... " on the laws dealing with juvenile crime. The mounting problem led to a different mindset for the public and the judicial system. The following clauses were added to the juvenile codes of most states: "Hold juveniles accountable for criminal behavior. Provide effective deterrents. Protect the public from criminal activity. Balance attention to offenders, victims, and the community. Impose punishment consistent ... ...

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... are so many conflicting social rules that it becomes impossible to choose them. In a complex society where rules and laws become increasingly abundant, behaving appropriately, become difficult. Obedience to legal codes may be strained and alternative behaviour choices, such as crimes, become inevitable. Weber (1864-1920) described how cultural and religious forces controlled the social climate to prevent crime. Adolphe Quetelet ... ...

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... 't always mean we're talking about the laws set forth by government. These laws could be any number of widely accepted social norms or beliefs. A criminal organization has rules or codes of conduct to help keep everything running smoothly and in an organized fashion. The third is involvement via typical social behaviors which can be translated into who we hand out ... ...

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... , a husband who wished to divorce his wife, was required to pay alimony and child support. By creating the world's first set of organized laws, Hammurabi constituted a model set of moral codes for other civilizations to duplicate. Consumer protection goes back to the days of Hammurabi. Merchants and businessmen had to guarantee the quality of their work. If a boat maker did shoddy ... ...

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... get away with crimes by giving them short sentences or none at all, causes fear to be put into that community. The public has also had an effect on juvenile codes and now twenty-eight states have emphasized punishment rather than rehabilitation. The majority of the public believe that judges should lock these juvenile delinquents in jail and throw away the ... ...

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... : work environment, peer networks with media playing a very little role. 4) Learning includes: techniques, motives, drives, rationalizations and attitudes. 5) Specific direction of motives, drives, etc. is learned from definitions of legal codes as favorable or unfavorable. 6) One engages in crime because of an excess of definitions favorable to law violation over definitions unfavorable to law-breaking. 7) Differential Association may vary in frequency ... ...

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... his head, and he would learn the attitude of a criminal.3 The fifth principal states that the specific direction of motives and drives are learned from the definitions of the legal codes as favorable or unfavorable. The essence of the fifth principal is that of an individuals definition of the law. If John decides that he needs new clothes but doesn't have ... ...

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... more involved in drug sales. Hispanic gangs tend to believe that their neighborhood is the bond of the gang and that families should follow in each others footsteps. This traditional "blood in, blood out" belief does not apply to black gangs who might have two gangs on a single street. Drugs are the driving force behind the black gangster and money not tradition ... ...

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... serving time they are given a medical examination. This is a requirement that the prisoner be medically fit before he/she is caned. This examination is very thorough. Only people with high blood pressure, heart problems, and pregnant women are grounds for POSSIBLE dismissal of canning. If the doctors say that he/she is not fit, they would continue to serve their sentence ... ...

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... is still far more unlikely than one who smokes cigarettes, which have been legally recognized by the Canadian government for generations and are far more dangerous to the lungs, liver, blood, and arteries than marijuana is over the long-run. Secondly, such a large portion of Canada's population smokes marijuana on a regular basis. It is unfair to think that people should be ... ...

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... . They tried to escape but were unsuccessful. John was severely beaten and was instantly rushed to the hospital. Doctors tried all they can to save him, but unfortunately too much blood was lost. This intelligent young man had died, all because of a stupid gang. Right before he died, he told his family and friends that he loved them very much and ... ...

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... , and black. Also many gangs have certain tattoos to represent what gang they are in. Most of the time they are symbols, letters, or numbers. For example: a 187 tattoo represents a Blood gang in South Central, Los Angeles. 187 is police code for homicide (Webb 61). There are many reasons why kids join gangs, and every kid joins for a different reason. Poor ... ...

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