The influence of television and movies over children today is one way morals are becoming more negatively deformed. ... The gore that is also shown often on today's television shows influences young minds as well. ... One last factor that forces kids to join a gang is peer pressure/acceptance. ... The media, living environment, and peer pressure/acceptance all greatly influence us as individuals starting at very young ages. ... Community groups or institutions that provide positive moral boosting activities for young kids in the area would be helpful in order to keep them busy and out of ...

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Definitions of right and wrong are extremely varied, and in this culture conflict the attitudes towards criminal behavior of the important people in the child's life influence the attitudes that he or she develops. ... It is these sensation, or chaos seekers who cannot govern their unconscious desires, and let those desires surface in unhealthy ways. 6A number of etiological factors (casual influences) have been identified that are believed to help explain the developmental origin of juvenile sex offending. ... However, just because most kids who are offenders have been subjected to thes...

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Some research shows that violence in media has direct influence to an aggressive action performed by the youths. ... That means, that it is their own choice to allow the media to influence them or not. ... They stated that local government may help parents in making responsible decisions about their kids viewing violence and sex in the media. ... Parents can limit the amount of time children spend watching television, and encourage children to spend their time on sports, hobbies, or with friends; parents and kids can even draw up a list of other enjoyable activities to do instead of watching T...

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The father accused the mother of turning the kids against him, but the quantity of evidence supporting his argument seemed minimal. ... Opportunities are open across the country; it might even open the door to a position in a more liberal area where my values and duties can be performed based upon the law rather than having the pressure of outside influences. ...

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Many criminal theories, especially social control theory, define the family as being a major influence in the deterrence of crime. ... Though many kids strive to get a weekend without their parents, in the long run a child is better with supervision providing both attention and guidance. ... "Family resources and the amount of parental attention given to children is strongly influenced by the number of parents in a household," (Bryson 1997). ... In the 1997 annual report provided by the Census Bureau it states that "family resources and the amount of parental attention given to children is str...

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If a child identifies themselves as being an obedient or good kid, then they would be less likely to commit criminal acts. On the contrary, if a child does not think of themselves as a good kid then they would be likely to engage in criminal behavior. ... Social occurrences may influence some people while others may continue to offend. ... Primary, the micro-level structure context is influenced by informal family and educational social controls, which explains that delinquency in childhood years. ...

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The parental abuse suffered by Hall was perceived as unjust, as his father abused him often, under the influence of alcohol and drugs, for his own pleasure. ... 'A bad father did something to his kids and the kid did the exact same thing I did -- he shot him', Hall mentioned, what he learned from the television show. ... Hence, Hall held beliefs favorable to criminal coping, as the aggressive coping mechanism was instilled through the heavy influence under his father. ...

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(Criminology, 4 Nov. 1999) The theory of differential association in a simple form would be that delinquent friends influence delinquency only indirectly through their influence on the individual's definitions of delinquency. ... Social learning theory has not had the same influence that differential association has on sociological theories, but it can be seen put into practice in prevention techniques used by the criminal justice system. ...

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Another big reason or influence on Sutherland's work was that of the Great Depression (Sutherland, 1924). ... Two major additional events took place that greatly altered and influenced the way Sutherland viewed the causation of crime. ... Sutherland's main influence came via the Chicago school and W.I. ... The culture conflict is one of the three major influences to Sutherland's Differential Association theory. ... The life history theme was the last of these three major influences of differential association. ...

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Since humans have intelligence and influence, the present generation can act wisely to build the better future for their descendants, and to ensure that they will not face serious issues, such as crimes, wars, violence, poverty, drugs abuse, polluted environment, lack of natural resources, new diseases, obesity, job crisis, and education disparity. ... An example of the tools of terminating poverty and starvation is by being generous and donating food, money, clothing, old furniture, toys, and magazines to charities and poor people; also volunteering with kids, families, elderly, and homeless...

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Bullies, who are often under the age of eighteen, come from various situation that may influence their behavior. ... James Lehman MSW and child behavioral therapist as author of The Secret Life of Bullies: Why They Do It and How to Stop Them, states that "bullying is the proverbial easy way out," and sadly, that some kids take it reflects corrupted childhood innocence. ...

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The so-called "death penalty" has been around since the ancient Greek times, when Socrates, at the age of 70, was brought to trial and charged with "not believing in the gods the state believed in, introducing different new divine powers, and corrupting the young. Socrates was summoned to drink the cup of hemlock, for having criticized the tyranny of Critias, the oppressor or Athens. Today only the United States and Turkey enforce executions. The first question that should be addressed, is whether or not we should enforce and even carry out capital punishment. If we do, what affects wil...

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In today's liberal society, the cultural norms seem to be heavily influenced by pop and celebrity icons whose vicarious lifestyles would be consider deviant from that of the past. ... A countering theory suggests that since only some people surrender to environment influences, additional factors must be considered. ...

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(Question 1) Juvenile delinquency is a complex social problem that significantly impacts all members and processes of a social structure. Delinquency refers to a set of behaviors that are not in line with the collective practices and/or ethics of the dominant social group. Essentially, these behaviors deviate from societal norms and more specifically they violate established criminal codes and laws. Juvenile delinquency incorporates not only general criminal activity but conduct that is only unlawful for youths such as running away from home and skipping school. Current research into th...

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"The practice of transferring juveniles for trial and sentencing in adult criminal court has produced the unintended effect of increasing recidivism, particularly in violent offenders, and thereby of promoting life course criminality. " [Cen07] There are two sides to every coin. There are two sides to every story. The same can be said for the juvenile waiver process in the juvenile court system. A juvenile waiver is the procedure of transferring, or "waiving " a juvenile offender from juvenile jurisdiction up to the criminal adult jurisdiction within the court system. There are both benefits...

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