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all under the influence of some substance (Califano and Colson, 2005, p. 34). Another study found that adolescents who are isolat...
out harsher sentences to juvenile offenders. For particularly violent crimes, in fact, one of the most effective means of crime c...
with these companions (Haynie and Osgood, 2005). Their results indicate that the normative influence of peers on delinquent behavi...
the problem of juvenile violence" (Snyder, 2003, p. 4). Arrests of juveniles peaked in 1994, then dropped every year from 1995 thr...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
Supreme Court disallows the death penalty for juveniles. This decision was made primary due to the fact that young brains are stil...
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 prison system. This is something that has concerned the public and the same problem is found in juvenile detention centers as ...
Unfortunately, the United States is becoming a more and more violent and aggressive environment for todays youth. According to sta...
groups, prison reformers, and other activists" Restorative justice restores rather than punishes (Dzur, 2003)....
for various programs and those who are involved in these programs. Most of the incentives fall for the department themselves, shif...
experienced some form of abuse - whether sexual, physical and/or emotional (Juvenile Justice Experts Should Focus on Girls Unique ...
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...
members of minority groups. That law has been in place since 1992, and has prompted 40 states to develop programs to reduce minor...
issues (Young, 2001). Many have multiple problems. Gahr (2001) explains that "juvenile crime is decreasing in some categories--li...
houses between the juvenile leaving the correctional system and reentering the community. Juvenile delinquency is just one ...
a greater chance of juvenile delinquency within these poor neighborhoods because the children have fewer life chances. Another obv...
juveniles in adult prison are at a far greater risk for abuse than are the adults in prison. The following presents some of those ...