individuals and groups (Murray‚ Linden‚ & Kendall‚ 2011‚ p.20). These theorists emphasize on the interaction between one another and the symbols that represent meaning in human communication. This paper will be exploring the cause and effect of youth crime and analyzing this issue through a symbolic interactionist perspective. The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective According to McClelland (2009)‚ interactionists focus on the subjective aspects of social life‚ rather than on objective‚ macro-structural
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delinquency‚ also known as juvenile offending‚ or youth crime‚ is participation in illegal behavior by minorsﾧ(juveniles) (individuals younger than the statutoryﾧ age of majorityﾧ).[1] Most legal systemsﾧ prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles‚ such as juvenile detention centersﾧ‚ and courtsﾧ. A juvenile delinquent is a person who is typically under the age of 18 and commits an act that otherwise would have been charged as a crime if they were an adult. Depending on the type and
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Nowadays‚ the level of youth offending in metropolises is increasing every day. Socialists and psychologists have been researching on motives which make a teenager or even a child to be a criminal. As to my opinion‚ there are some vital explanations and solutions about it. An important question is why a teenager or adolescence becomes a criminal. First of all‚ due to overpopulation especially in third world‚ there are plenty of children who do not belong to a family or even they are not supported
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Crimes committed by Delhi youth on the rise Upasana Mukherjee‚ Hindustan Times New Delhi‚ October 27‚ 2012 Last month‚ a 16-year-old Delhiite allegedly murdered a 4-year-old boy after the victim’s mother spurned his advances. He stabbed the child more than 30 times with a pair of scissors. In April this year‚ a 14-year-old boy‚ who held a grudge against his neighbour over Rs. 50‚ allegedly stabbed her to death in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri. He allegedly also killed two other women who tried
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Before assessing different patterns of crime committed by the youth‚ a clarification is warranted. If we take the different age groups of persons arrested in three years (1996 to 1998)‚ we find that on an average 2.6 per cent were below 18 years‚ 51.6 per cent belonged to 18-30 years age group‚ 38.4 per cent belonged to 30-50 years age group and 7.4 per cent were above 50 years of age (Crime in India‚ 1998: 266). Thus about half of the offenders were young (18-30 years). The data on age structure
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Poverty and Unemployment in India Presented by Md Akram Saba(09HS2027) Types of Poverty • Absolute Poverty • Relative Poverty Relative Poverty • Relative Poverty refers to the Income or Asset Position of one individual‚Class or Group of People in comparison with the other individual‚Classes or Groups. Absolute Poverty • Absolute poverty is associated with a Minimum Level Living or Minimum Consumption Requirements of Food‚Clothing‚Housing‚Health‚etc. • All those People who fail
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Term Project Report: The effect of unemployment of crime Table of Contents Background 3-4 Regression Analysis 5-6 Conclusion 7 References 8 Data 9 What affects do the unemployment rates have on crime level? 1. Purpose Statement The purpose of this project is to determine how the rate of criminal activity (CRIME) is affected by the rate of unemployment (UNEMP)‚ while also considering the affects of the fluctuation of Consumer Price Index
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people are criminals; but when living in an area that is known for high crime rates‚ and viewed solemnly on their skin color to determine whether they are criminals‚ it’s not easy for them to live each day fearing for their life and being harassed by the police. Even though people can at times determine if someone is affiliated with a gang‚ or if they are "not good news" meaning they appear to be someone involved in crimes‚ the media plans a major part in these determination of people. According
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YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND CRIME: A CASE STUDY OF OTTA METROPOLITIAN AREA “THE EFFECT OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON YOUTH” 1. INTRODUCTION Unemployment describes the condition of people who are without jobs; unemployment is a global trend that mostly occurs in developing countries of the world‚ which not only affects them socially but also psychologically. “Unemployment is one of the developmental problems that face every developing economy in the 21st Century. International statistics portray that
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India is shining. India is progressing with an amazing growth rate. Growth rate of India is the second highest in the world after that of China. The youth force of India are contributing lot to the same. It is believed that principal reason behind Indian progress is its youth force‚ highest in number in the world. However‚ there is a problem. Huge number of Indian youth are not only unemployed but unemployable. There are two new world leaders China‚ in manufacturing sector and India‚ in service
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