The kids in these gangs are hurting themselves, each other, their families, and the communities they belong to. ... In actuality, gangs use a variety of methods to lure kids into their group. ... Or they may resort to other methods to force a kid to join them. ... Also, kids that use drugs may think that they will have easier access to drugs if they join the gang. Kids that have a bad home life may feel that they can "escape" through the gang. ...

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During the 18th century the legislations that protect children did not exist. Children were tried and sentenced for crimes they committed and were even sometimes put to death. In the 19th century people reformed for a change in the way that juveniles were treated within the criminal justice system. ...

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Juvenile Delinquency & the System Probation and Parole In The United States Table of Contents I. Introduction ..3 II. History of the Juvenile Justice System ." ..4-5 III. The Juvenile Justice Process ."..6-7 IV. Similarities Between Juvenil...

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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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While most Americans believe that the justice system is comparable to CSI, Criminal Minds, and Law and Order, the real American justice system does not work in such a fashion. As one may know, on these television shows, most cases get solved and are brought to justice through a court trial. However, in reality most cases are solved or ended in a plea bargain. Plea bargaining in the United States is one of the most controversial issues due to the fact that the practice of plea bargaining is necessary because of the United States high crime rates, and insufficient facilities and personnel to try...

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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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Family structure is something that is pretty hard to influence. We can't take children away from single parents who fail to provide a good, solid home for their children, nor can we go telling them that they need to raise their kids in a certain way and instill certain values in them. Often people are going to raise their kids, the way they were raised and the cycle will continue. ...

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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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Annotated Bibliography The Death Penalty for Juveniles The following research draws upon different opinions and perceptions for and against the further enactment of the death penalty for juvenile offenders. The various articles that are presented draw conclusions on the pros and cons of using the death penalty as punishment for young offenders. Numerous views surfaced in my research such as the views of president Bush, prominent authors and court officials as well as the views of individual states. In order to fully evaluate this sensitive topic I have presented a mixture of opposing p...

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