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    The horrifying complexities of why a child foray’s into juvenile delinquency can easily be broken down into two comparable approaches; and those approaches are psychology and sociology. Psychology is such an important aspect of juvenile delinquency that one study of incarcerated youth found at least 88% of males and 90% of females had a psychiatric disorder of some kind, so the psychological aspect can determine a potential problem with almost 100% certainty. The sociological factor encompasses many

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    acceptance of professionals in psychology and psychiatry. While there were no national programs that were based on the teachings Dewey, Horney, Rogers or Fromm, several outstanding local programs were created to deal with the psychological causes of delinquency. Prominent among these were the guided group interaction therapy approach instituted at Highfields in New Jersey in the 1950s. Guided group interaction was a therapy approach applied to delinquent teens at various juvenile facilities across the

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    Juvenile Delinquency has become a norm and a status code that every boy or girl in New York at a certain stage want to be part of it. Much research done shows that Juvenile Delinquency is more concentrated in areas where the inhabitants are low class or underclass. The major sociological theory that we are going to consider under this theme is Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism and conflict theory. Structural Functionalism in regards of juvenile delinquency is the final breakdown

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    Video games and juvenile delinquency

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    Video games and juvenile delinquency In the modern society’s setting, juvenile delinquency is at a rising trend. This is the most lightly penalized crime committed by minors worldwide. A delinquent is an underage person who indulges in criminal doings; these crimes are more often than not based on their behavior. Their behaviors are mostly characterized by carelessness, unnecessary roughness and wild nature. Delinquents are in every state worldwide. Juvenile delinquency has been attributed to lack

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    Juvenile Delinquency has been a major issue challenging various law enforcement professionals and sociology researchers around the world. Acts of delinquency committed by the juvenile sector particularly disrupts the social order of an egalitarian society where individual freedom is a primary societal goal. The bringing up of juveniles on the right social path requires the effort of the overall society, local community, and the family. There have been many efforts made in the U.S. to control juvenile

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    rural or urban areas. Increase of population in urban shows poverty, unstable, underdevelopment, deficiency and lack of housing areas. Theses can also affect teens that increase-doing crimes in which it called juvenile delinquency. There are two terms that define juvenile delinquency, 1: conduct by a juvenile characterized by antisocial behavior that is a beyond parental control and therefore subject to legal action; 2: a violation of law committed by a juvenile and not punishable by death or live

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    Juvenile delinquency continues to be a problem, a problem that endangers almost every American. Juvenile delinquency has the potential to considerably damage the health and well-being of families and communities. Therefore, there is a clear and urgent need for strategies and scientific study for understanding the nature, extent, and causes of law violations committed by juveniles as well as the construction of methods of control. Theories of Juvenile Delinquency Researches have continuously

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    1950’s Rock and Roll and Juvenile Delinquency Zachary B. Sandefur Texas State University   The 1950’s, a time of growth, a time of a technological advancement, a time of a new culture, this was America. Post WWII America was full of joy, full of ambition and overflowing talent that helped develop an amazing period in American history. One important outcome of this decade was the birth of Rock and Roll. Rock and Roll was new, it was hip, but it was also frowned upon by many of the adult

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    Causes and Solutions of Juvenile Delinquency Posted by: ReadingCraze.com March 15, 2013 in Adolescence, Family and Parenting Leave a comment Juvenile delinquency is also known as teenage crime. It is like any crime that human beings commit but these crime differ becasue they are committed by young people. Before coming of age girls and boys have less understanding of the world. Parents, friends and teachers are all responsible along with the juvenile who commit a crime. This is why courts do not

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    significantly important to understand and analyze the environment in which the youth was raised. Sociologists have studied the relationship between parental incarceration and juvenile delinquency and have come to several conclusions discussed through scholarly articles as to why adolescents of incarcerated parents engage in delinquency. A wide variety of theories have been discussed in the various literature reviewed, but this review will focus on three main themes which emerged throughout the literature.

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