The money and material possessions may be tempting, especially to those children that have little of this at home. ... They may target children that seem to come from a bad home environment with little parental supervision. ... Gangs have been known to use threats, including threatening to harm the youth themselves, their friends or family. ... Some signs that a child may be involved in a gang or in gang activities are; they may have new friends or stop hanging out with their old friends or they may not let you meet any of their friends, they may start spending a lot of time away fro...

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Handguns and long guns are not little killing machines. ... On balance, they show that there is nothing to be gained from reducing the general level of gun ownership. (3) A thorough review of 18 studies of the effects of gun availability among potential victims and criminals found that the overall effect on criminal violence was zero. (4) In one study, researchers found no significant differences in total robbery rates between cities where guns were widely available and cities where they were not; in cities with fewer firearms, armed robbers simply used other weapons. (5) The best available ev...

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The Court of Appeals reviewed the evidence and said that there was not enough legal jurisdiction for Officer Anthony Pirone to force Grant and his friends off the train and onto the platform. ... Pirone and Mehserle pulled Grant and his friends off the train. ... A little bit later, neighbors reported gun shots. ...

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This may lead them to be out on the street with friends that may peer pressure them to do things like drugs, mugging, or play games that focus on violence (Ex. knock-out game). ... When someone is doing a little better than the other person, people try to bring them back down mentally by making fun of them or bullying them. ... Youths usually get introduced to drugs by friends that peer pressure them to do it. ... Little do they know that a single usage of some drugs will have you hooked on that drug for life. ...

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This was of course before the industrial revolution when goods began to be mass-produced, creating the opportunity to steal more, and also to sell more: "The growth of mass-produced and mass-owned consumer goods, of which there is little chance of being traced or recognized by the owner, paved the way for "receivers" who on a large scale buy stolen property to resell it, often at a distance or after a time has elapsed, for a handsome profit."... According to The Fence, there was little chance of being caught when dealing in mass-produced goods, so the benefits of committing a crime outweighed...

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It is difficult to give a brief discussion on the causes of crime, as the subject is both broad and technical. This essay provides a brief overview, in simple terms, of what is known about factors that cause crime, and the issues that could make some individuals more likely to become involved in cri...

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"The practice of transferring juveniles for trial and sentencing in adult criminal court has produced the unintended effect of increasing recidivism, particularly in violent offenders, and thereby of promoting life course criminality. " [Cen07] There are two sides to every coin. There are two sides to every story. The same can be said for the juvenile waiver process in the juvenile court system. A juvenile waiver is the procedure of transferring, or "waiving " a juvenile offender from juvenile jurisdiction up to the criminal adult jurisdiction within the court system. There are both benefits...

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In the process of the violence taking place Aaron Bosket witnessed a lot of his friends lives taken by the hands of a white man and soon enough became numb to the killings that were going on around him. ...

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Juvenile Reform: On the Right Track? Fifteen people were found dead, and over twenty-three were left wounded. Two gunmen, part of the Trenchcoat Mafia, walked into their school at 11:30 am in Littleton, Colorado and started firing. Although this is not an everyday occurrence, juvenile delinquency...

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This they say is only applicable in the rare cases of premeditated murder, whereas murders that occur " in the heat of passion, with no premeditated intention to kill, the offender often makes little attempt to avoid detection ." ... Another reason that is often overlooked is the misery the innocent family and friends of criminals must also go through in the time leading up to and during the execution and which will often cause them serious distress for years afterwards. ...

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Sexual Minorities There has been little research conducted with the aim of quantifying the incidence of sexual assault and violence against sexual minorities, such as gay men, lesbians or transgender persons. ...

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Instability is generally characterized by stress, carrying out threats or promises (Patterson, 1986), frequent changes of residence/friends, dramatic changes in the family, sickness, alcoholism (Bennett, 1960), absence of household routine, precarious financial situations, eviction, death, desertion, separation or divorce (Glueck and Glueck, 1950). ... 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). ...

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While most Americans believe that the justice system is comparable to CSI, Criminal Minds, and Law and Order, the real American justice system does not work in such a fashion. As one may know, on these television shows, most cases get solved and are brought to justice through a court trial. However, in reality most cases are solved or ended in a plea bargain. Plea bargaining in the United States is one of the most controversial issues due to the fact that the practice of plea bargaining is necessary because of the United States high crime rates, and insufficient facilities and personnel to try...

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Deterrence Leslie Cantu: Fear of death deters people from committing crimes, proponents say. They also believe that if attached to certain crimes, the penalty of death exerts a positive moral influence by placing a stigma on certain crimes like manslaughter, resulting in attitudes of disgust and horror to such acts. Furthermore, retentionists insist that the deterrent influence of the death penalty reaches across state lines into jurisdictions that have abolished it, and so all benefit by its continued use. Perhaps this is the intended goal of the Violent Crime Control And Law Enforcement Ac...

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