Schools and Juvenile Crime

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The paper argues that since juvenile alliances are such a prominent cause of juvenile delinquency and violent behavior and many juvenile alliances are formed in schools, the burden of avoiding these juvenile alliances falls primarily to the teachers and administrators. The paper refers to the administrator and teacher involvement in an inner-city Indiana high school as an example of successful school involvement in the students' lives.

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"One of the most notorious school shootings ever perpetrated, the Columbine High School Massacre affected forever the students, teachers, and community of Columbine, Colorado, in addition to the rest of the world. Although this school was not located in an urban area, the horrific events that occurred on one April morning mirrored the terrible events most inner city school children must witness or become victims of themselves. According to the United States Bureau of Justice, for instance, teens and young adults are the most likely to become victims of a violent crime. While statistics from 1978-2005 suggest that 88 percent of murder victims are over the age of 18, the same report concluded that 45 percent of murder victims fit into the very narrow age range of 20-35, suggesting that the actions and alliances of adolescence have a profound impact on the criminal nature of a child (United States Bureau of Justice)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Abdul-Adil, Jaleel. K. and Farmer, David Alan. "Inner-City African American Parental Involvement in Elementary Schools: Getting Beyond Urban Legends of Apathy."
• Boehnke, Klaus and Bergs-Winkles, Dagmar. "Juvenile Delinquency Under the Conditions of Rapid Social Change." Sociological Forum. 17.1 (2002): 57-79.
• Bowling for Columbine. Michael Moore. DVD. A-Film. 2002.
• Doubek, Brandon and Cooper, Erik J. "Closing the gap through professional development: Implications for reading research."
• Hemer, Karen. "Socioeconomic Status, Subcultural Definitions, and Violent Delinquency." Social Forces. 75.3 (799-833).

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