Juvenile Delinquents

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This paper examines the negative role that television and authority figures are playing in the upbringing of teenagers. It highlights the increase in violence shown on television and presents statistics as to its impact. The writer focuses particularly on how this affects children from broken homes and ethnic minorities. The paper illustrates, through a bar chart, the connection between delinquent acts and gang membership. In its conclusion, the writer argues that adults have to take a greater responsibility towards teaching children appropriate values, however, ultimately the violence shown on television is at the core of the problem.

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"This paper examines the negative role that television and authority figures are playing in the upbringing of teenagers. It highlights the increase in violence shown on television and presents statistics as to its impact. The writer focuses particularly on how this affects children from broken homes and ethnic minorities. The paper illustrates through a bar chart the connection between delinquent acts and gang membership. In its conclusion the writer argues that adults have to take a greater responsibility towards teaching children appropriate values, however, ultimately the violence shown on television is at the core of the problem".

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