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in 1950 was named the first Roscoe Pound Professor of Law (Rubenser 183). In Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency, which was first pub...
patriarchal norms" are both contribute to the prevalence of wise abuse.5 An interesting social factor is the statistical fact that...
Drug use is common among teens today, and most say "pressure usually is the reason for their usage" (Teenage drug abuse, 2004). If...
the problem of juvenile violence" (Snyder, 2003, p. 4). Arrests of juveniles peaked in 1994, then dropped every year from 1995 thr...
components of time passage that, if not taken in their direct context, will be overlooked by the average reader. It is essential ...
of behavior upon individual members of the group" (Bursik & Grasmick, 1995, p. 110). Thomas and Znaniecki also included the term ...
in the only way that is culturally significant, as he would link her present to that "golden chain of male to male" (Lee 31). As...
of the frequency of their transgressions, as opposed to seriousness, it is also true that only certain types of juveniles are like...
While gangs are a part and parcel of the culture today, the concept of juvenile delinquency is rather elusive. Many do not dub chi...
that depression may be a risk factor. Depression causes many different feelings and conditions such as the inability to concentrat...
in the world and a greater and greater percentage of violent crimes in particular. The behavior of far too many of our nations ch...
gang activity in Los Angeles is to realize how gang mentality universally displayed in this racially and ethnically homogeneous su...
to improve childrens readiness levels for school and to retain early childhood professionals in the area of early childhood educat...
While certain factors, such as poverty and low-educational achievement, are known to promote juvenile delinquency, it is also true...
This essay reports an empirical research study that focused on the effect of neighborhoods on juvenile delinquency and recidivism....
as functionalism also felt that "criminality is not a quality inherent in an act or a person but rather a phenomenon defined by a ...
juveniles, however, in this paper the student wants to consider the female juveniles only. There are a range of theorists,...
compel them to seek solutions to their problems though such activities as gang membership (xvi). The authors go on to show that ...
an individual level rather than a collective level. Not only will children be dealt with one on one they will be dealt with by ca...
programming to address problems with disruptive behaviors, school adjustment and delinquency. This study outlines some central go...
is trying to help and the psychologist. Social learning theories : The social learning approach to explaining juvenile delinque...
riotous behavior inasmuch as students contend their rights are being violated by the limitation. The issue at hand, points ...
use is a prevalent factor in the school setting is intrinsically related to social elements, a point the authors illustrate by exa...
as a whole. In addition, this article indicates that 67% of youth who were absent from school tested positive for drugs, w...
try to negotiate the labels and in fact, they "attempt to disavow their deviant imputations" (Adams, 2003). These theorists do not...
(Henry and Lanier 2). The field itself is a branch of social science, in which criminologists endeavor to better understand crime...
down, in eating certain meats...in not celebrating certain holidays, etc.?" (1933, p. 72) While such prohibitions are common in ma...
do acknowledge that targeted community-based programs can help by offering troubled youth a place to hang out, go to in event of f...
all under the influence of some substance (Califano and Colson, 2005, p. 34). Another study found that adolescents who are isolat...
This usually involves some type of probation arrangement or counseling/treatment (The Center for Young Womens Development Handbook...