Some of the main parallel problems include alcohol/drug abuse, gangs, crime and violence, and teen pregnancy. ... The same study suggests that gangs provide the motivation and companionship conducive to violence, and that gang violence begins in violent homes and communities (Clark and Marsh, 1996). ... These acts of violence are increasing in the schools. ... A study completed in the late 1980s showed that only 21% believed that youth gang crime was "quite a serious" or an "extreme" problem in their neighborhood, but 68% said that gang crime was "quite a serious" or an "extreme" problem in ...

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The study confirmed DYGs or youth gangs were more prevalence of delinquency, violence and drug abuse. ... The Edgework Perspective In the study by White R and Mason R (2006), which examined the relationship between youth gangs and violent behaviors, suggested that violence was not only a rational or strategic activity but it could be 'exciting and thrilling' as well. It opined that many young people engaged in fights or violence saw it as a legitimate and sensible mean in achieving certain objective.They acknowledged that some youth themselves even orchestrated situations that were...

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Extreme Effects of Proposition 21 Proposition 21 was proposed so that fourteen year olds and older would be tried as adults for serious crimes. ... Need For Proposition 21 Based on Extreme Crimes Over the past few decades, violence has been a serious problem in the United States, and has swamped heavily populated states like California. ...

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Because of the extreme danger biker gangs bring to Canadian society, more government resources need to be dedicated to eliminate their power. ... They are able to expand and develop their businesses so easily because of the extreme income received from those businesses. ... "Biker gangs use force and violence to survive and grow. ... "We've seen an escalation of violence and indiscriminate use of firearms and explosives by outlaw motorcycle gangs- (Runciman). ...

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Overcrowding increases the chance for prison riots, higher chance of prisoner misconduct, psychological problems, changes the prison dynamic, increases prison violence, and is cruel to the prisoners. ... Countless prisoners have died due to extreme wait times. ... Overcrowding has also increased the incidence of infectious disease and has led to rising prison violence and greater violence and greater reliance on lockdowns. ...

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Social Control Theories take a sort of opposite approach from other theories in criminology. They start by asking why most people do not commit crimes rather then why they do commit them. They focus on restraining or controlling factors that are broken or missing inside the personalities of criminals. If these restraining factors involve society in some way, then the theory is said to be a social control theory. Most control theories are a blend of psychiatric, phsychological, and sociological ideas. ...

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In fact, scans reveal a patch at the front of the brain in people with records for criminal violence. ... Roth and many others to believe that some criminals are generally predisposed to violence. ... The final theory is a more extreme version of Eysenck's theory. ...

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Within my research, the authors are taking their views on punishment fitting the crime to the extremes. ... Violent crimes deserve "eye for an eye". 30 March 1995 The author of this article wants the public to know that he believes that if someone commits a crime of violence that they should receive the same. ... Even the "piddling crimes" (of no worth) are being slapped with sentences that are outrageous because they are simply related with the use of drugs or violence or associated with whatever offense offers the greatest time in the slammer. ...

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Walklate believes that the validity is the more significant variable, because if you cannot verify the validity of a source, then the reliability is also in extreme doubt and is effectively irrelevant. ... In the United States, since the 1960s females have a much lower serious crime rate, at 15% in connection to homicide and violence against others, and less than 10% of severe crimes against property such as robbery. ...

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