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also by engaging in certain activities or behavior patterns (1999). Also, gangs are universally loyal to their neighborhood, and ...

not been easy. It has been on the agenda for several years for congress (Voegtlin, 1998), and there has been an inclusion of the ...

effectiveness, although difficult to prove, seemed to be less than that of traditional options. Recidivism rates, the rate at whic...

by firearms is the number one cause of death among black males between the ages of fifteen and thirty-four (Lovett, 1997). The is...

and as a result of this, there was a change in the way that the courts (read..judges) were to view juvenile offenders. For particu...

does not treat all of its juvenile offenders as adults. Indeed, the state is one of the most progressive in the nation in terms o...

In five pages 'sociological imagination' is defined and then applied to the Netherlands in this sociological analysis. Six source...

youth homicides, with the highest of these rates being committed by males between the ages of 15 and 24 (Coupet, 2000; Carr, 1996)...

In eight pages a Sociological Review article based upon Richard Ekins' study contained in Male Femaling A Grounded Theory Approa...

In ten pages the ways in which the famed sociologist approached sociological inquiry are examined with a consideration of Rules of...

(Emerge, 1998; p. 48). Just nine months prior, on January 1, 1997, the state of Michigan had implemented its aggressive "get toug...

In six pages this paper presents a detailed overview of juvenile gangs in a consideration of their rituals and activities. Six so...

a responsive juvenile justice system is critical (Briscoe, 1997). In Texas, for example, children as young as ten will fall und...

This paper discusses C. Wright Mills (1916-1962), and his sociological imagination perspective on society. The writer discusses a...

emergency and routine health-related issues must be made available to the juvenile, including dental, medical and behavioral by th...

interact with each other, and tend to ignore larger structures such as national governments and economies ("Theoretical Perspectiv...

nervous breakdown following the death of his father, thereafter Weber became a hospital administrator, which obviously further inf...

Ee derided the student on the basis of her gender and her color. He threatened the other student at one time saying "Ive got a gu...

labor. Rather than being totally dependent on custom, these societies are held together primarily through mutual obligation betwee...

In ten pages juvenile justice is considered in an overview of whether state laws assist or prevent justice with Miranda Rights fed...

they are classified, counted and used to construct statistical models. Many quantitative researchers generally view the qualitat...

(Wilson, 1987). Yet, he does not deny that the culture of poverty has a role in addition to social isolation (Wilson, 1987). It s...

II. The Contributions of W.E.B. Dubois The Souls of Black Folk is probably W.E.B. Dubois most famous work. It provides an over...

see needs that should be filled. Barber has been in the justice system for many years and she finally began to realize that many o...

The latter part of the Twentieth Century was characterized by a growing concern over what was perceived as a growing propensity...

it is more and more common to see a pregnant teenager. In the old days, pregnant teens were sent away so no one would know. There ...

In eight pages sociological theories by Becker, Marx, and Weber are discussed in terms of how they relate to issues including soci...

society. Therefore, it was imperative to the churchs position of power to eradicate this opposition. The early church did not, how...

this development, the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 was passed, which encouraged a policy of "zero tolerance" as it criminalized s...

serves to protect juveniles, while enforcing the law at the same time. In other words, it treats these young criminal with kid glo...