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juveniles in adult prison are at a far greater risk for abuse than are the adults in prison. The following presents some of those ...
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...
members of minority groups. That law has been in place since 1992, and has prompted 40 states to develop programs to reduce minor...
would die, and that is frightening. Yet, I think of the many diseases and medical interventions available in a general sense. I re...
down, in eating certain meats...in not celebrating certain holidays, etc.?" (1933, p. 72) While such prohibitions are common in ma...
and unusual punishment for the general population), it can be argued that it can in fact be applied to juvenile offender populatio...
(Henry and Lanier 2). The field itself is a branch of social science, in which criminologists endeavor to better understand crime...
1994). Physical abuse are aggressive acts such as hitting, punching, kicking, shaking, or burning a childe while sexual abuse can...
(Overview, 2004). The age of majority, that is, the age at which the defendant is considered an adult differs from state to state....
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...
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...
out harsher sentences to juvenile offenders. For particularly violent crimes, in fact, one of the most effective means of crime c...
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...
In four pages this paper argues that children should not be legally punished as adults and confined to separate juvenile detention...
In five pages a speech discussing juvenile crime problems proposes some radical solutions by President Bill Clinton in a considera...
This paper consists of four pages and considers the societal roles juvenile halls and prisons play regarding youth crime. Three s...
This paper consists of ten pages and assesses juvenile detention centers and their impact. Eight sources are cited in the bibliog...
In nine pages political, social, and economic issues are considered in this discussion of juvenile offenders and capital punishmen...
In about six pages this paper examines the controversy regarding 'light' sentences that are often unfairly received for juvenile o...
for the next several years. The exceptions to this generalization are some older youths who get involved in car theft, robbery, bu...
This paper consists of twelve pages and two chapters regarding the social environment provided by the home and its impact upon juv...
This paper consists of seven pages and discusses the changes of the family since the Fifties and its impact upon increased juvenil...
by juveniles. Tragedies such as Jonesboro, Arkansas; Bethel, Alaska and Paducah, Kentucky have shocked the world as young people h...
This paper addresses the idea of using education as a preventative measure for fighting crime. The author focuses on juvenile del...
In four pages the use of government funds in the treatment and prevention of juvenile delinquency is assessed in order to determin...
In five pages this paper examines mentally retarded adolescence and the increases in juvenile crime which result. There is the in...
This research paper attempts to define exactly what makes up exploitation of women in advertising. The author also addresses alle...
executes minors (Eckford). This may surprise some as the United States system of justice has always been looked up to compared wit...