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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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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Families are a primary agent of socialization and can be considered a direct cause of juvenile delinquency. ... The first three come from what is labeled as the "broken home" and will be classified as such. Punitive and incompetent parenting will be labeled as dysfunctional families which can be viewed as "functionally broken". ... Of all the broken home factors divorce is the most studied and is often compared to the death of a parent. ... The results showed that such homes were more likely to produce serious delinquency in comparison to homes occupied by both parental figures (Wadsworth 1979...

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The Home Visitor will work in any type of community to avoid crime. ... The Home Visiting Theory weakness may be that people will not be open to letting other people in their homes. ... After the bond and trust is build, learning can begin. The home visitation theory will be very useful to any type of family. ... The home visitation theory provides a solution before a problem can manifest by providing the building blocks necessary for correct caring and guidance for parents. ...

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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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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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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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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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Semi-custodial sentences are used for punishments such as a good behaviour bond, probation order, community service order, loss of divers licence and home detention. ... Breach of the conditions can result in the original prison sentence being imposed. ... Another punishment that is appropriate for those convicted of non-violent crimes is the home detention penalty. ... Home detention is a very effective punishment since the offender is partially supervised and able people with family responsibilities to stay home. ... Laws can be enforced and is officially recognised, and if they are not obey...

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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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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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In today's modern time, not only can you find gangs in inner cities but you are able to find them in suburban areas, rural communities, and basically anywhere around the world. ... Gangs are not seen as a new sensation that conquered the world overnight, but can be over viewed as a web of connections between each gang. ... " Young people might not feel like they receive enough attention and support at home, especially if they are getting abused or family members are deceased. They often try to find an escape to all the negativity in the home or look for a father figure. ... A person&...

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According to the Home Office estimate this figure is projected to rise to 83,500 by 2008. ... It is a form of "house arrest" - curfewed at home. ... The curfew order lasts up to six months, and the court can specify which hours the offender must remain at home. These can be between two and twelve hours a day. The curfew does not have to be at home it can be at work or a probation hostel or even at more than one place. ...

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To talk about accountability is to define who can call for an account and who owes a duty of explanation."" ... HOME SECRETARY CHIEF CONSTABLE POLICE AUTHORITY The Home secretary is answerable to parliament and the public for the provision of an efficient and effective police service around the UK through Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC). ... The Police authority appoints the Chief Constable with the Home Offices approval. ... Should the Chief Constable take orders from the Police Authority or the Home Secretary, or should the Chief Constable merely answe...

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Probation also moved on in the 1990's as it became responsible for developing partnerships with other agencies, such as employment agencies and alcohol and drug counsellors, so that offenders in the community can be more effectively managed. ... It operates within the Governments Correctional Policy Framework, contributing primarily to the Home Office Aim 3, to ensure the effective delivery of justice, through efficient investigation, detection, prosecution and court procedures. To minimise the threat to, and intimidation of witnesses and to engage with and support victims and the Home ...

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Teens are not allowed to drink, drive, nor can they sign their own parental consent; therefore, they are not capable of fully being responsible adults. ... Detroit was home, but I only had a couple friends and little social life outside the house. ... I was still going back and forth from Farmington the Highland Park my first home. ... They left home to go to school to continue the day as normal. ... These teens who were violent, who had come from an unstable home, and been broken had gone crazy. ...

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In Michigan, the Safe Streets-Violent Crime task force was established in response to the "Home Invaders," a gang responsible for over one hundred home invasion robberies. ... This is known as "direct file,"" in which the prosecutor can bypass the fitness hearing and file directly to the adult court. ... Under Penal Code Section 186.22(b)(4), the following offenses are punishable by life terms: Gang Home Invasion Robbery. ...

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Challenge it, that's what we can do. ... And to add to the above findings, is the story of my brother, Zack, who was questioned by a police officer for just walking home. ... He was just walking home from school one day. As he was walking home he was stopped by a police officer just a few steps away from our driveway. ... That can erode the trust between police officers and citizens (House Research Organization 2000: 3). ...

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The governing body of the United States needs to take a hard look at the problems here at home and infuse more resources into programs that help the mentally ill, the jobless, the homeless, and the drug abusers whom can be just as large a threat to national security as terrorism. ... Risk factors occur in the environment that the person is subjected to and can alter the ability to adapt to that environment. ... In the article entitled "Young, Jobless, Hopeless," Bob Herbert talks about the rising percentage of young Americans who may have no job and no place to call home. ... One such risk...

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Not having a father figure in ones life can cause some serious heartache. Many other things go along with living in a divorced home, such as poverty, abuse may arise, and performance in school drops. ... Morals are taught best within the confines of a stable home with both parents present. ... The lack of a male role model at home is compounded by the lack of male role models at school. ... The father can yield the power to invoke fear among children. ...

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He constantly stressed the importance of responsibility when it came to all avenues of life: school, work, home, sex and family. ... As Tre's mother put it, "I can't teach him how to be a man, but you can". ... Unfortunately, Doughboy grew up in a different home environment and that ruled his reaction and eventually led to his own death. ... Never having had dealt with emotions at home, Doughboy decided to fight violence with violence. ... Miller finds that those "who lack close relationships with their primary caregivers can turn to siblings to maintain a sense of belonging and at...

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Kreiner believes that drug use by teens "can result in greater violence at school. ... Guns have come from homes, poorly licensed gun shows, and other untraceable sources in recent shootings at schools. ... Evidence was found in both homes and at the crime scene to verify his statement. ... If so many students can resist the temptation to act violently at school, maybe it's the individuals and their unique situations that can be seen as a powerful cause of school violence. ... I can see murders on TV almost anytime I tune in if I wish. ...

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