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    the Research Paper 2 Juvenile sex offenders are frequently treated in the same manner as their adult counterparts with regards to punishment and sex offender registering. “Nationally‚ juvenile sex offenders make up 20% of all individuals charged with sexual offenses (McGinnis‚ 2006).” Placing a sex offender label on a juvenile may unjustifiably put restrictions on his or her opportunities in adulthood so it is for this reason that cases involving juvenile sex offenders should be prosecuted

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    see plenty of criminal on many means of media. Following them‚ it appears that juvenile delinquency is a hurtful newsreel problem which educators and all of parents in our society have to pay attention to. It is easy to find out that juvenile behavior has its roots in family breakdown and domestic violence‚ as well as lack of parental moral guidance and supervision. Broken family is the most important cause of juvenile delinquency. In fact‚ the break-up of the parents’ relation really affects children’s

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    Juvenile Program Comparisons There are many programs that a juvenile can be a part of either willingly or court order to deter from future criminal activity. A juvenile may become a member of a government funded program or non-profit organization that specifies in helping juveniles who have involvement in criminal activities or may have a future leading to incarceration one becoming an adult. In this paper two programs in the state of Virginia that serve to deter juveniles from a destructive future

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    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the study Mobility is basic phenomenon of life. People are constantly on the move by foot or other means to satisfy their basic psychological‚ social and other needs. It is therefore right to review human mobility as a combination of progress in vehicles and the act walking. Land transportation presently plays the dominant mode of transportation in the Philippines with many moving-in motor vehicles. Traffic volume continues to have an effect over a never-widening

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    In Tennessee‚ a juvenile can be transferred from juvenile court to adult court after a petition is filed alleging delinquency based on conduct that is a crime under Tennessee law‚ local ordinances‚ or the Court. A hearing is held to determine if the child is sixteen years of age at the time of the alleged crime or if the child is less than sixteen years old. If the child is less than sixteen years old‚ then for the transfer hearing to move forward the child has to be charged with a serious offense

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    Running Header: CAUSES FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Deborah Llamas Kaplan University Independent Study in Juvenile Delinquency Professor Val Mertens September 20‚ 2011 Introduction: Various forms of Trait Theories have been studied as being associated with Juvenile Delinquencies. “Developmental Theory is a view that criminality is a dynamic process‚ influenced by social experiences as well as individual characteristics. Developmental factors include biological‚ social‚ and psychological

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    Effects of Juvenile Delinquency Effects on the Victims * The obvious effects to those people affected by juvenile delinquency are the victims. Whether the crime involves theft or violence‚ the victim always suffers loss. The victim may incur expenses related to health care or psychological care in addition to the cost of replacing damaged or destroyed items. Effects on the Juvenile Delinquent * The juvenile who commits a crime also suffers effects that he or she is probably unable to predict

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    Sexual violence is defined as forceful sexual acts committed against another person’s will or without their consent (Keogh‚ 2012). Juveniles do not become sexually violent overnight; most youths experience some type of traumatic experience that can have a negative influence on how they development (Rasmussen‚ Lev-Wiesel‚ Eisikovits‚ 2013). A juvenile that is sexually violent towards other minors are seeking power and control and have more sexual knowledge than the average child (Righthand‚ Welch

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    There is no doubt that various books and experts can give us many theories as to the causes of juvenile delinquency‚ including one’s economic background‚ substance abuse‚ peer groups‚ repeated exposure to violence through the family circit‚ increased availability of firearms and media violence‚ however‚ I feel that the number one cause of juvenile delinquency is the breakdown of families‚ including lack of parental control over children. It is ironic that one must have a driver’s license

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    The Impact of Juvenile Inmates’ Perceptions and Facility Characteristics on Victimization in Juvenile Correctional Facilities is written by Aaron Kupchik and R. Bradley Snyder. The significance of the problem the article focuses on is evidence of a third theoretic model in addition to the deprivation and importation theoretic models. The third model combines facility and individual variables that concentrate on the perception of the youth toward the facility’s rules and standards. The deprivation

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