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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...
a serious drug and mental health problems when they were incarcerated. These juveniles have serious problems with hallucinogens, ...
riotous behavior inasmuch as students contend their rights are being violated by the limitation. The issue at hand, points ...
programming to address problems with disruptive behaviors, school adjustment and delinquency. This study outlines some central go...
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...
as functionalism also felt that "criminality is not a quality inherent in an act or a person but rather a phenomenon defined by a ...
compel them to seek solutions to their problems though such activities as gang membership (xvi). The authors go on to show that ...
things in life is to deviate from what is considered by the masses to be normal; in fact, Morpheus points out that it is often con...
seeds and need punishment. Rather, criminal issues are complicated. In fact, in criminology, the classical school emerged around 1...
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...
similarly aged teens represent the onset of adulthood in that they help to establish a pattern self-esteem and self-perception tha...
youth homicides, with the highest of these rates being committed by males between the ages of 15 and 24 (Coupet, 2000; Carr, 1996)...
with them to the first American Colonies, and mostly served as a model as to who would provide what services in the early, fledgli...
As a consequence there has been a growing tendency within our criminal justice system to try juveniles who commit such atrocities ...
Supreme Court disallows the death penalty for juveniles. This decision was made primary due to the fact that young brains are stil...
(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...
groups during the ten-year period: 16.5% juveniles and 42.1% adults (Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis, 2000). Gender p...
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...
as well. Nielsen and Perry (2000) state that we "must recognize that we are united in our diversity" (p. 4). This has...
in the world and a greater and greater percentage of violent crimes in particular. The behavior of far too many of our nations ch...
#2 Children who commit serious crimes can be rehabilitated. Amnesty International points out how the United States is "the only W...
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...
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 ...
the prison system. This is something that has concerned the public and the same problem is found in juvenile detention centers as ...
of the problems with the system is that it is not standardized; each state has its own version. Funding mechanisms are different i...
parent prevents a child from receiving medical attention. Parens patriae is supposed to be used only for the protection of the ind...