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one time, a concept referred to as the "masculinity hypothesis" proposed that female delinquency was rare and consisted primarily ...
decade research has repeatedly shown that placing juveniles in community-based programs, rather than incarcerating them in institu...
part of the American judicial system that juvenile offenders could be transferred to adult court under a waiver system; however, b...
While certain factors, such as poverty and low-educational achievement, are known to promote juvenile delinquency, it is also true...
statistics, all incidents of juvenile delinquency are not entered into these databases. Statistic provide only part of the story ...
issues (Young, 2001). Many have multiple problems. Gahr (2001) explains that "juvenile crime is decreasing in some categories--li...
juveniles in adult prison are at a far greater risk for abuse than are the adults in prison. The following presents some of those ...
to "study things in their natural setting, attempting to make sense of, or interpret, phenomena in terms of the meanings people br...
rules - some written, some spoken, others explicitly followed by virtue of inherent knowledge but all universally understood withi...
a greater chance of juvenile delinquency within these poor neighborhoods because the children have fewer life chances. Another obv...
done to various organs in the body: nerve damage which can lead to amputations; small blood vessel damage which that can lead to b...
times when social change occurred (Emsley , 1987). In many ways the examination of the way those who are accused of committing cri...
to issues such as competency and differences between the adult and juvenile courts. We have struggled throughout history of...
Court held in 1998 that a 13-year-old first-degree murder defendant had the right to jury trial because state law allowed juries f...
help diffuse the individuals aggressive behavior if the primary source of agitation stems from illiteracy. Because conduct ...
1998). Derek is induced into joining a neo-Nazi movement by a older hate-monger played by Stacy Keach, who uses him as a neighbo...
out harsher sentences to juvenile offenders. For particularly violent crimes, in fact, one of the most effective means of crime c...
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...
parent prevents a child from receiving medical attention. Parens patriae is supposed to be used only for the protection of the ind...
health and well-being (Neff and Waite, 2007). While illicit substance usage peaked in the late 1970s, recent statistics indicate t...
down, in eating certain meats...in not celebrating certain holidays, etc.?" (1933, p. 72) While such prohibitions are common in ma...
In seven pages traumatic brain injury is examined in terms of types, treatments, and also the relationship between TBI and juvenil...
In eight pages the problems connected with juvenile delinquency in public schools are examined in terms of the students who are th...
In six pages this paper examines the impact of the U.S. Civil War upon the American family structure and the effects upon juvenile...
Juvenile delinquency is considered in twelve pages within the context of the Theory of Differential Association by Sutherland and ...
those who already have a predilection to antisocial behavior are far more likely to take the bait of such mind numbing media than ...
in group settings, these community-based probation programs ensure public protection in ways not possible using standard casework ...
In nine pages this paper examines punishment for juvenile delinquency in an evaluation of program strengths and weaknesses with bo...
on the fact that other states are closing their boot camps for lack of funds and poor success rates, Nunnlee commented "at this po...