"The congressionally mandated report defines sexual harassment as an unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that can affect a career, job performance or create an abuse workplace " (Simeone). ... Sexual assault is a scary thing. ... What goes on in the mind of a sexual predator many may ask. ... Males get sexually assaulted as well, although people's main focus is research of sexual harassment on women. ... The Navy also has a program to try and prevent sexual abuse and rape. ...

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A poll conducted on a national level suggests that students worry about education, family issues, violence, the environment, sexual concerns, war and drug abuse. ... Some of the main parallel problems include alcohol/drug abuse, gangs, crime and violence, and teen pregnancy. ... Violent behaviors associated with gangs include possession of weapons, sexual harassment of peers and teachers, bullying, verbal intimidation, arson, drug trafficking and use, and graffiti. ... Another problem that many youth face is alcohol and drug abuse. ... Besides the use and abuse of alcohol by rural and urban ...

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In fact most children who are exposed to such factors have the ability to transcend them and live non-criminal lives. 7A United States study on adolescent sexual offenders found that over 60% had been physically abused, almost half had been sexually assaulted and 70% had been subject to neglect, while over half the sample had experienced a combination of these forms of abuse as children. ... All economic groups, all levels of intelligence, all races, and all religions are represented in the backgrounds of adolescent sexual abusers. ... Getting back to the psychoanalytic approach, it would be ...

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These acts include drinking, gambling, smoking, and illicit sexual activity (Siegel 1998). ... The public started realizing that drug abuse and crime were on the rise and that something had to be done about it. ... REFORM began in 1987, and laid the groundwork for the development of effective prison-based treatment for incarcerated drug abusers. ... In 1991, the new Center for Substance Abuse Treatment established Project RECOVERY. ... The primary clinical staff is usually made up of former substance abusers that at one time were rehabilitated in therapeutic communities. ...

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Indeed, some forms of serious delinquent behavior such as drug and alcohol abuse, are far more frequent than the stereotypical delinquent behavior of gang fighting and vandalism and appear to cut across "class and gender lines." ... More evidence of official concern with adolescent sexual misconduct is considered in Barbara Engler's content analysis. She notes that 40% of the referrals to court in Australia made specific mention of sexual and moral conduct compared to only 5% of the referrals of boys. These kinds of results suggest that youthful female misbehavior has traditionally be...

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Juvenile delinquency studies have also found significantly high rates of alcoholism, drug dependence, mental disorders, and sexual deviance among juveniles who's parents have been incarcerated. ... Statistically, chances that a child will suffer with low self esteem, precocious sexual activity, greater delinquent like behavior and difficulty established gratifying lasting adult heterosexual relationships is significantly higher for kids involved in divorce (Bisnaire 1990). ... Adopted children have a higher incidence of juvenile delinquency, sexual promiscuity and running away from home t...

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Specifically in the case of Aboriginal offenders, Aboriginal peoples backgrounds such as history regarding residential schools, child welfare removal, physical or sexual abuse, and underlying developmental or health issues such as anxiety and/or abuse should be taken into account before the courts when it comes to appropriate sentencing. ... In the time being, there was a lot of abuse that took place such as, physically, emotionally, and unfortunately sexually. ... Children to the parents that were in the residential school are sexually abused because the parents thought that it was okay to do...

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These sexual slave trafficking crimes can lead up to 25 years in prison, compared to up to seven in labor trafficking. ... Since the victims have been dependent on abusers, on an emotional and financial level, many of them will refuse to speak with authorities. Their abusers would usually also threaten to hurt or kill the family of the victim were they to reach out to authorities to report their abuse. ... These drivers not only transported the victims, but also worked with the clients and were the liaisons between the "pimp" and the clients, being the ones who knew of the clienteles' sex...

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According to Justice Work literature, a closer look into women involved in the criminal justice system shows that they are there because of lack of education, poverty, homelessness, drug addictions, and spousal abuse. ... Some of these risks are attributed to the inmate's general background of poverty, substance abuse, lack of education, and sexually transmitted diseases. ... In these restored Victorian homes the women attend parenting classes, receive treatment for substance abuse, and spend time in a highly structured residential setting. ...

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Abstract To meet the needs of drug-addicted offenders, Missouri implemented three drug-abuse treatment programs that rehabilitate offenders at various stages of criminal activity. ... • Have had their controlled substance abuse deemed a precipitating or contributing factor in the commission of their crime. ... The additional criteria required for this program are that offenders cannot have alcohol abuse as their only addiction and they cannot have committed offenses statutorily prohibited from probation (D. ... Long-Term Cocaine Addiction Program The Long-Term Cocaine Addiction Progr...

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"Contributing factors include the proliferation of guns, increases in poverty and drug and alcohol abuse, and the saturation of violence in society, including television, movies and video games. A weakened family structure, which leads to child abuse and lack of supervision, is another factor" (Kaczor 6). ... "Studies, including on by Fagan, have shown that teens in the adult system are much more likely to be victims of violence and sexual assaults by both inmates and guards." ...

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Shootings, killings, fights, rape, sexual assaults, etc. are all acts of violence. ... We know that weak neighborhood ties, fewer resources, and stressful day to day interactions are associated with domestic violence and child abuse which contribute to juvenile violence. ... Good social networks help to prevent child abuse even in areas of concentrated poverty. ...

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The doctors explaned that this procedure would create sexual stimulation. ... This explains that any prisoner that has been abused by the prison whether it is physical or mental abuse their rights have been violated. ... Hornblum published a booked named "Holmesburg Prison: A Story of Abuse and Exploitation in the Name of Medical Science....

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One cybercrime category is crime vs. person, and this category includes cyber stalking or any harassment that can be sexual, racial, religious, and many others. ... Criminals use internet to download illegal images such as child pornography or brutal sexual images. Many people can ignore those types of crimes, but people should report those individuals that have those types of images to stop child abuse. ...

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Misuse is defined as the abuse of privilege or position without the specific intent to steal; misappropriation is defined as the taking of funds or property with the specific intent to steal (Geis, 1982). ... Embezzlement is also a secret or closet crime and is often discussed in the same "low key way" as crimes of child or adult sexual assault are. ... Victims of embezzlement display the same progression and range of symptoms displayed by victims of sexual assault or catastrophic disasters: shock, disbelief, denial, rage, grief and recovery (Geis, 1982). ...

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Having grown up with family problems, sexually, verbally, or physically abusive parents, or neglecting parents contributes to most, if not all juvenile crimes (Flowers 134-137). ... A child having been molested, psychologically or physically abused, or grown up in a dysfunctional home contributes greatly to a child's actions. ... William was getting revenge for the abuse of William and William's sister by Keene. ...

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They concluded that "dysfunction in the limbic system [has] been implicated in the control of both aggression and sexual behavior among human subjects- (Pallone et al., 1998, p 58). When researching on animals, they also found that stimulation of "neuro-anatomical structures in the limbic system have modulated both sexual activity and aggression- (Pallone et al., 1998, p59). This finding suggests that not only is the frontal lobe involved in aggression and criminal activity, but the limbic system, if damaged, can also play a very significant role in criminal behavior - although predominantly...

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Juvenile crime is a rapidly growing problem in the United States. We are seeing more and more "kids" committing horrible crimes. There may be some underlying reasons why these kids of thirteen, fourteen, fifteen year olds are committing "adult crimes" such as armed robbery, rape and murder, but ther...

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Genn (1982) also suggests that sexual and domestic crimes are under-reported in the BCS, however new touch screen computers for such incidents may help alleviate this concern. ... This meant that multiple crimes such as domestic abuse and persistent harassment could only be counted as six crimes, and the rest were put together as one crime. ...

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POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF PARENTAL ARREST AND INCARCERATION OF CHILDREN Development State Developments Characteristics Developmental Tasks Effects of Separation Infancy (0-2 years) Limited perception, mobility Total dependency Development of trust and attachment Impaired parent-child bonding Early Childhood (2-6 years) Increased perception and mobility and improved memory Greater exposure to environment; ability to imagine Development of sense of autonomy, independence, and initiative Inappropriate separation anxiety Impaired socioemotional development Acute traumatic stress reactions...

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A formal definition of what actual human trafficking encompasses is "The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, for...

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A formal definition of what actual human trafficking encompasses is "The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, for...

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Many other things go along with living in a divorced home, such as poverty, abuse may arise, and performance in school drops. ... In the late sixties, the "sexual revolution" began and couples rebelled against the constraints of marriage (McGovern 2). ...

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Are we just warehousing our juvenile offenders, until they can be released to commit more serious crimes that will send them to an adult correction facility? "The rate of US juvenile incarcerations is 300 per 100,000 – the highest in the world" (Intent to Reform: Alternatives to Detention and ...

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Crimes usually were all associated with young males and mostly involved property abuses. ... The Hate Crime Statistics reports incidents, offenses, victims, and offenders who were motivated by their victim's race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. ...

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