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    Most people regard industrialization as a positive development capable of generating great wealth and revitalizing run-down areas. Mention industrialization today‚ and it brings to mind large factories organized with the latest technologies in mass producing. Along with these visions comes the promise of more jobs for the community‚ higher rates of pay‚ and financial stability. One can only think of the positive influences on a community that the opening of a new factory could bring‚ but during what

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    Helping Juveniles Essay

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    If we do not try juveniles in adult court for serious crimes‚ we could look into different options on how to help the adolescent. One way to help is to have better rehabilitation services and proper treatment. Another option is to try to prevent the adolescents from committing the crime in the beginning. There are many paths we can try to take rehabilitate these children. If we get involved early on in the child’s life it shows great success. All though getting involved after the child has committed

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    Juvenile Justice Act

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    changes both in philosophy and in treatment of juvenile delinquents. Quaker reformers spurred the New York Legislature in 1824 to pass legislation creating a House of Refuge‚ which separated poor children and juvenile delinquents from adult criminals. The goal of the House of Refuge movement was both to prevent predelinquents from becoming criminals and to reform those who had already committed crimes. The judge had discretion to determine which juvenile delinquents might properly benefit from the House

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    Consequences of Cheating

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    like any other unethical decision has continued to result in consequences that could possibly affect students for the rest of their lives. I remember my classmates in elementary school cheating on tests and getting caught most of the time. Many of my classmates in high school got after school detention for cheating‚ and today a lot of those same classmates are still known as liars and cheaters because they grew accustomed to such actions and are still cheating and lying their way through life.

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    The Juvenile Justice System As a growing number of adolescents have been displaying problematic behaviors‚ juvenile delinquency has become more apparent in the United States‚ therefore rendering a greater need for a juvenile justice system. Many have asked such questions as what is juvenile justice system‚ what causes problem behavior in these youths‚ what are the solutions‚ are they effective‚ and which of these solutions yield the greatest results. Juvenile detention centers have become one of

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    Rights for Juveniles Current Issues in Criminal Justice – CCJ 2943 Julia Wallace Everest College Phoenix - Online Anonymity and Rights for Juveniles Anonymity

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    The Consequences of War

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    Not many people are fans of wars; nobody wins until years after the war begins and countless lives are lost. Fathers and Mothers have to bury their sons when they should be buried by their son or daughter; not the other way around. The consequences of war can be felt and seen all throughout the world today. Many Soldiers‚ families of soldiers and the trained dogs that are there to help the soldiers are coming out of war with PTSD and other mental health issues that can impede their lives. How can

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    Determining whether a juvenile is identified as a child or an adult is quite simple. If a juvenile is under the age of 18 then he or she is not an adult and if a juvenile has graduated from high school then he or she is identified as an adult. I believe that if a juvenile has not developed a certain level of intelligence or has not emotionally developed then they can’t be identified as an adult. In addition to that‚ although juveniles may have developed the sense of knowing right from wrong they

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    Consequences Of Driving

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    Over the years since Ambien was first introduced‚ patients have reported performing a variety of dangerous actions in their sleep‚ including driving their cars or wandering down the road. Even if you have no recollection of getting into your vehicle or where you were going‚ if the police pull you over while you’re on Ambien‚ you will likely be charged with a

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    Are Super foods Truly Heroic? We have all heard the phrase Superfood before. It gets bandied about in the media so often that it has become nothing more than a buzz word. Each week‚ it seems‚ brings about a new superfood discovery. Almost to the point where you wonder what isn’t a superfood? What are superfoods? Well‚ let’s start with a little fact. Nutritionally speaking superfoods aren’t a thing. They aren’t a separate category by themselves. They aren’t a food group. They don’t fall into any nutrient

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