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cultures norms in achieving those goals (Robert Merton: Anomie Theory, 2008). One could perhaps state that, as an example, the soc...
A 4 page article critique of a criminal justice study of juvenile behavior in regards to substance abuse pattern. No additional so...
the problem of juvenile violence" (Snyder, 2003, p. 4). Arrests of juveniles peaked in 1994, then dropped every year from 1995 thr...
be remanded to locked detention; among the offenses that result in detention is the "sale and use of drugs" (Locked detention, 200...
When considering such concepts of indigence, welfare, racism, social fact, social inequality and functional/conflict/symbolic inte...
be tried - and convicted - as an adult. The extent to which the justice system has historically provided juveniles with a much li...
#2 Children who commit serious crimes can be rehabilitated. Amnesty International points out how the United States is "the only W...
groups during the ten-year period: 16.5% juveniles and 42.1% adults (Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis, 2000). Gender p...
(Singer, 1996). The case was shocking for a number of reasons, but two stand out: Bosket was only 15; and he was already in care a...
Supreme Court disallows the death penalty for juveniles. This decision was made primary due to the fact that young brains are stil...
approach to juvenile justice has changed from the idea of rehabilitation to what Hughes calls our "lock em up culture" (2002, p. 1...
M. is a serious risk. Because there were few witnesses to the actual event, and there is only scant negative history, it is diffic...
was still excessive (Feltbower, Bodansky, Patterson, et. al., 2008). Not only is the increased threat of death concerning in Type...
the prison system. This is something that has concerned the public and the same problem is found in juvenile detention centers as ...
as well. Nielsen and Perry (2000) state that we "must recognize that we are united in our diversity" (p. 4). This has...
birth, it is critical to interact with the infant, to touch and cuddle and talk with the infant, to provide a safe and nurturing e...
as a whole. In addition, this article indicates that 67% of youth who were absent from school tested positive for drugs, w...
of rehabilitation seems to have disappeared. Anyone who is aware of the new high-tech supermax prisons and the inhumane condition...
the Bloods and the Crips, both originating in Los Angeles (Siegel, Welsh & Senna, 2005). Both gangs mentioned expanded to the poi...
behavior. Letting them go, or sanctioning them with only community service, may be too lenient. Even so, some small gestures will ...
initiated by the police, who have more freedom and a wider range of choices in how to proceed when dealing with a juvenile than wi...
programming to address problems with disruptive behaviors, school adjustment and delinquency. This study outlines some central go...
The intent of this paper is to discuss the considerations that must be made in framing a mixed method study that will approach the...
and one flowchart. The logo, shown in Figure 1, is quite striking and pointedly appropriate for juvenile justice. It provides of...
use is a prevalent factor in the school setting is intrinsically related to social elements, a point the authors illustrate by exa...
seeds and need punishment. Rather, criminal issues are complicated. In fact, in criminology, the classical school emerged around 1...
riotous behavior inasmuch as students contend their rights are being violated by the limitation. The issue at hand, points ...
a serious drug and mental health problems when they were incarcerated. These juveniles have serious problems with hallucinogens, ...
more of the same behavior the recovery programs seek to overcome. A recent study has shown undeniable evidence that boot camp and...
juvenile offender who targets adults and peers the approaches which seem to be having the most success are those which elicit comp...