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Single Parent Families National Institute Of Justice
1,875 wordsThere is no doubt that various experts can give us many theories as to the causes of juvenile delinquency, including one's economic background, substance abuse, delinquent peer groups, repeated exposure to violence, increased availability of firearms and media violence, however, I feel that the number one cause of juvenile delinquency is the breakdown of families, including lack of parental control over children. It is ironic in America, today, one must have a driver's license to operate a vehic...
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606 wordsThe discrimination of adolescents has steadily increased over the years. Adults and media of modern day society discriminate all adolescents behavior based on a small minority of teens. This is due to the behavior of adolescents, the medias perception of teens, and as a result, the only way to end this madness is a compromise. First of all, the behavior of adolescents is a main cause of discrimination. Adolescents want attention from society by acting inappropriately and claiming it as individua...
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Boot Camps Violent Crimes
1,156 wordsThe Boot Camp Debate In any of today's society no matter where you look there will be some evidence of crime present. This statement derives from a sociologist theory that says no society can exists without crime. The government is constantly looking for new ways to deal with these reoccurring problems. The focus has been placed upon the government to look into young offenders and the style used to punish them. Weapons possession is quite common among the youth, at least in urban Canada, between...
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African American Street Gangs In Los Angeles
1,602 wordsby Alejandro A. Alonso, M. S. In Los Angeles and other urban areas in the United States, the formation of street gangs increased at a steady pace through 1996. The Bloods and the Crips, the most well-known gangs of Los Angeles, are predominately African American[ 1 ] and they have steadily increased in number since their beginnings in 1969. In addition, there are over 600 active Hispanic gangs in Los Angeles County with a growing Asian gang population numbering approximately 20, 000 members. Sur...
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African American Street Gangs In Los Angeles
1,533 words... egotist strategies to combat white intimidation and violence, the effectiveness of whites to fight against integration and residential segregation began to fail. Eventually 'white flight' occurred, as white residents began to move into the growing suburban areas that flourished in the 1950 s, leaving the city areas of South Los Angeles behind. This left the central city of Los Angeles as a primarily black enclave, with blacks accounting for 71 percent of the inner-city population (Brunn et a...
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Sir Robert Peel Juvenile Offenders
1,910 wordsMobilization for Youth 1 Mobilization for Youth received federal funding and attempted an integrated approach to community development. Answer: a. Mobilization for Youth (MOBY) b. Chicago Area Project c. Boston's Mid-City Project d. Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study 2 In the Public Health Approach primary prevention focuses on improving the general well-being of individuals through such measures as access to health care services and general prevention education. Answer: a. primary prevention b. s...
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Level Of Violence Los Angeles
2,390 wordsKeeping Our Teenagers off the Streets In Leesville, LA, many parents and governmental agencies are concerned with the question of how to keep teenagers of the streets, just like in many other small communities in LA. The thing is, in LA the presence of youth gangs is one of the most heated social problems. To keep teenagers off the streets actually means to keep teenagers out of the youth gangs. (Harmon 73) Within the scope of this research, we will first provide background information on gangs ...
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Law Enforcement Agencies U S Department
2,383 words... bats or brass-knuckles. The gangs were less mobile so their presence was generally limited to distinct neighborhoods and cities. Today with easy access to guns and automobiles, the youth gangs are more mobile, which increases their area of influence. The confrontations between gang members today result in more serious injuries and greater chances of fatalities due to guns. Even their involvement with the police is heightened due to their greater visibility in the community and increased over...
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U S Department National Institute Of Justice
1,693 words... and female gangs are substantially less violent. The crimes committed by females were mostly simple battery or assault. Non-violent or petty crimes were mostly for drug and alcohol use. They may often be used as look-outs or to carry weapons or drugs for the male members. Females also tend to join or associate with gangs at a younger age and leave earlier then the male gang member. Why do youths join? Youths raised in impoverished and deprived conditions are drawn to gangs for the support, m...
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Correlation Between Child Abuse And Schizophrenia
2,275 wordsCorrelation Between Child Abuse and Schizophrenia The purpose of this research is to see whether there is a correlation between schizophrenia and child abuse. There were numerous studies and researches on that very subject, therefore it is not that hard to consolidate all the findings and come up with the justified conclusion. Based on all the research material available, it is evident that there is a direct correlation between child abuse and schizophrenia. Between 1992 and 1996, 27 adolescents...
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Teenage Pregnancy Sexual Intercourse
1,499 wordsIn our constantly developing society, it is not surprising to note that adolescents sexual attitudes and behaviours have greatly changed within the past two decades. Darling, Kallen &# 038; Vandusen, (1984) in their study of college students found a major increase in the number of young people reporting to have had sexual intercourse. They also found that college age females, who were once thought to be less sexually active than college age males, were now just as sexually active. In Canadian da...
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Juvenile Delinquency Criminal Justice
4,611 wordsClass, State, And Crime: Social Conflict Perspective Class, State, And Crime: Social Conflict Perspective Michael Merchant Class: Social Psychology Class, State, and Crime: Social Conflict Perspective How does Class, state, and social controls within a capitalistic society lead to increase crime due to the criminal laws and criminal justice system imposed on the lower middle class. Social conflict theory is the only one out of the vast number of criminology theories that deals directly with this...
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Civil Rights Act World War Ii
1,721 wordsCauses of the Counter-Culture that was the Hippies As the 1950 s rolled along and the 1960 s came into effect, the world was thrown into a topspin that would soon define every generation of youths. As the trends changed and the music got more complex a deeper metamorphosis was taking place inside every city and every person. To develop a counterculture in the 1960 s there had to be new ideas circulating that were counter-norm. These ideas were not developed right away for any one reason, though....
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Allen Ginsberg Grateful Dead
1,106 wordsCauses of the Counter-Culture that was the Hippies As the boring fifties rolled along and the sixties catching speed the world was thrown into a topspin that would soon define every generation of youths. As the trends changed and the music got more complex a deeper metamorphosis was taking place inside every city and every person. With these new feelings and desires for the future our world soon developed our own counter-culture. This was not developed right away for any one reason, though. Just...
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Snoop Doggy Dogg Hip Hop Music
1,078 wordsGangster rap May 05, 1999 Hip-Hop Getting a Bad Rap Among many problems in society today, rap music is being blamed for the confusion of Americas youths. One key problem is the way a child is raised. Not having a positive role model can have a powerful effect on a child. The other dilemma is the type of rap music. Gangster rappers lyrics seem to corrupt and have a negative image on a youths mind. Two possible steps to taking the blame away from rap music is by placing the spotlight on other infl...
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Today Society Sexual Orientation
2,252 wordsGAY TEENAGERS One gay man remembers his high school years as filled with intense loneliness, fear and self-hatred. Another recalls spending every lunch period in a bathroom stall. A lesbian recollects her bottling up all her emotions and silencing all spontaneous gestures, terrified of saying or doing anything to betray her own secret. Unusual memories? Not at all. Most gay people, and many of today? s gay teens in high school, can describe similar tales. In most teenagers? lives, they experienc...
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Youth Violence Field Trip
581 wordsPrison Prevents Violence Violence is a major concern amongst the youths of this generation. It is an important issue that is being neglected. Several causes that may lead to this behavior would be the surroundings the youths are brought up in, or the image they wish to present themselves as macho, tough, and untouchable. However, the causes are not important. What is important is the solution we can provide in order to help these youths stop violence. One solution to prevent youth violence would...
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Gang Activity Labeling Theory
1,126 wordsTo the Editor of the Billings Gazette: The Old West has changed. Instead of youths traveling into the back country with their fathers to hunt game to support their families, youths are purchasing guns for show rather than theoretical use. Family structures have also changed significantly. Instead of mothers ringing the triangle bells for their children to return home for dinner, they are dialing the telephone in order to reach their son or daughter, via their beeper. Although, there is a signifi...
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Rank And File Political Influence
4,719 wordsTHE KOMSOMOL: AFTER 70 YEARS NOTHING HAS CHANGED The Komsomol of the Soviet Union is a curious feature of that nations political system. While having a unique relationship with the Communist Party, it also exists as a typical product of the regimes totalitarian rule. The Party has prescribed a certain amount of responsibility to the Komsomol, but it is questionable as to how much political influence is vested there. For a critical analysis of its usefulness, a measure of its political influence ...
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Young Offenders Act Violent Offenders
3,868 wordsPublic Policy on Youth Crime The most recent phenomenon in today s society is youth crime, and the type of serious crimes that youths are committing. The key question that one must ask oneself is why are the children of tomorrow committing these crimes, and what measures are government organizations, and interest groups taking to deter young peoples and at the same time re-habilitating young offenders? The issues this paper will be analysing will show the comparison between the Young Offenders A...
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