Girls have trouble dealing with poor social and economic status (Green and Stanford, p.162). ... Juvenile crime decreased dramatically by 68% from 1996 to 2000 (Green and Stanford, p.274). ... It has been proven that if juveniles are dealt with harshly or with extreme measures they are more likely to repeat crimes (Green and Stanford, p.162). ... The University of Colorado at Boulder has been instrumental in initiating "Blueprints" model preventative programs, such as "preventative intervention." ...

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The amount of violence that is portrayed in the media is overwhelming. In all the newspapers, magazines, radio and television broadcasts, films and Internet sites, violence is the most often shown and recurring theme. Many television programs, the most popular form of media, contain violence in...

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Capital punishment is a subject you can always count on for a lively discussion with plenty of opinions and lots of questions. The dilemma of kill or be killed confronts civilized society daily. A strong case can be made in principle both for and against capital punishment. The argument in favor is ...

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Is the Death Penalty an Effective Punishment? Yes. In at least one important respect, it is. It simply cannot be argued that a killer, once executed, can never kill again. The Death Penalty does not stop people from killing others. The only thing it does stop is killers from killing people again. So...

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Deterrence Leslie Cantu: Fear of death deters people from committing crimes, proponents say. They also believe that if attached to certain crimes, the penalty of death exerts a positive moral influence by placing a stigma on certain crimes like manslaughter, resulting in attitudes of disgust and horror to such acts. Furthermore, retentionists insist that the deterrent influence of the death penalty reaches across state lines into jurisdictions that have abolished it, and so all benefit by its continued use. Perhaps this is the intended goal of the Violent Crime Control And Law Enforcement Ac...

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Is Capital Punishment an effective penalty? Yes. It protects society and keeps order in it as well. Capital Punishment does not stop people from killing one another. However, the only thing it mainly does is stopping a known killer from killing more innocent people. I believe that it is a just and e...

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Is the Death Penalty an Effective Punishment? Yes. In at least one important respect, it is. It simply cannot be argued that a killer, once executed, can ever kill again. The Death Penalty does not stop people from killing others. The only thing it does stop is killers from killing people ag...

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Is Capital Punishment an effective penalty? Yes. It protects society and keeps order in it as well. Capital Punishment does not stop people from killing one another. However, the only thing it mainly does is stopping a known killer from killing more innocent people. I believe that it is a just and e...

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