All areas of social inquiry have been notoriously gender blind. ... Juvenile delinquents, then, are youths arrested for either criminal or non-criminal status offenses. ... But also, some theories have ignored status offenses as well. ... Anthony found a common causes with the "social purist" around issues as opposing the regulation of prostitution and raising the age of consent. ... One judge explained, " Why most of the girls I commit are for status offenses. ...

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Bynum (1996) explains the fundamental sociological concept in description of deviant social status is defined as the prestige position of a person in relation to other persons is the social group or society." The juvenile or adolescent status in our society is rather precious one, neither adult nor child. The adolescent has a marginal social status. ... Adults and juveniles feel frustrated when realize that they cannot achieve a desired status. ... - To obtain social recognition...

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Despite their rejection by most sociologists, biological and psychological theories are still wide spread and accepted as valid by the various agencies of social control. ... He states, "The social and cultural structure generates pressure for socially deviant behaviour upon people variously located in that structure". ... It argues that those at the bottom of the class system have fewer opportunities to achieve success in monetary terms and are less likely to attain high educational qualifications or to have contacts in high status occupational groups. ... Frustrated by their low statu...

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Social Control Theories take a sort of opposite approach from other theories in criminology. ... It is these four bonds that make up Hirschi's Social Control Theory. ... One's acceptance of social norms and the development of social conscious depend on attachment for other human beings. ... Along with the six family conditions we will be examining six different behavioral outcomes; property crime, violent crime, mental disorder, alcoholism, drug addiction, and status offenses. ... The negative status of a role model carries over in the way the juvenile reacts to situations. ...

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The offense and the criminal as well as the offender's social background was examined to determine how it contributed to the act of the crime (Banks, 2013). ... Just deserts theory also fails to account for social factors and presumes everything is equal for all people. ... Race and Socioeconomic Status Application Disparity For many years, studies have revealed that race is a significant predictor of capital punishment, with blacks being sentenced to death row more than whites (Phillips, 2012) Of the 3,483 male inmates on death row, as of 2009, 1,738 of those inmates are white, 1,302 in...

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The status of Simpson, the alleged killer caused his own publicity, since he was well known and the news that he was on trial for murder caused complete outrage in the public. ... This trial caused tremendous controversy due to Simpson's race and status. ...

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Sexual harassment is a well-known social problem that commonly happens in the workplace, school, public transportation, and military. ... And loss of interest and pleasure in activates previously enjoyed; social withdrawal. ... Does the life of a sexually assaulted woman become miserable due to its impact on her psychosocial and economic status? We think there is a need to know more on these queries to help realize the reality of women's physical, mental and social condition after the event of sexual assault, to bring about social changes in perception towards women victims of sexual as...

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Technology has changed the world entirely that now many people depend on technology, and thats what makes social network one of the biggest sources that hackers use to commit cybercrimes. ... First, they must obtain a victims unique personal information, such as name, address, date of birth, credit card number, or Social Security number. ... The criminal uses this to create new accounts with the victims name, change passwords, and check financial status. ...

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As a definition, a white collar crime is a criminal act "committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation" (Strader, 2002, p.1). This means that a white collar crime is when a person that has a known position of high status in society such as police man, commits a crime or an illegal act while accomplishing his job. Also, studies have shown that white collar crimes are not only committed by individuals of "high social status", but also by people of different backgrounds (Strader, 2002, p.1). ... I was once a fun loving social be...

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(Howell) Gangs tend to develop in countries with a higher economic level or where there has been rapid economic and social change. ... The main causes of gang related violence according to the leading experts is racism, poverty, a desire for excitement and status, a need for discipline and the fear of violence. ... (Sadler, 1997) Some experts have the opinion that for adolescents from these neighborhoods illegal gang activities offer financial and social opportunities that would otherwise be unavailable to them. ... Hedonistic gangs'' focus primarily on the social aspects of gang act...

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Abstract Although some criminologists believe that individual traits and characteristics may play a role in the cause of criminals' antisocial behavior, most believe that social factors are the root cause of crime. Differential Association Theory is one of several theories in criminology (Sociological Theories of Crime), it has the view that crime arises from society's social structure or organization. ... Other scholars such as [Kor78] have strongly rejected the differential association theory principles that agree with social control. ... Another strength of differential associati...

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Pure justice would exclude the facts related to her gender or social status, and base her punishment solely on the evidence that was presented and the nature of the crime. Institutionalized discrimination refers to the unjust and discriminatory treatment of an individual or a group of individuals by which social group or organization to which they belong. ... "This position asserts that disparities in outcomes along racial, ethnic, gender, or other lines are due to the application of otherwise neutral factors, such as criminal record or family status, but these factors nevertheless advers...

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Some justifications of general violence are connected to theories that state the foundation of violence is within the individual or within their social environment. ... Structural violence refers to an orderly method in which social structures either harm or to somewhat disadvantage individuals. ... "Structural violence is visited upon all of those whose social status denies them access to the fruits of scientific and social progress" (Farmer, 2001). ... Secondly it has been argued that violence is deviant, legally, socially or morally, from the mainstream of human activity. ... Violence ha...

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In 1992, the State of Washington's Department of Social and Health Services published a report identifying 691 sexually aggressive youths in state custody, 33% of whom were under the age of 12. ... The majority of cases of juvenile sexual aggression appear to involve adolescent male perpetrators; however, a number of clinical studies have pointed to the presence of females and prepubescent youths who have engaged in sexually abusive behaviors. ~ Looking at social process theories one might conceive that youths who perpetrate these crimes against other children are lacking elements of s...

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The University of Chicagos approach to the study of crime emphasized that human behavior was determined by social and physical environmental factors, rather than genetic or personal characteristics. ... Statements approving crime will vary in their power to influence depending on the status and the importance of the person who spoke them, and the age of the listener. ... The theory emphasizes the social-psychological processes by which people produce subjective definitions of their situation in life. (FSU) Deviant behavior is behavior that violates the social norms and values shared by most ...

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However, experts have offered theories involving causal factors range from personality problems to family, social, and economic considerations (Reed). ... For many young people, there is also intrinsic value in drinking, sexual promiscuity and other status offenses. ... Sociologists adhere to broader explanations, stressing the influence of selective social factors on the behavior of the adolescent. ... Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck (1974, p. 2) identified a number of personality characteristics that characterize delinquents:  Self-assertiveness  De...

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Vigil has called multiple marginality; a phenomenon where ethnic minorities are subject to specific negative social forces. Multiple marginality has its foundations in racism, repression of culture and migratory patterns that lead to the formation of hotbeds of low socio-economic status and the relegation of minority groups to the periphery of society (Gilbert. 2013). ... "A moral panic may be defined as an episode, often triggered by alarming media stories and reinforced by reactive laws and public policy, exaggerated or misdirected public concern, anxiety, fear, or anger over a perceive...

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Many parents are worried that the uniforms will cost too much and they will only burden their economic status. ... By implementing the policy in all 16,000 districts throughout the United States, the school uniforms will level the playing field in classrooms by removing the messages of social and economic status in clothes. ...

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(Barberet, 2010) In essence, feminist victimology concentrates on the social construction of gender, and heavily focuses upon "uncovering, assessing and responding to the victimisation of women and, in particular, men's violence against women" (Newburn, 2013, pp. 322). ... According to Smart, (1989) in a research analysis of the criminal justice system, both radical and social feminists observed that the law was biased against women and in favour of men. ... Still, radical victimology has drawn attention to the theoretical victimisation of the powerless by exposing the structura...

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Portraying a glorification of corrupt family values, this documentary critiques on the constitution of celebrity status in the modern era. ... The people fled in fear by the White family name making it difficult for his children to attend school and social activities which was one reason that led him to move his family. ... It is concluded that "people of all social classes and economic positions deal with frustrations in routine daily life" (Tibbetts, 2012, p. 120). ... Violence simply became part of a social norm in their lives. ...

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Introduction The issue of youth gangs has been a major concern in many societies. Youth gangs exist in almost every country. Many studies have been carried out by various academics, government and non-government agencies in trying to resolve the problem. Many traditional researches were conducted...

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While Dick's upbringing was much different than Perry's, he still experienced hardships that were a result of his social status and his accident which changed him from an innocent teenager to a hardened criminal. The social class Dick was born in had an enormous impact on shaping of his life. ... Gregory Mantsios wrote an article titled "Class In America" in which he gives numerous examples as to why social class shapes a person's life. One point he makes is "[p]eople do not choose to be poor or working class; instead, they are limited and confined by the opport...

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It is a tangle of current social values, ethics, procedures and equality. "All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals" and therefore wealth, social status, race and other social differences should have no influence in the process of justice. ... There is seen to be a social problem with the exclusion of these types of evidence however. ...

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Political and social polarisation grew dramatically during the 1970's and the early part of the 1980's which caused the police service to become disordered in many controversies. ... Over the last twenty years there have been huge changes in the legal and constitutional status of the Police. ... The reasons being are to build up communities where crime and the fear of crime is reduced dramatically and the public have more trust that criminal and anti social behaviour is effectively challenged. ...

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Degeneration theorists and criminal anthropologists converged to convince the general public and policymakers of the need for eugenic policies to prevent the socially undesirable people from reproducing, which became the Feeblemindedness Theory. ... One hundred seven measurements in all were taken form each subject including age, religion, marital status, education, I.Q., offense committed, eye color, moles, tattooing and race (Hooten 1939c: 37-47). ... Whether crime is thought to be inherited, formed by social process, part of economic distress or the manner you were reared crime is still poo...

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