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    Life after prison is extremely difficult‚ ex- convicted people surface many challenges after getting released. They should be allowed to re-enter communities. The ex- convicted struggle to make a living after being released due to the fact that society isolates and creates barriers. These individuals tussle with employment‚ housing‚ and the ability to get a second chance at life.  Becoming employed is difficult in general‚ imagine after being incarcerated. With a record of incarceration there is

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    and receptionist which were all the occupations society expected of women. We also see the progression of job equality towards women in occupations that were primarily for men‚ such as life and physical scientist‚ lawyers/judges‚ and firefighters/police officers‚ helping to close the gender gaps in higher education and higher risk jobs for women. Lastly‚ we see the overall progression of job equality by seeing the total men and women employed in 1972 and 2003. We see that in 1972‚ the total employed

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    In the article “face to face”‚ Bethune argues how modern society‚ including technology‚ creates a lack of connection resulting in deficits in a person’s life. There is a lack of social contact and trust by choosing technology over real human contact. Technology allows people to connect‚ for example‚ the wealthy to support their social connections. Meanwhile‚ those who are poor and shy use technology to avoid contact. This lack of social contact and companionship shortens our lifespans. Many people

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    Yevgenia Martirosyan Between now and 30 years ago a lot of things have changed. As it says in the book in chapter one‚ juvenile delinquency can be determined by the time and place we are living in. Many of us students are too young to know about juvenile delinquency 30 years ago. Therefore nowadays juvenile delinquency is different. In many cases juvenile delinquency can be defined different in different cultures and age groups. The simple definition of it is when teenagers below of age 18 are

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    Youth crime has always been a concern in societies around the world. People try to determine the causes to which these problems stem from. This topic intrigued me‚ so I decided to write an essay on the question relating to this topic‚ "What are the social causes of youth crime?" The theory that I am going to examine and use to answer this question is the labeling theory. This theory is also known as the societal reaction theory. The labeling theory will often examine the offender in the situation

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    the questions oppressing our legal system today‚ as the violent acts of juvenile delinquencies continue to make headlines. Some people believe that children should be tried as adults when prosecuted for certain serious crimes. Others feel that children should be tried as minors because they are not yet adults‚ and therefore‚ they should be treated differently. This is an important debate because how we choose to punish juveniles affects both our current and future society. Teens all over the world

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    The Juvenile Justice System As a growing number of adolescents have been displaying problematic behaviors‚ juvenile delinquency has become more apparent in the United States‚ therefore rendering a greater need for a juvenile justice system. Many have asked such questions as what is juvenile justice system‚ what causes problem behavior in these youths‚ what are the solutions‚ are they effective‚ and which of these solutions yield the greatest results. Juvenile detention centers have become one of

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    Lee Weng Khin (13) 4O3 Juveniles are mainly responsible for their own crimes. Do you agree? A juvenile delinquent is a person under the age of 18 and commits an act that otherwise would have been charged as a crime if he was an adult. In most cases‚ many juvenile offenders often fall into bad company or they lack proper parental guidance. Furthermore‚ juvenile offenders are still young; they have not reach a level of maturity where they are able to exercise good decision-making. Therefore‚ I disagree

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    Taylor VanReenen Juvenile Delinquent Essay Criminal Justice February 17‚ 2013 Should we place juveniles in prison for a crime they committed for the rest of their lives? I personally believe that it depends on the crime and its results. Video games‚ television shows‚ and movies all display strong levels of violence. They are basically promoting it and it plays a large role in the mind of teenagers. Another factor we must consider is all the information around the crime. Investigators need to uncover

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    Dealing with inappropriate behaviour Scenario 1 It is lining up time for assembly and in her haste to be at the front of the line‚ you observe a Y1 girl knock over and hurt another little girl in her class. In this situation I would explain to her that this is inacceptable behaviour and that she should apologize. I would also tell her that she would now need to go to the back of the line as a result of her behaviour. I would also explain the class rules to her about her future conduct. Scenario

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