"Preventing Crimes Against Children" Crimes against children can and should be prevented. Would you let your eleven year old child walk home from a friends house by themselves? ... Her parents should have made arrangements for her to get a ride home. ... That is exactly what she was, little, and too little to be walking home from a friends house. ... Carlie's parents should have never let such a young child walk home by herself. ...

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Banks reclaimed the homes but did not maintain those homes properly. ... Fixing all those vacant homes in Chicago alone will take the city thousands even millions of dollars to repair, But if we start of with one neighborhood at a time those vacant homes could be rebuilt and be occupied by families who need homes and may even reduce crime in chicago. ... Therefore creating Government homes will be more of a better choice. Not everyone makes 40-50 thousand dollars a year and can afford homes. ... More people will have a home that they can afford and wont be stressed out about losing their house...

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This home is not the only place where domestic violence occurred. ... Growing up in a violent home is a terrifying and traumatic experience that can affect every aspect of a child's growth and development. ... Seeing violence all the time at home can make some teenagers violent. ... The way children respond to domestic violence can vary. ... There are many ways a child can help to stop their tragedies too. ...

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Many victims of these shootings involve innocent men, women and children and the victims of suicide who are fatally shot or injured-- accidentally or otherwise--each day by a gun that is associated with or that can be traced back to the home of the perpetrator, criminal or victim. ... Some believe gun control involves restricting the types and number of guns an individual can possess at any given time. ... In lieu of such statistics, many concerned citizens or anti-gunners believe for our own protection, legislation should be enacted that limits the number and the type of guns that can be...

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Kids can get a gun off the street just as easy as buying candy from a store. " Each year, as many as 225,000 guns are stolen from homes, businesses and vehicles" ( ). ... Growing up in single parent homes also helps factor in to the increase of violence among teenagers. " Some studies suggest that 70% of juvenile offenders come from single-parent homes." ( ) Parents often leave their kids alone to take care of themselves while they are at work. With a lack of parental guidance, children often look to the streets as their home away from home. The streets can be filled with drugs and pushers try...

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On October 1st, 2014 Cody and his friend Justin who was 17 were walking home from school. ... As they continued to walk home they came upon an elderly man setting up the kick stand on his bike. ... Cody ran home. ... In California a14 year old can be tried as an adult and possibly face up to 25 years in prison with no parole. ... We truly believe he can be rehabilitated without the harsh effects of prison. ...

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If there is no opportunity in your neighborhoods then how can people support themselves or their families? How can they get to a job if they"re one of the lucky few to find one? ... Imagine being able to refurbish an urban city where there were boarded up homes and rundown housing, guns and drugs. ... If you look at the situation as a painting for instance you can visualize this point can be seen live and in color. ... You can not chip at ice from the center. ...

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Society would like to accept that children lost to gangs are from dysfunctional and uncaring homes. While in some cases this may be true, in many homes this is not the case. ... Studies prove that youth join gangs because of "low self-esteem and a stressful home life. ... She can rightly be classified as viewing her son as "Mama's little darling." ... But all they told her was "There's nothing we can do." ...

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They are illegal acts that can only be committed by juveniles. ... They are illegal acts that can only be committed by juveniles. ... They are illegal acts that can only be committed by juveniles. ... They are illegal acts that can only be committed by juveniles. ... They are illegal acts that can only be committed by juveniles. ...

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One can truly sense the hopefulness, grasping the loss of family and ardently desire a new life for the boys. ... The gangs in the Homes focused mainly on drugs and their gang related activities. ... Drugs were a part of the boys every day life inside their home and brutal drugs wars surrounded them outside the home. ... Residents of the homes felt stuck in the middle between the drug gangs and the police. ... One can see the inequities to America's poor. ...

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One can truly sense the hopefulness, grasping the loss of family and ardently desire a new life for the boys. ... The gangs in the Homes focused mainly on drugs and their gang related activities. ... Drugs were a part of the boys every day life inside their home and brutal drugs wars surrounded them outside the home. ... Residents of the homes felt stuck in the middle between the drug gangs and the police. ... One can see the inequities to America's poor. ...

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This is often what happens in poor homes since the parents have to work for so long. ... Whether its family conflict as previously discussed or whether the youth lives in a broken home. A broken home is when one of the parents is missing in the household. A broken home may cause law violating behavior, anti-social behavior, and greater susceptibility to peer pressure. A broken home can make a person more aggressive and hostel towards others. ...

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One of the major causes of juvenile crimes is violence in the home. ... Many of these juvenile criminals have said to have been abused or neglected at their home. For the majority, they also grew up in a single-parent home with a low income. ... Drug use can cause the same effects, but also violence can occur as the juvenile needs to support their habit with money. ... Focusing on the child at its early age can reduce juvenile crime. ...

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Then I had opportunities to follow a few friends to their homes. ... Being taken care of by groups of people can feel accepted and feel like you belong. ... Many of those kids who have immigrant parents are not educated so when they come home they aren't able to provide enough guidance to help them. ... The places people live tend to have gangs which can cause people to join gangs or commit crimes. ... Maybe trying to tackle these issues can help overcome gang violence....

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Criminal attacks happen every day, whether in your home or on the street. ... I strongly disagree with the people's opinion to outlaw guns because guns are not the only item that a person can kill another person with. ... So to truly protect your family and home, you must rely upon yourself. ... For a citizen who is peaceful, respects a firearm and uses it safely, and takes take the necessary steps to keep it out of the hands of criminals and children, and then a firearm can be a useful tool. ... In some instances, just having a gun in your home could be just enough to make a criminal se...

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In Denmark, we think that U.S. has an extreme form of defense in private homes and that is probably because we do not see the same kind of extreme violent crime at home. ... When it comes to weapons in Denmark we can not compare ourselves with America. ... In Denmark there is also burglary and in recent years we have seen a development of home robberies, but this leads to absolutely no right to own and use a weapon. In some states in the U.S. it is legal to kill in self-defense and at some points you can see the logic and meaning in it, as you never know who or what you are facing if it goes w...

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Neglect can cause emotional stress, which can make people think and act unlike themselves. ... If kids are abused at home they are going to grow up thinking it is ok for this to happen. ... Males asked a guard, " How many offenders had been violently abused at home? ... Another piece of the equation of male violence and families is fatherless homes. ... I can see why one would disagree with my views. ...

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She believes that women's roles have changed in the home and the workplace. ... Before 1970 women's place was in the home and they did not have the same opportunities as men to commit crimes. It appears that over the past two decades women have had to assume male roles in the home and workplace. ... I believe that those hormonal changed can affect a woman's way of thinking and acting, the same way testosterone affects men. ... Lombroso believes that women, like men, can be born criminals. ...

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He did not do well in detention or in his foster home placement. ... She worked with the Family Support Services to place Neely in an intensive home-based intervention designed as an alternative to out-of-home placement or detention. ... Jennifer was in a horrible home situation. ... I realize that there are going to be some youth that I can never reach with my concern or my dedication. ... Someday we can be the country with the least number of incarcerated youth, and a model for the rest of the world to follow. ...

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When there is no curfew in place, the parents will stay up worrying until the child decides to come home(Debate.org "). This can cause long nights with no sleep for the parents and can cause tension between them and the teens. ... For many teens, when they are given a time to come home, they become mad and do not understand what their parents are trying to do (The Viking Voice "). ... I agree curfews can enforce children to be home at a certain time, they cannot force the child to respect their parents (CollegeNET "). ... However, teens can get into just as much trouble during the day as they ...

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Guns kept in the home are 43 times more likely to kill a family member, friend or acquaintance than an intruder. ... Many of the dealers who operate out of their homes don't even have a license to operate. ... Many gun owners do not take the proper safety precautions when keeping a gun in the home. A 1995 survey found that 59 percent of parents who admitted to having a gun in the home did not lock the gun away from their children. ... The paranoia that makes people have weapons is the paranoia that can turn in to disaster. ...

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They also claim guns can cause serious bodily harm. ... With guns, rage and violence can quickly turn into death. ... A lot of Americans keep guns in the home, but keeping them in the home can become a big problem with the curiosity of children. ... The police can be alerted at the sound of the alarm systems. ... Protecting your home in these ways are helpful, but it doesn't guarantee that a criminal would want to enter your home or rob you out on the street. ...

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Girls In Gangs A woman's family life and social environment can lead herself to look for the acceptance and protection of a gang. ... Factors in a child's home determine the outcome of the child. ... Melissa lived in a home where two of her three brothers did drugs, which one of the two died of a crack cocaine overdose (Atkin). ... The majority level of a person determines if that person can make justified decisions on their own. ... The females that join into gangs are usually craving attention that is not being received at home or seeking protection in the area the girls li...

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In a city of ruins, the sights of shattered buildings and homes could have desensitized the boys - which also have persuaded them to them to deal more damage to property for them to feel satisfied. ... The actions of the modern gang we see today can be traced back to the boys of the Wormsley Common Gang. ... Whether they are being insolent, causing disruptions, or even destroying senior citizens homes, all gangs and their members do it for the sole cause of greed; the greed for fame. ...

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There is the shock of the sickening (PAUSE), sinking realization when burglars have invaded the sanctuary and security of our homes, and taken our valuables. ... I want Johannesburg to be the sort of place where pensioners can feel safe walking the streets after dark, where we can leave our homes or cars without fear of theft or vandalism, where a Saturday night out doesn't end in a street brawl. ...

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