CARIBBEAN EXAMINATION COUNCIL SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT SOCIAL STUDIES Candidate’s Name: Brandon Pindling Candidate #: Territory: Jamaica Centre #: School: Excelsior Community College Teacher: Mrs. C. Morrissey Year: 2012/2013 Topic: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Table of Contents Page # Table of Contents 1 Acknowledgements 2 Statement of the problem 3 Method of investigation 4 Instrument used to collect data 5-8 Procedure used to collect data 9 Presentation and explanation of
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Gender and Family Izzy Axia College of University of Phoenix There are many factors involved when trying to research patterns of delinquency between males and females. Males are more likely to be more aggressive and form no attachments to others. Boys from an early onset are taught to be strong and independent‚ as for girls they are taught to loving and princess like. Boys as they start getting older become more aggressive and more likely to retaliate in a bad situation (Wadsworth‚ 2005)
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The Effects of Family Structure and Values on Juvenile Delinquency Christina M. Bracey 201240 Fall 2012 CJUS 230-B02 LUO Professor DeBoer Liberty University Online October 12‚ 2012 Abstract The changes in family values and structure in the United States has helped contribute to juvenile delinquency today. Society needs to recognize problems within the home before trying to find solutions to problems for todays at risk youth in America. Major structural changes inside of the home could
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adolescent‚ a father is an idolized figure‚ someone they look up to (Feud‚ 1921)‚ thus when such a figure is an absent one‚ it can and will negatively affect a child’s development. Many of the problems we face in society today‚ such as crime and delinquency‚ poor academic achievement‚ divorce‚ drug use‚ early pregnancy and sexual activity can be attributed to fathers being absent during adolescent development (Popenoe‚ 1996; Whitehead‚ 1993). The percentage of adolescents growing up fatherless has
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Justice System Position Paper | | | Axia College of University of Phoenix | | Taceshia Walker | 8/8/2010 | | For many years there has been so much debate on whether punishment or rehabilitation would be the main issue in the juvenile system. They have gone back and forward from punishment to rehabilitation and still to this day it is still going on in our society‚ in which they should be forcing on rehabilitating our young youth to better themselves because they are our future
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Basic of Social Research INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Carla Copeland‚ M.A By Samantha Gangapersad Alicia Williams Jameela Maswell November 27‚ 2014 Approval........................................ The Effects of Family Relation on Juvenile Delinquency and Non-Delinquency Samantha Gangapersad Alicia Williams Jameela Manswell Table of Contents Preface 4 1 Aim of Research 4 2 Acknowledgements 4 3 Abstract
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Linda Pearce # 4510704 CMRJ 206/1002 Fall 2014 Juvenile Delinquency : Assignment # 1 Prevalence of Delinquency Among Adolsecents " OUR YOUTH LOVE LUXURY.THEY HAVE BAD MANNERS.CONTEMPT FORT AUTHORITY AND DISRESPECT FOR THEIR ELDERS. CHILDREN NOWADAYS ARE "TYRANTS". ( Socrates‚470-399 B.C. ) " I’M convinced that increasing rates of delinquency are due to parents who are either too careless or too busy wh=ith their own lives and pleasures to give sufficent time‚ compaionship‚ and interest to
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This applies equally to delinquencies as well as juvenile crimes. The action a police officer will take depends on various factors such as the behavior of a juvenile and/or the officers observations of suspicious activities and so on. Law enforcement officers are encountering a number of delinquent behaviors among children. Offenses can range from small status offenses to serious crimes. Officers’ discretionary power is allowing them to either reprimand and release a juvenile or transport him/her to
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surrounds the lives of children in America. We are awarded of the violence among our juveniles because we read‚ hear and see it. The newspapers‚ magazines‚ news media‚ and our neighborhoods testify the living proof of the chaos. Everyone tries to find explanations of the causes and consequences of street violence and other aspects of the turbulent lives of young people. Yet‚ the problem facing our juveniles will not be solved over night. But that’s not a reason enough to ignore the problem.
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Capstone Project Early Prevention and Intervention Juvenile Delinquents 4/26/2010 There are many issues that face the criminal justice system in our society today. However‚ one of the most overlooked issues that face our criminal justice system today has to do with juvenile delinquency and the growing problem that our society is faced with in this area. My final capstone project is going to discuss this issue of juvenile delinquency and what ideas I have to better improve this issue.
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