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    social bond theory and its impact on the juvenile justice system. Your discussion should include the four elements of the Social Bond theory. Hirschi’s social bond theory was created by Travis Hirshci in the late 1960’s. In the theory‚ Hirschi believed social controls are the actual or potential – positive or negative‚ internal or external – for conformity to social mores (Kunselman 87). The social controls take the form of social bonds which are the relationships that juveniles have with role

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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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    should learn how to manage her time to accomplish the most important in a short time as in order to have time for other labors. 2. How can Sgt. Kelly address the specific needs of the problem investigators? She has to set priorities to her two investigators and demand them to make the best use of the time available. She has to let them know that every piece of work must be done professionally and adequately. 3. Should Sgt. Kelly stop reviewing cases and trust that her investigators

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    5- List two unavoidable and two avoidable factors that make a person more susceptible to cancer. Evaluate your own risk? How can you reduce those risks? ➢ Two unavoidable factors are: 1- family history (the genes we inherit)‚ and 2- age (getting older). ➢ Two avoidable factors are: 1- environmental influence such as carcinogen (any physical chemical) such as plastic bottled‚ and 2- increase in body weight. ➢ I have one unavoidable and avoidable factor. In my family‚ my mother has myeloma cancer

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    P1: Explain theories of ageing M1: Compare two theories of ageing. There are many different theories explaining different aspects of aging in older adults‚ there are four major theories which are; psychological/social theory‚ stochastic theory‚ non-stochastic theory and biological theory. All theories have different theories included in them‚ I will be discussing one for each. Disengagement theory (Psychological theory) is mostly based upon a gradual disengagement of the individual from the society

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    Crime and delinquency subculture reflects on culture patterns surrounding crime and juvenile delinquency. It is created not only by individuals‚ but as one culture‚ the American culture. Subculture is derivative of‚ but different from some larger referential cultures. This term is used to share systems of norms‚ values‚ individual‚ groups and the cultural system itself. Criminal or delinquent subcultures indicate systems of norms‚ values‚ or interest that support criminal or delinquent behavior

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    children of low income families? Societal woes continue to plague families in inner city communities that create low graduation rates‚ juvenile delinquency‚ gang violence‚ police brutality and economic stress. Leadership is lacking in single parent households where one parent is forced to take on almost all the responsibility that would be better shared by two parents. This creates stagnation for the nation as a whole because these children are at great risk of not reaching their full potential

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    In this module’s assigned reading‚ Terrie E. Moffitt suggests that the act of juvenile delinquency is made up of two types of offenders: 1: adolescent-limited offenders and 2: life-course persistent offenders. Adolescent-limited offenders are believed to exemplify anti-social behavior only though adolescence‚ as they in time turn towards pro-social norms while simultaneously distancing themselves from anti-social behavior. The majority of youth that partake in anti-social behavior are adolescent-limited

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    JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM FINAL PAPER FOUNDATIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM-CJS/200 April 21‚ 2013 Pilar Atterberry‚ Student Prof.: BRENDA BARNEY INTRODUCTION The rate of juvenile offenders has decreased in some states are since its spike in the early 1990’s. The purpose of the juvenile justice system is to better to preserve the rights of youthful offenders rights‚ so they are not just thrown into the adult jail/prison

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    The debate between nature vs. nurture in regards to crime and delinquency is a long and heated one. Are some people really born criminals‚ or is our society and the environment and experiences children are brought up in the reason they become delinquent? Throughout this essay I am going to look at both sides of the argument‚ and offer an insight into the theoretical and sociological approaches surrounding this nature vs. nurture debate. The first step in looking at the nature side of the debate

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