... range of interpersonal, institutional and structural violence. Some justifications of general violence are connected to theories that state the foundation of violence is within the individual or within their social environment. Contemporaneously other theories uphold the belief that individuals withhold a natural instinct to behave violently, which requires very little motivation, therefore believing that violence is the result of ... is not a one-to-one link between crime and behaviour, however there is a tendency for some to be more prone to engage in violent crime due to biological an...

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... to the extent possible, a stable family environment and avoid the problem of "foster drift". Special attention should be given to children affected by rapid and uneven economic, social and cultural change; in particular the children of migrant and refugee families, and innovation and socially constructive modalities for the socialization of children should be designed. Measures should ... American Psychological Association, 1994). The family is considered to be the most important factor in this age group. A healthy family environment promotes attachments, effective family functioning, and...

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... Criminal Behavior in Society? Abstract Although some criminologists believe that individual traits and characteristics may play a role in the cause of criminals' antisocial behavior, most believe that social factors are the root cause of crime. Differential Association Theory is one of several theories in criminology (Sociological Theories of Crime), it has the view that crime arises from society ... of deviance; v. The theory fails to define core concepts outlined in its principles such as "excess"; vi. Fails to take into consideration the role of biological factors in crime. Strengths...

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... feminist approach to victimology is therefore concerned with combatting societal sexism, achieving gender equality, and campaigning for women's rights. (Barberet, 2010) In essence, feminist victimology concentrates on the social construction of gender, and heavily focuses upon "uncovering, assessing and responding to the victimisation of women and, in particular, men's violence against women" (Newburn, 2013 ... the positivist notion, that like criminality, the cause of victimisation could be beyond victims' control, due to psychological and sociological factors which they as individuals ...

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... be very negative impacts on the school environment (Mulhern, 1994). The mere perception of violence in schools can both physically and psychologically impact students in a detrimental way: impeding physical, social, or academic growth and development (Furlong, Morrison, & Dear, 1993). In order to better manage this fear, schools looked to reform disciplinary regulations. School districts took a variety of ... zero-tolerance policies interrupt the learning process and provided recommendations for schools to adopt more productive, proven alternatives. In a Law Review published by American...

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... of the country. Under current law economic security is a state of protection of the national economy of the Republic of Belarus from internal and external conditions, processes and factors that threaten its sustainable development and economic independence. Today, identification, detection, investigation and prevention of crimes in the field of customs are among the priorities as it affects ... about effective fight against crimes in the field of customs. Today, the causes of crime should be sought primarily in economic relations. Market relations, accompanied by unemployment, property ...

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... their research were gender, age, exposure to delinquent peers, degree of family involvement, school problems, and substance abuse, past offending, race, and gang involvement, size of household, child abuse, and social isolation (Jones 485). The results of using these categories did not provide distinct descriptions of what would predict the chronic juvenile delinquent but allowed for generalized categories based on a group ... , Philadelphia took the results and tried to implement the same programs based on Orange County's results (Jones 489). This led to criticism of the methods of rese...

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