Variable two is known as the negative influence of peers and summarized in principle three of Edwin Sutherland's Differential Association theory. For this research study, the negative influence of peers is recognized as pressure or compelling factors from one's peers including co-workers to participate in employee theft crimes despite the possibility of apprehension and punishment. ... There is a relationship between negative peer influence and employee theft. ... Section 3 aimed at variable 2 (negative peer influence) consisted of four questions. ... Data collected suggests that 58...

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Family members, friends, and peers all influence these times of transition for the juvenile. It is sometimes accompanied by a desire for material things, fashion, peer pressure, cash and more. ... Juvenile delinquency is not an inherent human condition, but rather is learned through association, imitation, observation, pressure, needs, wants, influence and desires. ... In Pennsylvania they believe that just as kids can be negatively influenced by peer pressure and social disorders. ... We might learn to have a little more trust in their communities also where the adults would n't look a...

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Family members, friends, and peers all influence these times of transition for the juvenile. It is sometimes accompanied by a desire for material things, fashion, peer pressure, cash and more. ... Juvenile delinquency is not an inherent human condition, but rather is learned through association, imitation, observation, pressure, needs, wants, influence and desires. ... In Pennsylvania they believe that just as kids can be negatively influenced by peer pressure and social disorders. ... We might learn to have a little more trust in their communities also where the adults would n't look a...

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The aim of group counseling is to develop positive peer pressure that will influence its members. ... Often if a peer proposes a solution it carries more weight than if the counselor were to suggest it. ... The aim of group counseling is to develop positive peer pressure that will influence its members. ... Often if a peer proposes a solution it carries more weight than if the counselor were to suggest it. ...

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The aim of group counseling is to develop positive peer pressure that will influence its members. ... Often if a peer proposes a solution it carries more weight than if the counselor were to suggest it (Bennett 20-24). ... The aim of group counseling is to develop positive peer pressure that will influence its members. ... Often if a peer proposes a solution it carries more weight than if the counselor were to suggest it (Bennett 20-24). ...

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Teenagers wanting acceptance and tolerance from their peers find those qualities in gang membership. Violence is modeled, encouraged and rewarded by these strong peer groups. ... The influences of drugs and peer pressures within gangs have impaired good judgment. ... They include: peer pressure, need for respect and attention, feelings of low self-worth, early childhood abuse or neglect, exposure to violence in the home, in the community and in the media, and easy access to weapons. ...

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Travis Hirschi's 1969 book, Causes of Delinquincy, he focuses on the family, the school, and peers as the most influencial factors on a youth. ... Attachment takes three forms according to Hirschi; parents, schools, and peers are important social institutions for a person. ... One's attachment to school depends on how one appreciates the instiution and how they are received by fellow peers and teachers. Hirschi also noted that he found that one's attachment to parents and school overshadows the bond formed with one's peers. ... Through examination of six separate family ...

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These youths may also lack important containments which counter Internal pushes (self control of restlessness, discontent, hostility, rebellion, mental conflict anxieties, and need for immediate gratification), External pressures (adverse living conditions such as relative deprivation, poverty, insecurity and minority status), and External pulls (involvement in deviant groups, mass media and pornography). ... There is no clear-cut profile that fits the adolescent sex offender, however some of the signs that may be warning are; loners who are separated from their peer group, they like to play...

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And their sons whom are all minors living in a society pressured by gang affiliation. ... A youth whose friends with gang- members and experiences peer- pressure to join. ... That fact served as an attraction and also a form of peer-pressure to join a gang. ...

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Agnew (2001:326) notes that strains are most likely to result in crime when they (1) are seen as unjust, (2) are seen as high in magnitude, (3) are associated with low social control, and (4) create some pressure or incentive to engage in criminal coping. ... Hall lacked others to whom he could seek assistance, such as relatives or school peers. ... Hall had inadequate or no conventional support, as he was not only neglected by his father, but also lacked peers or teachers he could turn to, being home-schooled and distanced from society. ...

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Trial was always by a jury of twelve peers.  ... Chillingsworth felt pressured by the community to visit Hester in prison, the community also pressured Dimmesdale's first act of hypocritical utterance before the people (Steward 162). ...

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Is There a Link Between the Two? Every day when we wake the first thing most of us do is turn on a television, radio, computer, or scan the local newspaper to see what has happened while we slept. We have become information junkies, and the media is more than willing to feed our addiction. Our eyes are the mainline to our brain, pumping into its depths: the war in Iraq, murders, and snipers on the loose in our communities and schools. We watch documentaries on serial killers the likes of Ted Bundy and the Son of Sam. ...

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The courts need to take a good look at each individual case and determine the reason why juveniles are committing felony crimes, whether it is gang associated, peer pressure, or a lack of supervision in the household. ... The better the environment was the more pressure it seemed on me. ...

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Every night when the news comes on, Americans are constantly reminded of 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 ste...

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He declares that a defendant's right to a fair and impartial jury of peers, the right to represent oneself, and the right to a fair trial are not really rights, but privileges of the powerful and rich and myths for everyone else. ... Abu-Jamal argues that life long incarceration or the pressure of the death penalty has no effect as a deterrent to crime. ...

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Abstract:       The second amendment and gun control have been a controversial issue, switching back and forth from guns are needed for protection and the only cause injury and lead to increased crime. The second amendment gives citizens of the United States of America a right to bear arms. A...

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Introduction The issue of youth gangs has been a major concern in many societies. Youth gangs exist in almost every country. Many studies have been carried out by various academics, government and non-government agencies in trying to resolve the problem. Many traditional researches were conducted...

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Violence on the streets that is caused by drugs got the public's attention and that put pressure on the police and courts. ... They use a "community of peers" and role models rather than professional clinicians. ...

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