Juvenile Justice
Essays

Is television alone responsible for 10% of youth violence? (Statistics, 2005) Does society need to "shoot" or annihilate the messengers who bring literal and "real-life" acts of violence and bad news?

Juvenile Justice: An overview of the philosophy, system, rehabilitation, institutionalization, and parole of juveniles

the major cause of delinquency and crime over the life course is low self-control and the major cause of low self-control is family processes of informal social control… at no point in the life course should informal…

Although the literature on rural crime and justice is comparatively sparse, it is evident that rural environments are distinct from urban environments in ways that affect policing, crime, and public policy.

The paper addresses issues related to juvenile justice system. It discusses whether executing juveniles is constitutionally legal or not. It also addresses whether international standards and concerns should be taken into consideration in issuing domestic legal provisions in the United States.

There have been a number of changes and challenges since the start of the juvenile justice system in the 1800's in the United States. There continue to be concerns expressed regarding the effectiveness of the current juvenile justice system. Following is a review of the scholarly and empirical literature on the subject and the direction the juvenile justice system is heading.

¶ … labeling theory and its specific relevance to the condition of juvenile delinquency. Through references and studies the effect of negative as well as positive labeling will be discussed and a reviewed for its…

The Interaction of Biological and Social Learning Theory as the Cause of Juvenile Delinquency

A comparison of the results obtained for each individual from the two different assessments.

Adults -- and especially adult educators -- have long been concerned with the miscreant behavior of youth. This concern may stem from the fact that our nation's future rests on the development of its younger individuals…