Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that that there is a predictable link between poor educational achievement and delinquency. The writer then argues that, for that reason, there should be an instruction program in places where juveniles are incarcerated. The writer maintains that, unlike the strategies for delivering educational services to incarcerated youth, the evidence as to the need for these services is available, and boldly obvious. The writer concludes that in order to bring meaningful, productive reading practices into juvenile detention (correctional) facilities, there needs to be public pressure in order to help change the way things are now done.

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"In some houses of youthful detention, up to 70 percent of inmates were identified as receiving special education services. When juxtaposed with public schools - in which around 12.7 percent of students have educational disabilities - the need is very clear; using the guidelines of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act, when one adds specific learning disabilities with emotional disturbance issues, a total of 86.3 percent of incarcerated youth are receiving (or should receive) special educational services, the authors continue."
"After all, if society is terming these facilities "correctional institutions," there should be mitigating strategies applied to the lives of the inmates, especially when they are young and still have a chance to learn new skills and become useful and productive members of society."

Tags:youths, read, instruction, disabled

Abstract
The paper examines the history of juvenile sex offenders in comparison to that of juvenile non-sex offenders and notes prominent similarities and differences between the characteristics of the two. The paper explains how the past experiences of the juvenile sex offenders and non-sex offenders play a significant role in these similarities and differences.

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"Although there have been issues raised concerning the contentment of juveniles since the 1800's, it was not until recent years that Psychologists have actually showed interest in the crimes committed by juveniles and what they can do prevent such actions. In fact, concentration on juvenile sex offenders, alone, has grown considerably within the past twenty years (Barbaree et al., 1993). Barbaree, Hudson, and Seto (1993) believe that this new concern is sought to be a direct result of the increased knowledge regarding the amount of juvenile sex offenders traveling about these very streets. What is most disturbing about these juvenile sex offenders is how young the actual perpetrators are, as well as the victims they are abusing. Males fourteen years of age and younger are responsible for between 30% and 50% of child molestations as well as roughly 20% of all rapes inflicted in general (Barbaree et al., 1993)."

Tags:child, abuse, molestation, self-worth, family, relationships

Abstract
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.

From the Paper
"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".

Tags:negative, authority, teenagers, violence, statistics, ethnic, minorities, gang, values, responsibility

Abstract
This study examines various aspects of the criminal justice system's response to juvenile delinquency. First, the question of whether blacks and whites are treated differently by that system is assessed

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"Abstract
This study examines various aspects of the criminal justice system's response to juvenile delinquency. First, the question of whether blacks and whites are treated differently by that system is assessed. Differences in the level and types of delinquent behavior engaged in by black and white youths are examined, as are differences in the types of punishments given to black and white juvenile offenders. Also, the question of whether the criminal justice system (as currently composed) actually serves as little more than a "criminal academy," is examined. The dependent variables for the first two questions are levels of delinquency and severity of response by authority to delinquent behavior. The independent variables for these questions is race of the offender. The dependent variable for the third question is ..."

Abstract
This paper discusses how both the United States and South Korea have issues with juvenile delinquency that can be observed from a sociological viewpoint, and how sociology and culture are major influences in the problem of juvenile delinquency in both East and West. Through an examination of the causes of juvenile delinquency in South Korea and the United States, characteristics integral to the problem of juvenile delinquency regardless of culture and geographic location can be isolated with implications for solutions worldwide. The paper concludes that although they are on separate sides of the world, the United States and South Korea face many of the same problems when it comes to juvenile delinquents and how, in both countries, the lack of a definite role for criminal justice personnel is among the contributing factors, as those who struggle to determine how juvenile offenders should be dealt with cannot propose affective solutions. The paper further concludes that it is societal factors--like school, family, and economics-- that play an important role in the forming of U.S. and South Korean juvenile delinquents.

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"In South Korea, society has been drastically impacted by the clash of cultures that occurred when traditional Eastern religion and culture met with Western ideas during the 20th century. Criminal justice was no exception. Although the Korean people had traditionally used Chinese law as the basis for their legal culture, such as Confucian ideas, the early 1900s brought with them an influx of Western law, especially European traditions. Further, during Japanese occupation, many traditions of the Japanese criminal justice system infiltrated the Korean traditions, such as the Japanese guarantee of no form of rights. During the late 1900s, however, Western components of criminal justice began to become more characteristic of the Korean system. Civil rights such as legal searches and warrants, the right to counsel, and rules regarding types of evidence admitted to court proceedings. However, the Library of Congress (2009) writes that the culture makes refusing to abide by such rules acceptable (Library of Congress, 2009). With this unique balance of criminal justice ideas, the situation regarding the prosecution of juvenile delinquents in South Korea is precarious. "

Tags:criminal, justice, culture, clash, court

Abstract
This paper, describes the experience of the author during a visit to a juvenile court facility and what the author learned from that experience. The paper discusses the growing problem of juvenile delinquency and gang membership, the reasons for that increase, who is responsible for the behavior of juvenile delinquents and how the influence that gangs have on juveniles can be reduced. The paper also examines how laws regarding juvenile delinquents are enforced, the role of the federal government when it comes to the problem of juvenile delinquency and gang membership, the lack of social justice for minorities and the apparent hopelessness of the situation for many minority youth.

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"Delinquency is not an inherited trait, like some forms of diseases or alcoholism. It is acquired through parental neglect, poverty, environment, frustration at society, and, perhaps most important of all, peer pressure. Juvenile delinquency is no different from adult delinquency. It is a blatant and often persistent disregard for law and order, for moral and ethical standards and for the rights of others."

Tags:crime, diminishing, rise, asian, violence, criminals, teenagers, authorities, police, law

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that the main objective of the article "A Closer Look at the Age, Peers, and Delinquency Relationship" by Daniel P. Mears and Samuel H. Field, is to address the issue of delinquency and the factors that influence the actions of delinquents. The paper then reviews and positively critiques the article and asserts that the researchers of the article conducted thorough and targeted research in order to provide their findings in terms of their hypothesis. The paper also points out the results of the research are clear and to the point, demonstrating not only the success of the research hypothesis, but also areas where more research needs to be conducted. The paper concludes that Mears and Field's article demonstrate an understanding of the issues and problems that sometimes lead to criminal activities.

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"The research conducted begins with an examination of work already completed on the target subject. In fact, the question addressed in the paper is an issue arising from work conducted recently. Indeed, the authors find that few theories have been developed to address the effect of age on delinquent peer associations. Most of these theories, according to the authors, address the order in which delinquency and peer association take place. While age does play a role in such accounts, the focus is not on the variations of peer influence with age. This is the gap the authors aim to address.
"In terms of research conducted in terms of age, the authors describe Thornberry's interactional theory, which holds that delinquent peer associations should increase its influence during mid-adolescence, after which it again declines. This theory is based upon social learning theory, which holds that the transition from childhood to adolescence is particularly crucial in forming peer networks. This stage represents an individual's development of identity via peer connections. After this stage, the identity becomes entrenched in an individual's connections with conventional activities and institutions."

Tags:offenses, crimes, illegal, youth

Abstract
The paper discusses juvenile delinquency which is now considered a different status for young people both socially and legally. The paper further discusses how childhood and adolescence exist as separate and distinct stages of life, unique from other stages. The writer examines scientific methods of studying crime and delinquency and the progress the courts have made in distinguishing vagrant and pauper children from criminal children. The paper further examines Charles Cooley's publication, analyzing the personal perception of juvenile delinquents, by studying children and their imaginary friends.

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"The sociologists indicate the juvenile delinquency to be a status determined both by age and behavior. Presently, it is clear that the childhood and adolescence exist as separate and distinct stages of life unique from other stages. However, the discovery of childhood and adolescence as distinct stages of life was very slow and was not complete until the Enlightenment, when Rousseau's idea of developmental stages confined a growing awareness of age distinctions across the course of life. Such recognition of developmental stages and differentiation based on age had significant impact for the framework of family life, for child rearing, for education."

Tags:behavior, parent, Rousseau, developmental, stages

Abstract
Using the example of five juveniles accused of killing an eighty-one year old man, this paper examines the laws concerning juvenile crime and looks at some theories as to why many juveniles break the law, such as free will and biological positivism. The paper also discusses whether juvenile delinquents should be tried as adults for their crimes.

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"In the past there have been studies that have identified three groups of criminal offenders. These groups have been broken up into three. The first group only offends during their juvenile years, the second group offends during their adult years, and the third group offends during both periods. "Some scholars argue that juvenile offenders' transition to adult crime is due to their prior participation in unlawful activities. Other scholars contend that some individuals have a higher propensity to delinquency than do others and that this higher propensity persists over time. This higher propensity is related to such factors as poor parental supervision, parental rejection, parental criminality, delinquent siblings, and low IQ" (Bartollas and Miller, 2008)."

Tags:biological, positivism, probation

Abstract
This paper explains that the children of addicted parents are at a much higher risk of continuing anti-social behavior and chemical dependency than those from non-abusing families. It is also suggested that there is a need for more research to investigate and compare juvenile delinquents from homes of substance-abusing families with those who come from non-substance-abusing environments. The writer concludes that there is need for specialized intervention services that offer offenders help to deal with their childhood experiences .

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"Every year in the United States, approximately 2.3 million persons under the age of eighteen are arrested by police and many more cases go unreported by citizens or unfounded by police (Juvenile Pp). The majority of juvenile crime is increasingly committed at younger ages and frequently marked by brutality and gratuitous violence (Juvenile Pp). During the last fifteen years, the number of juvenile offenders under the age of 15 increased by 94 percent. Juvenile crimes include assault, carrying a weapon, murder, robbery, auto theft, arson, vandalism, burglary and rape (Juvenile Pp)."

Tags:abuse, crime, substance