Juvenile Crime

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This paper begins by relating the horrific tale of two young children who killed a young girl in America in 1998. It shows that this is an example of the type of crime which has become prevalent in the U.S. in recent years and asks who should be held responsible. The paper also examines issues such as the education and school systems, the parent's role and the government's involvement. It focuses on the role of television and discusses whether violent programs should be more censored for younger viewers.

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"No matter how many times we read stories of this nature, we are appalled and saddened? we are shocked that the life of a young child was taken so violently we grieve for parents and loved ones who have suffered the incomprehensible loss of a child we are surprised that we live in a nation where kids kill as if it were an acceptable, appropriate response to life's little challenges. Ultimately, amid the barrage of media attention and the assault of political response, we are intrigued we all wonder what force is behind the aggression. Who or what is the culprit? Why do kids kill? How can we make it stop? As different as we all are as distant as our lives may be we are able to find this common ground among our emotional response. Though the debates are heated and opposition strikes at the surface of all claims and arguments of reason, most of us will readily admit that we desperately need solutions for a nation where kids kill."

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