The additional courts include domestic violence, juvenile drug courts, family treatment courts, mental health courts, community courts, peer/youth courts, and homeless courts (Farole et al 2005). ... Early results from studies show that these types of courts are having a positive impact on the lives of offenders and victims (Bureau of Justice Association). ... Each court is unique in that it only deals with one type of problem, hence the name of the court in providing services related to substance abuse treatment, domestic violence, family treatment, anger management counseling, and mental hea...

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There are youth with mental health problems, violent juveniles, and juveniles with substance abuse problems in which these programs could really benefit. ... A study done for the National Institute of Justice states that, within the boot camps, juveniles are found to have positive changes and become less antisocial. ... That same study also found that youngsters who participated in the Big Brother/Big Sisters program benefited immensely. ... His study shows that intervention from families and communities can really have an impact on children's lives. In another study done by Peter Gre...

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Some studies have also implicated violent movies and video games. ... There are many psychologists and clinical psychiatrists who along with independent researchers compile extensive lists and do studies on what may be the cause of school violence. ... School violence is a subset of youth violence, a broader public health problem. ... A large study shows one in three students between 6th and 10th grades are either bullies or victimized by bullies. Another study found by high school, 25% of students fear victimization by their peers. ...

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A study of the rates of victimisation of Indigenous Australians found that Aboriginal women were 10.7 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than non-Aboriginal women (Harding et al. 1995, pp. 20-3). ... In the absence of further studies we cannot be certain whether gay men and lesbians experience higher levels of sexual violence than other men and women. In 1993, a national survey funded by the Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health examined transgender lifestyles and AIDS/HIV risk (CDHSH 1994). The study indicated the existence of a major area of previously unrecogn...

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However, three methods that have shown some effectiveness to prevent crimes are public health-style, situational crime prevention and crime prevention through social development (Sacco and Kennedy, 2002). ... One way to prevent crime is through the health-care system model. ... Public health-style can be explained using primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention (Sacco and Kennedy, 2002). ... Stepping away from the Health Care System perceptive, another effective method to preven...

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The most significant study conducted to evaluate the evidence of the "innocent executed" is the Bedau-Radelet Study (Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases, 40, 1 Stanford Law Review, 11/87). The study concluded that 23 innocent persons had been executed since 1900. However, the study's methodology was so flawed that at least 12 of those cases had no evidence of innocence and substantial evidence of guilt. ... (Markman, Stephen J. & Cassell, Paul G., "Protecting the Innocent: A Response to the Bedau-Radelet Study" 41, 1 Stanford Law Review, 11/88). ... Calling their work mis...

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Some causes can be health problems, family problems, poverty, education, where they live, and peer pressure. Many of the children that live in poverty have no health insurance. This means that they are not as healthy as they should be and could develop chronic health problems that could lead into delinquency (J. ... Studies show that children who grow up in low income homes are less likely to achieve in school and are less likely to complete their schooling than children with more affluent parents (J. ...

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The link between drug use and crime is not a new one and numerous studies show that drugs use directly relates to crime in multiple ways. ... Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conducts an annual National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) that questions numerous people living households about their drug and alcohol use and their involvement in crimes. ... (Another study found that every additional dollar invested in substance abuse treatment saves taxpayers more than seven dollars in societal costs (CSAT 1997). ... One such study was conducted in Baltimore on heroin users....

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In the United States " [a] public school student is suspended every second and a half, and a recent study found that 95 percent of out-of-school suspensions are for nonviolent, minor disruptions such as tardiness or disrespect" (Fine et al., 2003).  ... The history of zero tolerance policies in the United States in addition to psychological research and case studies, provide evidence that these policies cause more harm than good to schools and students.  ...

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From the late 1980s, research on gender, crime and social issues, has hugely focused on the study of masculinity, and how there has become a correlation between masculinity and violence. ... Many psychologists use these theories when studying a patient; to see if their mental state has had an effect on their issue, whether they have committed a serious crime or are in a perhaps state of suicidal. Moving onto the crisis of masculinity, Ray evaluates that over the past 10 years, there has been much attention towards the research of 'problems of men's health, boys' educational a...

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The image of California has been tarnished, according to James Rawls, in California: A Place, A People, A Dream, he describes California as a land, "no longer seen as a land of health but as a dark precinct of social pathology. ...

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In a case study on moral panics, three non-identical studies were analysed from several situations and after a certain amount of time from the actual crime. ... Cohen's famous study about the Mods and Rockers in the early 1970's shows the influence of the media and how it can cause a moral panic in the society (Marsh, Ian; Melville Gaynor 2009). Cohen referred to people who endanger society as 'folk devils' in his case study about media reporting the dispute on the Mods and Rockers in 1960. ...

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There are power crimes for example: environmental pollution, health & safety in the workplace and unethical business practices which can adversely affect vast members of the public. ... They are victim surveys, which can be National and local surveys, self report studies and official statistics. The problem with studying crime statistics is that they probably tell you more about the organisations that produced the figures rather than actual occurrence of crime & deviance. ...

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Lastly, is discrimination present when studying the juvenile death penalty in relation to age, race, mental ability, and previous circumstances? ... Lewis conducted a study of fourteen of the thirty-seven offenders on death row in the US and 100% of the juveniles had head injuries in their childhood and 100% of the offenders also had some type of psychological disorder. ... The article provided a research based study designed to focus on the characteristics of those who support the death penalty in comparison to those who support its abolishment. ... The studies focused on demographic an...

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Studies have shown that what parents expect from their children also affects the likelihood of future delinquency. ... Despite the prominence of these theories, recent studies have shown that regardless of the theory utilized, there has been little impact on the reduction of juvenile arrest and crime (Jensen & Howard, 1998). ... Several current studies employing a variety of methods have shown some promising effects. ...

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I. INTRODUCTION During the past century, the english-speaking legal world has experienced real and considerable change in the areas of criminal law and criminal sentencing procedures. These ever-changing systems of legal processes, rules, and theories are typically reflective of the society's ...

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She goes on to say that although we may not like the person to decide to separate from the violinist, even if he was not endangering her health in any way, we would say that it was not morally wrong for the woman to "sever the tubes" because she made no commitment to the him, and never agreed to be put in such a situation. ...

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An early study by the Illinois State Police noted that a gang called the Forty Thieves was founded in New York about 1820 and this gang was believed to be the first youth gang in the United States (Sheldon, 1997). ...

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