According to “Juvenile Delinquency‚” under the parens patriae philosophy‚ minors who engage in extralegal behavior are viewed as victims of improper care‚ custody and treatment at home (Siegel‚ Welsh‚ Senna 16). The concept of parens patriae explains the state’s duty to protect minor children who lack proper care and custody from their parents. The occurrence of minor illegal behavior is a sign that the state should intervene. Before more serious crimes are committed‚ these youths should be taken
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contrast balancing with deterrence – how are these means of responding to threats similar and different? Balance and deterrence are similar in some ways‚ however‚ I feel that they are mostly different. They are similar in that they both try to stop one state from taking over the world. However‚ deterrence could make the globe unipolar if nobody attacks one state because of that state issuing serious threats. This could make that state extremely powerful. Balance and deterrence are different in that
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is the root of the problem to figure out what spawns a certain issue. What provokes a child to become delinquent and what makes the child gravitate so easily towards this lifestyle? This study explores how family life influences juvenile delinquency. Juveniles are more likely to become juvenile delinquents if there is little structure provided for them in their families. Although there are several influential variables‚ there are three main categories on which I will be focusing that encompass
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Deterrence Theory Diana Vazquez Grand Canyon University: JUS-452 15 June 2014 Ms. Theresa L. Cruz‚ MA‚ MSCJ‚ ABD Deterrence Theory Historical theories of punishment were based on the concept that applying fearful consequences to criminals would discourage any potential offenders. During the late 1700’s‚ a criminologist by the name of Cesar Beccaria argued the fact that the death penalty served no purpose as a form of punishment‚ let alone as a deterrence
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Juvenile Delinquency Do we still have hope? Our future is in the hands of the young children who are growing up to be delinquents. Delinquency is when a juvenile has engaged in a criminal act and this problem has become a social norm for youth in the United States. Undisciplined children are those beyond parental control. Some of these children feel untouchable because their parents have no type of control over them. These are the type of children who are more likely
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REFLECTION ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY We hear a child stealing an apple from the market stands‚ and then rob a small shop‚ next day we learn about a 17-year-old kid who killed his classmates. People are concerned and rightly so. That’s all what we do or maybe give them a harsh punishment. It seems that the problem has only focused on punishment and very little on prevention or intervention. There is no single cause of violence but we can certainly list a lot of risk factors‚ which increase the development
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Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile delinquency‚ referring to the crime committed by teenagers between 14 and 25 years old in China‚ has become a problem difficult to handle for the whole society. Juvenile delinquency occupied to over 70% of all the crime in recent three years [1]. Many social scientists‚ who have studied the deep causes for juvenile crime‚ found that the juvenile delinquency results from a mixture of different factors‚ not only criminal himself or herself‚ but also family‚ school
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a period called the Holy Inquisition which lasted from the twelfth century to the eighteenth century. During the Holy Inquisition‚ punishment that was harsh and capricious was the norm. Also‚ there was no protection against bogus allegations‚ meaning‚ the burden of proof was on the accused to prove his/her innocence. The classical school of criminology was a response to the harsh times of the Holy Inquisition. It was a product of the Enlightenment‚ seeking to replace the notions of the divine rights
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Managing Peace and Security Deterrence and Diplomacy Causes of conflict among countries 1. Conflict over territory/border Countries try to take over land/territories which do not belong to them. India inherited border drawn by the British when they gained independence - China protested that it did not agree Difficult to draw a border due to Himalayan Mountains. China began to protest against India’s claim on border. China further went on to build a road on the Akai Chin Plateau - India
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How to curb juvenile delinquency Juvenile delinquency has become more serious in recent years. Crime committed by young people has risen since the mid-twentieh century. Youth crime is an aspect of crime which receives great attention from the news media and politicians. ‘Juvenile delinquent’ is someone between 12 and 17 years who through the due process of law and therefore subject to punishments determined by a youth court. Parents‚ society‚ and schools should be responsible to curb juvenile
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