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The Many Impacts of Domestic Violence
This 3 page research proposal contains an outline and focuses on methodology. The purpose of this paper is to render a proposal about conducting one's own research on the topic of how domestic violence affects juveniles and possibly prompts them to engage in criminal activity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Case Study Analyses in Criminal Justice
This 5 page paper provides an analysis of two case studies in criminology. Both involve juveniles. REcommendations are made. Two risk assessment scales are used. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Youth Crime in Brisbane
This 3 page paper discusses a case study of a troubled youth in Brisbane and the agencies and polices that might be involved with the case. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A Case Study: The Restorative Justice Process
This 3 page essay focuses on a case study published by Prison Fellowship International, which offers insight into the benefits for all involved parties that can be derived from the restorative justice process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Criminal Justice VI
A 9 page paper in two parts. The first part, 3 pages, discusses the differences between juvenile and adult courts, and reviews some of the more effective means of waging the war on drugs. The second part of the paper is a brief presenting arguments both for and against legalization or decriminalization of marijuana. Part 2 makes no conclusion, but rather presents arguments used by those on both sides of the issue. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Juvenile Delinquency, Youth Culture, and Renegade Kids, Suburban Outlaws by Wooden
A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the major points in Wooden's work. No additional sources cited. The suburbs of the United States have been experiencing a steady increase in criminal activities, especially crimes committed by youth offenders, and Wayne Wooden's Renegade Kids, Suburban Outlaws demonstrates this problem and proposes possible routes towards resolution
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School Violence in Russia, China, and the US in Children Between the Ages of 13 and 18
7 pages in length. The problem of school violence shared by China, Russia and the United States may reflect its presence in different nations, however, geography is the only separation when it comes to addressing this particular global issue. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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The Juvenile Justice System Literature Review
This 5 page paper examines the concept of juvenile justice and reviews literature on the topic. Suggestions are made.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Mixed Method Study and Juvenile Crime Intervention Strategies
A 4 page overview of the elements that must be present in mixed method research. The author presents a key resource from the literature that can be used to frame such studies, identifies three critical theories in juvenile crime, emphasizes the importance of balancing qualitative study with quantitative results, and notes the importance of ethics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Juvenile Justice: The Importance of Separating Juveniles and Adults
A 20 page overview of the reasoning behind llinois' recent move to create a separate Department of Juvenile Justice. The value of this move is supported by the literature on juvenile justice. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Problems Associated with Vandalism
This 8 page paper provides an overview of the problem of vandalism, especially as it relates to hooliganism and sporting events. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Forensic Psychology and Juvenile Justice
This 14 page paper explores the roles forensic psychologists play in juvenile justice. Their role in determining competency to stand trial and whether or not a juvenile should be trialed as an adult is of particular focus. This paper includes an annotated bibliography which lists 15 sources.
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The Exploitation of Child Labor
This 11 page report discusses the exploitation of children around the world, especially in Third World nations, as a source of cheap and compliant labor. Governments, businesses, and individual consumers have an obligation to do what they can to bring a halt to the exploitation of children throughout the world. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The Nature and Purpose of Criminal Law
This 4 page paper discusses criminal law; its functions; its sources; and how criminal responsibility can be limited. It also touches very briefly on the constitutional safeguards that limit the exercise of criminal law. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Street Gangs and Juvenile Delinquency
This 8 page paper examines gangs and juvenile delinquency and the relationship between the two concepts. Because youth who tend toward delinquency are likely to join gangs, and those gangs are likely to enhance delinquency, the problem is growing. Gangs attract juvenile delinquents, and juvenile delinquents are attracted to gangs. The problem is explored. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Community Profile: Juvenile Threat
8 pages in length. Juvenile threats are manifested in myriad ways from the seemingly innocuous act of graffiti to the heinous and arbitrary aspect of drive-by shootings. The extent to which juvenile delinquency and gang violence is present in every community in one fashion or another is both grand and far-reaching; that Los Angeles reflects a particularly concentrated incidence level of these juvenile threats speaks to the ongoing struggle this southern California city continues to identify, address and try to prevent. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Study:
In ten pages this paper compares and contrasts the juvenile and adult court systems in a study that includes an overview of the juvenile justice system, point comparisons between juvenile and adult courts, pros and cons of juvenile court from a youth offender’s perspective, societal implications of abolishing juvenile court, and future juvenile justice system recommendations are also included. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Alcohol and Drug Use/Juvenile Crime
An 8 page research paper that includes a brief abstract, which investigates literature on alcohol and drug consumption in order to discern the relationship between these factors and juvenile involvement in criminal behavior. First of all, the writer summarizes four relevant research studies; then, findings are summarized and discussed and conclusions are drawn, which argue that, rather than a causal effect of criminal behavior, alcohol and drug consumption is a symptom of the social and mental health issues with which juvenile offenders have to cope. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Juvenile Crime and Programs of Shock Incarceration and Boot Camps
8 pages in length. Re-training juvenile criminals to become positive, contributing members of society has always proven to be a challenge for officials in charge of rehabilitation. Myriad programs have been implemented throughout history to achieve this goal but according to those in the field, none have proven as effective as the boot camp and shock incarceration programs currently in use by a number of juvenile criminal justice systems. The writer discusses how boot camps and shock incarceration programs attempt to put the missing elements of a stable and productive person back into maladjusted youths. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Reducing Gang Violence In New York City
This 8 page paper comments on the policies and strategies that have been used in New York City to reduce gang violence for the last several decades and the results of those efforts. For comparison, the writer comments on how differently Los Angeles deals with this same issue. The writer than briefly comments on how persons holding different perspectives, liberal, civil libertarian, conservative and crime control might respond to the policies in New York City. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Major Causes of Juvenile Delinquency Overview
This 5.5 page paper explores the some of the
major causes of juvenile delinquency: gang
membership, poor cognitive and problem solving
skills, substance abuse, lack of positive adult
involvement in their life, as well as teen
parenting and being "just plain bad."
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Addressing the Causes of Juvenile Delinquency
A 20 page discussion of the problem of juvenile delinquency. The author asserts that this
problem can relate to a number of factors including the particulars of a child's home life, their socioeconomic status, etc. Finding a solution to
juvenile delinquency, however, is not as easy as determining its causes. Bibliography lists 23 sources.
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Solving Juvenile Crime Problems
A 5 page speech that presents the problem of juvenile crime as an outcome of the breakdown of the family structure and their resultant lack of direction and moral character of the youth. It looks at the scenario of family disintegration and the effects on the moral character of today's youth. What can we do about it? The speech takes a quick look at what measures of been tried in the past, states a proposal that has been suggested by President Clinton and outlines a new and radical proposal of re-investing in the space program. The bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Juvenile Gang Problems
A thoroughly-researched 20 page paper on juvenile delinquency & gangs. Broken down into sections with subheadings, the writer examines : the severity of gangs in the inner-city, girls in gangs, Federal government efforts to curtail gang violence, the philosophy of the church, the causal factors of such violence, and what can be done to stop it (citing specific case examples). Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Causes and Solutions Regarding Juvenile Homicide
A 10 page research paper on the causes and solutions to rising juvenile homicide rates. The writer details the statistics, explanations, trends, and solutions related to the problem. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Rate of Recidivism and Drug Use
This 15 page paper provides support for the thesis that the rate of recidivism among juveniles who had committed crimes while on mind-altering drugs is higher than the rate for juveniles who committed crimes where mind altering drugs played no part. Statistics about crime, recidivism and drug use among juveniles are cited. Criminological theory is discussed in depth. The paper concludes with a synopsis and recommendations. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Violent Crime and its Impact Upon Victims, Offenders, and Society
A 5 page paper that examines the pattern of modern crime and explores its effect on victims, offenders, and society. This paper focuses on the juvenile crime wave that began during the last half of the twentieth century and has continued into the twenty-first. Emphasis is placed on both the Columbine tragedy of 1999 and the Michigan tragedy of 2000. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Click on any of the term papers to read a brief synopsis of the research paper. The essay synopsis includes the number of pages and sources cited in the paper.