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    Juvenile Delinquency Remember doing something mischievous or wrong when you were a kid and getting the label "delinquent" slapped on you ? Did you ever wonder what it meant ? That is what my topic for today is . . . juvenile delinquency. In this report I will: define juvenile delinquency‚ give the extent of juvenile delinquency‚ give some suggestions on what causes juvenile delinquency‚ and what is being done in various communities to deal with this growing problem. The legal term juvenile delinquent

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    Juvenile Delinquency In recent years‚ juvenile delinquency has become the attention of the whole globe. Juvenile crime is not only increase‚ but also covers a wider range. According to the ministry of public security‚ the rate of juvenile delinquency rose from 6.36% in 1998 to 7.93% in 2003. The type of juvenile delinquency’s accusations changes from 98 in 1998 to 120 at the end of 2003‚ an increase of 22.45%. Juvenile crime is a complicated social problem with various reasons. Recent research

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    Juvenile Delinquency 1 Juvenile Delinquency: Features‚ Causes and Solutions Shen Cheng Class: 110 Teacher: Stephanie February 29‚ 2012 Juvenile Delinquency 2 Outline I. Introduction Thesis statement: Nowadays‚ there is no denying that Juvenile Delinquency has become one of the hottest social issues. The features‚ causes‚ and solutions of Juvenile Delinquency will be discussed about in this research. II. The features of Juvenile Delinquency A. The average age of juveniles who commit

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    Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile delinquency‚ referring to the crime committed by teenagers between 14 and 25 years old in China‚ has become a problem difficult to handle for the whole society. Juvenile delinquency occupied to over 70% of all the crime in recent three years [1]. Many social scientists‚ who have studied the deep causes for juvenile crime‚ found that the juvenile delinquency results from a mixture of different factors‚ not only criminal himself or herself‚ but also family‚ school

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    Family Dysfunction and Juvenile Delinquency Children are born with many different physical and emotional needs. It is the parent’s responsibility to make sure that these needs are met all the way through adolescence. In today’s society most of the physical needs are easily taken care of. However the emotional needs are different and sometimes difficult to manage. The behavior of the parents‚ emotional and otherwise‚ is important factors in how a child will grow and function in society. For example

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    WISCONSIN YOUTH FUTURES Technical Report #14 Risk-Focused Prevention of Juvenile Crime University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension Cooperative Extension Risk-Focused Prevention of Juvenile Crime By Karen Bogenschneider Assistant Professor‚ Child and Family Studies Family Policy Specialist University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension What Factors Lead to Juvenile Crime? "Do we know enough to prevent juvenile crime?" The response to this question hinges on one of the most effective prevention

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    Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime Yakisha Johnson CJA/204 July 16‚ 2012 Michael Paris Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime DelinquencyJuvenile delinquency consists of any juvenile actions of conduct in violation of juvenile status offenses‚ criminal law and other juvenile misbehavior. Delinquent is a juvenile term for criminals who have not yet reached adulthood. Delinquent children are those who violate the criminal law and only because they are not adults‚ the word criminal

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    of juvenile delinquency of teens are handled by jail time‚ house arrest‚ or detention centers‚ all of which are examples of juvenile reform programs that Louis Sachar describes in his novel Holes. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Truancy‚ Theft‚ B & E‚ characteristics of youths in America B. Background on Author C. Thesis Statement II. Holes Summary III. Juvenile Delinquency Reform A. Without Juvenile Reform‚ Delinquency rates would increase B. Features/ Aspects of Juvenile Delinquency/

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    What Causes Juvenile Delinquency? Antonia Ras-Bellamy Angelo State University August 08‚ 2013 Abstract Juvenile Delinquency is a common argument that involves laws and regulations in schools and everyday life. Most common reasons for juvenile delinquency is because of family relations‚ media networks like music and movies‚ school life for most teenagers‚ and gang life. Most teenagers seek love and belonging but once they feel neglected and rejected‚ they turn to violence like gangs to feel

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    Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile delinquency is a negative behavior of children and teens that may violate the law or cause widespread disorders in communities or society. The age limit of juvenile not only varies from country to country but also from state to state within a country as in the case of the United States. However no matter different the age limit is‚ every government takes juvenile delinquency as a serious issue. In order to develop effective prevention‚ the reasons behind juvenile delinquency

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