Most everyone knows of the on-going violence plaguing the Middle-East. ... However, games certainly did not play a role in the case of Middle East suicide bombings. Too many confounding issues attribute to murder in both cases; games cannot pinned as a plausible motivation for murder, as games or media did not play any part in the suicide bombings within the Middle East. ... I remember this arcade craze as it started in the early 90's with such memorable violent games as Smash TV, and Operation Wolf. ...

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Since the early 1800's, most executions have resulted from convictions for murder. ... Capital punishment was widely used during the Middle Ages, especially for crimes against the state and church. ... In earlier times, there would have been no possible way for the court to see that they were innocent, leading to their likely execution. ... This ruling reflected a day and age when flaws in the death-penalty system were being examined thoroughly. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the writing "Two Boys, A Debt, A Gun, A Victim" by Isabel Wilkerson; she writes on two boys who were convicted of murder at the ages of ten and fourteen. Wilkerson acknowledges in depth how they were both from homes where they were born to mothers who first gave birth at the age of fourteen and who were not financially stable to take care of their children without the assistance of welfare (326). ... Wilkerson also ties in statistical data from experts most common is the Federal Bureau of Investigation who reported that even though violent crime has tamed down since nineteen- ninety and t...

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• Grade Level: High School

A study completed in the mid-1990s through focus groups at rival middle schools found that gangs were named as the primary perpetrators of violence in the community. ... "According to Similarities in Challenges 5 USA Today, one in five high school-age kids - 1 in 3 boys - has carried some type of weapon in the last month, and up to 135,000 guns are carried into schools each day" (Martinet, 1992). ... Age also played a role in the perception of gang crime. ... Thirty-two percent of students first drank alcohol (more than a few sips) before the age of 13 (Collins, et al, 1996). ... Howe...

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Juvenile's age varies from state to state when dealing with transfers. ... Sentences given in juvenile court may initially be shorter, but the juveniles have a much smaller chance of getting out early. ... Around the age of twelve, children begin to take control of their actions and know right from wrong. ... Sending the juvenile delinquents to the middle of nowhere with a few leaders sounds like a great idea. ...

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Families Left Behind Having a sympathetic, confining, relationship with your parent is very important no matter what your age. ... POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF PARENTAL ARREST AND INCARCERATION OF CHILDREN Development State Developments Characteristics Developmental Tasks Effects of Separation Infancy (0-2 years) Limited perception, mobility Total dependency Development of trust and attachment Impaired parent-child bonding Early Childhood (2-6 years) Increased perception and mobility and improved memory Greater exposure to environment; ability to imagine Development of sense of autonom...

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• Grade Level: High School

These crimes are being committed by young offenders of all ages. ... In his book L"Umo Delinquente (1876) he argues that criminals were throwbacks to an earlier and more primitive form of human being and claimed to have identified a number of genetically determined characteristics which were often found in criminals. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"In 1994, the Long Beach Unified School District in California became the nation's first, large urban district to require all it's elementary and middle school students to wear uniforms. ... When children become of age and have to go to school, they learn very quickly that in order to fit in, you have to wear what all the other students are wearing. ... This ruling was consistent with earlier Supreme Court decisions that the school's unique role in promoting respect for authority and traditional values and in preparing individuals for participation assistance justifies greater l...

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Seda had a school-age sister Gladys "Chachi" Reyes that he physically and mentally abused. ... However, the police believed it was the work of a young, non-white man from Brooklyn who wanted everyone to believe that he was a white, middle-aged serial killer from San Francisco. ...

• Word Count: 2250
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography