Criminal justice system in Turkey
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An eight page paper which looks at the structure and organisation of the criminal justice system in Turkey, with particular reference to the treatment of political detainees, juvenile offenders, and the recent reforms which have been implemented. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: JLturkey.rtf

Criminologist Sheldon Glueck and His Theory on Juvenile Delinquency:
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In five pages this paper examines Sheldon Glueck’s contributions to criminology and evaluates the validity of his theory on juvenile delinquency, which states that body type and a set of five criteria can be used to predict delinquent behavior in juveniles and also how this can be used to determine adequate probation for youthful offenders. The writer includes an observation from personal experience to assess whether or not Glueck’s theory is true or false. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGglueck.rtf

Critical Analysis of Two Articles Relating to Juvenile Criminal Justice: The Effectiveness of Juvenile Boot Camps (Shock-Incarceration Programs)
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This is an 8 page paper giving a critical analysis of two articles in the assessment of juvenile boot camps’ effectiveness. Two articles are examined on the effectiveness of juvenile boot camps within the justice system: B. Zaehringer’s work in 1998 entitled “Juvenile boot camps: cost and effectiveness vs. residential facilities” (Koch Crime Institute White Paper Report); and, S.X. Zhang’s 1998 article “In search of hopeful glimpses: a critique of research strategies in current boot camp evaluations” (Crime and Delinquency 44(2), 314-334). Zaehringer’s study used national and research intensive data to support his conclusions and analysis of the system which in order to improve its effectiveness would need a much more comprehensive focus on aftercare and rehabilitation. Zhang’s article studied the effectiveness of the studies themselves, excluding Zaehringer’s, but admits he was not comprehensive in the studies that he surveyed. He in turn reported that the overall effectiveness of the boot camp system has not been proven despite the positive goals set by the boot camp administrators. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJbootc1.rtf

Dangerous Weapons and Maryland School Policies
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A 5 page comparison of the legal definition of "weapon" in Maryland to the common definitions employed in school policies. The author observes that while serious retributions are appropriate for students carrying actual weapons with the intent of harm, applying these definitions to items like nail clippers is ludicrous! Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPschWpn.rtf

Delinquency Theory Applied
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A 6 page research paper that examines several delinquency theories (social control, strain, arousal and age-graded theory) as to how they explain the delinquent behavior of shoplifting and break-and-entering. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khshpbae.rtf

Delinquent Behavior
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A 3 page paper which examines whether delinquent behavior can be changed through punishment, or otherwise controlled. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAdelpun.rtf

Detention Officer
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This 4 page paper looks at the duties and requirements of the position and why someone might want to be a detention officer. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVDetOff.rtf

Determinate Versus Indeterminate Sentencing
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This 10 page paper looks at the controversy and argues for indeterminate sentencing. Mandatory drug laws are also discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA245is.rtf

Deterrence in the Criminal Justice System:
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This 10 page paper discusses the pro's and con's of deterrence in the criminal justice system. This paper explores the different deterrence programs and their success rates. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: GSMurder.rtf

Deviant Behavior: Treatment, Incarceration Or Criminal Insanity?
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12 pages in length. It can readily be argued that each and every person represents one subculture or another – that is to say that while the masses as a whole represent the culture, the individuals who make up that culture in turn represent the subcultures. In this light of understanding, one can then surmise that everyone – at one time or another – displays deviant behavior. However, deviance that inflicts physical and/or psychological harm upon another human being is crossing the boundaries of acceptable behavior, which is when the time comes to determine appropriate corrective measures. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCDevBe.rtf

DIVERSION PROGRAMS AND JUVENILE CRIME IN NEW JERSEY
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This 4-page paper discusses a couple of diversion programs in New Jersey, and how it has impacted repeat crime. Bibliograpy lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTdivnewje.rtf

Divorce and Juvenile Delinquency
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A 15 page paper. The rates of both divorce and juvenile delinquency have increased dramatically over the last three decades. Many researchers have shown there is a direct link between adolescent maladaptive behaviors, such as delinquency, and parental divorce. This hypothetical study looks at a different question: were the maladaptive behaviors in evidence prior to the divorce or did they occur after the divorce. This is a hypothetical six-year longitudinal study. Sections include: abstract, introduction, research question and hypotheses, literature review, results and conclusion. 2 tables are included. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: Pgjddiv4.wps

DO NOT Charge Juvenile Offenders as Adults
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DO NOT Charge Juvenile Offenders as Adults. Probably since the times that the Romans conquered Gaul, teenagers have been making immature decisions; we might even say it is a behavior pattern of the age. Charging them for their offences in an adult court, sends out the wrong message, and does not treat the core problem of inappropriate neighborhood, poorly funded public schools, and corrections racial profiling. In a creative country such as ours, we must put our resources into alternative programs and counseling for troubled youth, rather than directing them through the adult criminal court process. Bibliography lists 3 sources. BBjvadng.rtf
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Education Of Minority Students In A California Juvenile Hall: Social Justice Issue
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5 pages in length. One of the primary methods by which juvenile delinquents within the California penal system are rehabilitated and ultimately reintroduced into society is through the means of education. While this approach is both prudent and successful in its ability to redirect wayward youth, there is often a segment of this population that does not reap the same beneficial outcome as the rest. Minorities within California's juvenile penal system are frequently left behind where educational programs are concerned, inasmuch as their ability to learn and communicate is far less developed than that of their white counterparts. However, because of the over-representation of minorities in the California juvenile justice system, this issue reflects how the entire educational program may be wholly ineffective to prepare minority youths for life outside juvenile hall. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCEdMinJuv.rtf

Ethical Dilemmas In Juvenile Detention Facilities
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A 15 page paper that considers 10 different ethical dilemmas that can occur within the environment of a juvenile detention facility and considers the possible outcomes for these dilemmas. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Eth2.doc

Evaluating the Concept of Delinquency
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A 4 page paper which examines whether or not status offenders and juvenile delinquents should be treated alike by the justice system, considers the reasons behind why males exhibit more delinquent behavior than females, and assesses if there should be mandatory incarceration for chronic juvenile offenders. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGjuvdel.rtf

Factors Influencing Juvenile Delinquency
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A 6 page discussion of the myriad of factors which influence juvenile delinquency. Specifically addresses family structure and factors such as maternal separation and parental rejection, noting that while such factors have been demonstrated to be important determinants his correlation is far from perfect. While one might jump to the conclusion that juvenile delinquency might be directly accounted for by the irresponsible actions of a parent or specific family structure, there has been one incident after another when parents took every possible means of insuring societally appropriate behavior in their children and juvenile delinquency still occurs. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: PPjuvDl2.rtf