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    Background This experiment was used to test if a force with the same magnitude at opposite angles would equal to a net force of zero. If we equalize all the forces so we get a net gain force of 0 then no weight should touch the floor or the pulleys. We then tested if we added an extra weight with certain angle. We found out at what angle and what weight would equalize the force. The dependent variable is the force we used to equalize the force table. The controlled variables are the weight we initialized

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    JUVENILE CRIME STATISTICS PAPER Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper CJA/374 September 19‚ 2012 The information in this article gives statistics of juvenile crime in America ranging from the late 1980’s to 2008. Its purpose is to take the information provided in these studies over the past 20 years or so to guide efforts and address the disparities among the youth to combat and prevent juvenile delinquency to better the lives of our children and for the future of our nation

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    In this assessment‚ I will be discussing the strategies and methods used to minimise harm‚ to children‚ young people and their families where abuse is confirmed. (M3) How to approach children and young people In order to make the child feel calm and secure while interacting with the professional it is significant to achieve a strong relationship with the child. When the trust begins to build between the child and the professional‚ the child will feel much more comfortable in discussing personal

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    I have been given the opportunity to write about the two commonly used media vehicles. The Straits Times and MediaCorp TV news. Well‚ it actually is an assignment but we all have to start somewhere and I believe this is my starting ground. The styles and how they bring about the news to its audience varies. Let me just state how these media vehicles vary from one another before divulging into the deeper points. The newspaper bring a rich‚ detailed account of yesterday to their readers every

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    The Juvenile Court Act and Juvenile Justice Procedures – Midterm Essays [NAME] [CLASS-SECTION] – Juvenile Delinquency Professor [NAME] JUVENILE RIGHTS There have been many significant rulings made by the Supreme Court involving juvenile rights in the juvenile court system which attempt to balance parens patriae and juvenile rights. The cases involving Morris Kent‚ Jr.‚ Gerald Gault‚ Samuel Winshhip‚ and McKeiver stand out as most significant in the effort to strike this delicate balance. The 1961

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    Juvenile Court Process Elisha Lambert CJS/220 5/23/12 Reginald Anthony Before juvenile courts existed‚ children’s parent would determine their punishment. The odds of a child going through the court system were slim. Today when law enforcement arrests a juvenile the officer decides were the juvenile will go based the crime. Juvenile court has partial jurisdiction which means that they can only hear certain cases (Meyer & Grant‚ 2003). Normally

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    several states indicate that large majorities support prevention programs and early intervention efforts‚ and support restorative justice programs over prison time for non-violent youthful offenders because they are not comfortable with incarcerating juveniles with adults. It is sadly unsurprising that in today’s youth justice system‚ male individuals from ethnic minorities receive the harshest punishment‚ and are often seen as impossible to rehabilitate‚ or undeserving of the second or third chances that

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    OUTLINE AND EVALUATE TWO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOICAL THEORIES OF AGGRESSION The first psychological theory of aggression is the social learning theory. This uses the principles of Bandura’s Bobo Dolls experiment which involved children observing aggressive and non-aggressive adults and then acting themselves. Those in the aggressive condition displayed aggression whilst the other children showed virtually no aggression. The four conditions which have been found to be effective for social learning are: attention;

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    A human being under the age of eighteen gets in trouble with the law; the case will be heard in the juvenile justice system. That was not the case. The idea of a separate justice system for juveniles is just over one hundred years old. Juvenile delinquents are minors‚ usually defined as being between the age of ten and eighteen‚ who have committed some act that violates the law. However‚ these acts aren’t called “crimes” as they would be for adults. Rather‚ crimes committed by minors are called “Delinquent”

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    Implications of Juvenile Courts Juvenile Justice Abstract The Juvenile Justice System was created in the late 1800s to reform U.S. policies regarding youth offenders. “The juvenile court was founded at the turn of this century as a specialized institution for dealing with dependent‚ neglected‚ and delinquent minors. Its guiding principle was “parens patrie”‚ meaning the state or a guardian becomes the parent. A century ago‚ the focus of the juvenile justice system was on the juvenile offender

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