theory. According to Herzberg‚ there are some job factors that result in satisfaction while there are other job factors that prevent dissatisfaction. According to Herzberg‚ the opposite of “Satisfaction” is “No satisfaction” and the opposite of “Dissatisfaction” is “No Dissatisfaction”. Herzberg classified these job factors into two categories- a. Hygiene factors- Hygiene factors are those

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    Poverty’s Effects on Delinquency Lakeisha D. Mitchell Grand Canyon University: JUS-452 March 11‚ 2012 Poverty’s Effects on Delinquency Many criminal theorists‚ sociologists and researchers alike have developed several ideas in regards to what exactly causes juvenile delinquency. For example‚ social learning theory‚ strain theory and control theory‚ just to name a few‚ are typically postulated for being directly related to juvenile delinquency. In dealing with all of these effects and how

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    Tiffany Robinson CJS/240 September 20‚ 2012 Delinquency Deterrence Response Farrell Binder The threat of punishment does not deter juvenile delinquency. According to Wadsworth‚ children are punished less severely than adults‚ limiting the power of the law to deter juvenile crime (Wadsworth‚ 2005). According to the Choice Theory‚ “Choice Theory holds that youths will engage in delinquent and criminal behavior after weighing the consequences and benefits of their actions.” Some experts believe

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    Recidivism of Juvenile Transfers and Community Programs Over the past years‚ scholars and courts have studied the recidivism of young offenders whom have been convicted as adults. As prosecutions of young offenders continue to increase within the adult court system‚ many argue whether programs are being used properly to reintroduce repeat offenders back into society. Loughran‚ put the juvenile process in perspective with his statement‚ “theoretical intent of broader transfer provisions was clear

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    | Juvenile Corrections | The History‚ Recidivism Rates‚ and What Works | | Gina Pardue | Corrections - SPEA J331Dr. Robert Ramsey | 12/12/2012 | | Definition of Juvenile Corrections Juvenile corrections encompasses the portions of the criminal justice system that deal with juvenile offenders. Many of these facilities and programs seem to mirror jails and prisons‚ but juvenile corrections are not meant for long term sentences. Sometimes sentences for juveniles are only several

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    The juvenile justice system was created for a simple but specific reason‚ and that was to have a separate system for juveniles. Juveniles were treated as adults before the first juvenile court was established in the 1800’s. According to the book the juvenile system was created to focus on “rehabilitation of youthful offenders” (Lawrence & Hemmens‚ 2008). I think there are two systems for a reason‚ but they are different in a lot of ways. One the big difference is age‚ most juvenile are under the

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    Issues with Juveniles Michelle Little (McMichael) CRJ 303 Professor Karabekou March 13‚ 2013 Issues with Juveniles Juveniles can break the law just like adults can. The difference is in the way they are treated after the fact‚ from the police interaction to the type of punishment they will ultimately receive. In most cases getting to the child before criminal behavior begins may stop a life of crime before it begins. In this paper I will be going over the importance of child development

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    Juvenile Crime One of the biggest problems which the United States is faced with is juvenile crime. The reason experts feel juvenile’s commit crimes is because of risk factors when they were younger but experts still have not found the main reason why juvenile’s commit crimes. Some risk factors associated with juvenile crime are poverty‚ repeated exposure to violence‚ drugs‚ easy access to firearms‚ unstable family life and family violence‚ delinquent peer groups‚ and media violence. Especially

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    some people names Lily‚ Patrick‚ and Tommy‚ she could think of something such as‚ Patricks picks tommy a lily flower for his birthday. This is a way for her to remember the people that she meets. Another way would be the Schachter two-factor theory: emotion is based on two factors: physiological arousal and cognitive label. One example would be when Ellie walks in a room. Normally when you are new and walk into a room wth more than twenty strangers your heart will race. With the

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    Juvenile Crime Introduction Every year‚ millions of juveniles are involved in criminal activities. According to statistics‚ as of 1999‚ the arrest rate for juvenile crime has dropped from its peak in the mid-1990 ’s. Statistics about juvenile crime have shown a steady increase of juvenile arrests from 1987 to 1994. Although overall crime rates have decreased since 1994‚ they are still above what they were in 1980. The following paragraphs and charts show the crime rates of specific crimes

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