... real and precious smiles that are able to enrich the whole world and heal millions of pains. It's not the physical appearance that attracts us in little kids, neither is it their intelligence that makes us love them and feel connected to them, it's their pure, transparent, open, and innocent mind and way ... of thinking which has the ability to make them believe in everything they hear from others and free to do everything they see and like. But what if a child commits a crime? What if he kills, rapes, or steals? Will this action transform him ... rehabilitation that will rescue the fut...

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... many reasons for this and do not think that things Are going to get any better as time goes on due to the simple Fact that the kids being Recruited into the gangs are more intelligent and more aware of the things going on around them and they will learn how to exploit these things. ... ones that provide service for the gang by stealing and selling drugs. The reason this is a more enticing family life to the kids is that in a regular dysfunctional family the parent is the money maker where in a gang the kid is the moneymaker like a role reversal. The fourth and final level is the veterans...

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... with local school district discretion. With wording that provided for some discretion, violence consequences meted out were often extreme. The words Zero tolerance did not appear in the "Federal Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994". States were required to comply with the act in order to retain federal funds. Schools complied by removing any student who brings a firearm to school. School ... "No child left behind- policy are not compatible. With the zero tolerance laws, in reality what exists is "no child left behind, except those who are forced out."" Unless the maker's intent was to traumati...

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... provide the largest possible representation of demographics which may watch the show. Virtually all of the kids are dressed up in some form or another - some have colored shirts, all are well-groomed, free of tattoos, etc. The children are in their teens, and both genders are represented. ... outcome of a legal system which has now reduced the rights of an individual and can circumvent such rights as a minimum wage. In addition, the kids are a captive audience to a potentially traumatizing event. The hypothesis that the program would be effective in controlling delinquency did not have ...

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... remark that the theories reported to crime may be also considered true for deviance. In the 14th Century Italy, the idea of free will started to gain ground. It was generally thought that people should be held responsible for their behaviour and not any other supernatural ... contemporary thinking about the nature of crime and punishment. Classical thought was originally conceived in the eighteenth century. It had several basic elements: - People are free to choose means to satisfy their needs. - Criminal solution may be more attractive than conventional. - Fear of society's reaction may ...

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... wrong and have the maturity to make competent decisions, but if there is no backup to provide them with the support they need, then they are free to do as they please. I have had some time to interview a few adults from the high school that I attend. I interviewed Ms. ... also agree very much with the statement that Levin makes, "We have to reach our youngsters before they become criminals, we have to spend time with our kids and re-establish the credibility of our institutions-our families, churches, businesses, universities and schools." (Allen J. 1998) I understand that crime rate has...

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... a major concern with communities everywhere. Juvenile homicide is twice as common today as it was in the mid 1980's. It isn't the brain that the kids are born with that has changed in half a generation; what has changed though is the easy access to guns and the glorification of revenge in real ... reported 74% and high schools 75%. One of the goals of the National Education Goals was that by the year 2000, all schools in America will be free of drugs, alcohol, violence and the presence of firearms by unauthorized personnel. The also wanted a disciplined environment that is acceptable for ...

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... put some laws on the books allowing prosecutors to impose adult sentences on juveniles, so when they do turn eighteen they will not be walking free, instead they will be walking through the gates of an adult maximum security prison. According to the Council on Crime in America, a bipartisan ... 21 percent to 255,900. Youth gangs have also become a major contributor to the increase in youth offenders. Recently gangs have started recruiting kids as young as eleven and twelve to be part of their narcotics dealing. The gang leaders have been getting smarter, they now realize that they ... c...

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... put some laws on the books allowing prosecutors to impose adult sentences on juveniles, so when they do turn eighteen they will not be walking free, instead they will be walking through the gates of an adult maximum security prison. According to the Council on Crime in America, a bipartisan ... 21 percent to 255,900. Youth gangs have also become a major contributor to the increase in youth offenders. Recently gangs have started recruiting kids as young as eleven and twelve to be part of their narcotics dealing. The gang leaders have been getting smarter, they now realize that they ... c...

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... of the increasing number of officers, especially those assigned to foot and bicycle patrol. In addition, there has also been an increase in the use of campus's free night escort service and free night safety shuttle service. Unfortunately, the number of students who were victims of violent crimes doubled, from seven in 1996 to 15 in 1997. However, Carroll says ... in San Pablo involves community programs such as officers in the schools program, Police in Schools to Offer Life (P.I.S.T.O.L.), Neighborhood Watch, Business Crime Prevention, and the youth camping program, "Kids to Camp". The...

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... bother to ask for help. They do drugs because they are pressured into believing it is the cool thing to do. They ditch because all the cool kids are doing it and school is boring. These things can all change if the system changes. Parents can get together to see what they need to ... back, and to make them want to learn. Cliques at school deprive students because students are labeled as something that may not be true and to cause other kids not to want to hang out with them. High school is especially a hard time because teenagers are subjects to all of the above in a four-year ... their...

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... First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (source #2), it clearly states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition ... against the Supreme Court to regulate the violence in media. They stated that local government may help parents in making responsible decisions about their kids viewing violence and sex in the media. With all their effort and time, Supreme Court overturned the case. Similar to this...

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... if they commit a heinous crime such as murder. The people that don't agree with this situation blame it all on the parents, they believe that kids that do become violent live a crummy life and their parents aren't responsible. Researchers are trying to prove violent television is damaging teens; parents and ... . Teens don't look at how much they"re affecting others by murdering people or committing suicide. Most of them think they"re going to walk free with no punishment for murder, because the actors on TV get away with murder. Teens enjoy violent shows because they"re fun and exciting...

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... " encyclopedia). On September 26th 2002 80 million dollars was given to organizations to prevent violence, and an additional 45.5 million was sent to Drug-Free America ("Juvenile Delinquency" Internet). Through the aide of government funding, millions of children now have a brighter future. Although, parents are the main ... most homeless children this becomes a way of life; once said by a juvenile theft "This is how I live" (Krisberg). New programs, such as free tutoring, are offered to students who struggle with grades. This along with other after school activities: sports, clubs, and a...

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... , will be exclusively focused on and answered. On top of that, if the hypothesis that school violence and gangs are becoming a dangerous threat to kids, teachers, and society as a whole proves true; some ideas and suggestions on how us, as agents, in an able bodied and healthy minded ... , a member of the American Correctional association, believes that " youth gangs are a known problem, in schools, teachers should know the profiles of the kids who join gangs in order to help prevent the problem before it starts (1999:63)." Canada is becoming emphatically as distressing as the United Sta...

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... a gang. These members have not necessarily committed for life, and may only associate with the gang on a limited basis. The wanna-be's are usually young kids ranging from nine to thirteen years old who have not been accepted into the gang, but they do associate with gang members on a regular basis (What is ... abusive and unloving towards their children. They are also probably very poor. They may not be able to provide clothes for their kids or even put food on the table. These are the kids who would join gangs mainly for the money. Some gangs make a lot of money in the drug business. Whe...

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... learning, ever since the Sandy Hook incident. Where twenty six people in an elementary school were murdered, twenty of the victims were kids and the other six were faculty. Since the Sandy Hook shooting; it is said in the article "Does American Really Need More Cops ... armed police officers to monitor the schools, will lead to unnecessary arrests. It will also develop the school to prison pipeline which is the practice in which kids are pushed out of schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice system. Not only will the school to prison pipeline be in effect but that there ... Fo...

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... State Division of Juvenile Corrections are working together with a host of successful community-based programs to meet these goals. (www.wcf.org). In Pennsylvania they believe that just as kids can be negatively influenced by peer pressure and social disorders. Likewise, there are also characteristics that protect young people and reduce the likelihood that they will engage in problem behaviors ... might help build a better relationship between the police and communities. We might learn to have a little more trust in their communities also where the adults would n't look at the kids as de...

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... State Division of Juvenile Corrections are working together with a host of successful community-based programs to meet these goals. (www.wcf.org). In Pennsylvania they believe that just as kids can be negatively influenced by peer pressure and social disorders. Likewise, there are also characteristics that protect young people and reduce the likelihood that they will engage in problem behaviors ... might help build a better relationship between the police and communities. We might learn to have a little more trust in their communities also where the adults would n't look at the kids as de...

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... the other students are wearing. These clothing accessories too often cost well over a person's weekly salary. "All of the pressure could be eliminated if everybody dressed alike" (Goldberg 23). When kids are young, they enjoy dressing like their best friends. There are many times when children wish they could dress just like the other ... kids whose families were a little more wealthier. By implementing the policy in all 16,000 districts throughout the United States, the school uniforms will level the playing field in classrooms by ... high court found that public schools generally ar...

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... 92 % more than intervening with the child per year. Also, the effectiveness of prisons to prevent juveniles from becoming repeated offenders is low. Kids who have already spent time in adult prisons, are far more likely to commit more serious crimes when they are released. Crime prevention programs do ... have been very successful in helping to reduce juvenile crime. Many states use early intervention programs that are designed to help parents of troubled kids in raising their children. These programs offer strategies and tactics for helping to supervise and discipline troubled children....

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... it would be a felony. Proposition 21 was also established to supposedly make communities safer, but in reality it is doing nothing for them. This proposition is not going to stop kids from joining gangs or even committing crimes. It's a fact that, as a child, a person does many immature things that he/she regrets in the future. Some of these ... kids go a little overboard but recuperate through rehabilitation. If Proposition 21 passes it will deny these people from receiving rehabilitation and instead they will be put in state prison. Crime rate ... that fit the same extremity as this...

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... most attention to date include: maltreatment experiences, exposure to pornography, substance abuse, and exposure to aggressive role models. However, just because most kids who are offenders have been subjected to these factors, it must also be noted that not all children who are exposed become offenders. In fact ... as basically antagonistic. And as I have said with regard to being abused, just because a significant number of offenders fit this profile, not all kids who fit this profile are, or become, sex offenders. Furthermore, while most juvenile sex offenders are male (aprox. 98%), ...

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... returned he got some valuable lessons learned and stopped messing with the gang after that incident. Some of the lessons Ramiro had to learn was having to fight older kids, also having the fear that a rival gang member would track him down and kill him. He learned that he doesn't need to be in a gang ... by the Pomona Police Department. One of the major problems and worries for these gang members" mothers are that the dropout rate in highschool for these kids are as high as thirty five percent. Also another problem for Teresa Rodriguez was when her youngest son who is thirteen who is pa...

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... the rise in overall crime occurring in our country. The most astounding fact is that most of these crimes being committed are by mere children. They are kids under the age of eighteen whom, for some reason get a rush out of stealing, beating, and even killing other people in their communities. Juvenile crime ... may turn to a life of crime is merely the people they hang around with. Crime can start at a very young age, as young as third grade, when kids feel the need for attention. Something as simple as stealing a candy bar from the store can eventually lead a child to possibly stealin...

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