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    Drug dealing should not be a crime because it does not directly harm others or force them to harm themselves. I will start evaluating this statement by checking the argument from any hidden premises to make sure that it is stated fully and in a clear way. Drug dealing should not be a crime is not a true statement because drug dealing has been illegal through the world for over a century now‚ it is also the cost of the cost of the biggest problems our government and the society is facing today. Dealing

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    Challenges Single Moms Face Liberty University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to inform our society of the significant challenges single mom face. Raising children in this era is a very difficult task for couples and it brings greater challenges when is done by a single parent

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    and the Police Part I: Outline Eileen Garcia CJA/344 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice June 17‚ 2013 STEPHEN HUMPHRIES Police corruption and citizen complaints relative to ethnicity I. Introduction A. Police corruption Police corruption has become an international problem. This was initially a common practice during the period when the police institutions were being developed but the effect has been felt by many people‚ even affecting peacekeeping operations. The police abuse

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    The Realities of Juvenile Crime in the United States Name Institution The Realities of Juvenile Crime in the United States Delinquency and Status Offenses Status offenses refer to actions that are only unlawful when conducted by a certain class of people. Notably‚ the term status offenses are mostly used with regard to the offenses that are committed by a minor. In addition‚ status offenses are only chargeable when a minor is involved. The restrictions are mainly put in place to increase

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    Crime in the United States is a fascinating phenomenon. It has changed throughout time and history. It evolved and progressed. There are visible waves in crime rates in the American history; this is often caused by changes in the economy‚ political situation as well as unemployment rate. Crime rates can also depend on the demographics of the area being studied. These are the several variables which can alter the outcome of crime rate measurement. The crime statistics in the United States‚ as well

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    Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper CJA 374 December 5‚ 2012 Jamie Loomis Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper This work summarizes the “Juvenile Arrests 2008”. This paper will summarize the key points of the “Juvenile Arrests 2008” and will address the following in this paper. The overall decrease in juvenile arrests‚ The increase in drug offenses and simple assaults and Implications for juvenile females and members of ethnic and racial minorities. The writer will also address the increase

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    Topic: Juvenile Crime Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date Introduction Various research findings on juvenile crime relate child abuse and neglect to crime. Child mistreatment and abuse in the United States of America have led to the growth in the number of youth gangs. It is unfortunate that while child abuse has been on the increase‚ its outcomes probably manifest when a child matures. From these studies‚ it is evident that children who have been victims of sexual assault are more likely

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    Juvenile Crime and Parenting Education “Will Teaching Parents how to Parent decrease Juvenile CrimeWhat is the Best Evidence Based Program that can be Implemented and Successful In Reducing Juvenile Crime By Vanessa Figueiras Capella University Dr. Linda Samuels Table of Contents I. Abstract II. Problem Statement III. Introduction IV. Conclusion V. Annotated Bibliography A. Juvenile Crimes and statistics B. Support for parental education & importance of parents

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    provisions for transferring juveniles to criminal court which did not specify a minimum age. For those that did not specify a minimum age‚ the most common (16 states) was age 14. Two states‚ Kansas and Vermont‚ set the minimum age as low as 10. In many states‚ once a juvenile is tried and convicted as an adult‚ he/she must be prosecuted in criminal court for any subsequent offenses. In the United States‚ the courts see juvenile as juveniles‚ not adults‚ and they are under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

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    Juvenile Crime Statistics Crime is not an act that is limited to adults. Not all crime is considered illegal for adults but is for juveniles. Juveniles are subject to committing criminal acts whether it is due to peer pressure‚ problems in the home‚ or just simply because they want to. Juveniles are subject to committing the same types of crimes as adults along with status offenses. Status offenses are acts that are not considered illegal for adults but are for juveniles (Champion‚ 2010). In this

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