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…directed towards the Mob and other such crime syndicates. President Kennedy also lobbied for the 1961 juvenile delinquency and youth offences control act. This act provided programs of federal assistance to state and local agencies to control delinquencies…

…States Attorney General on Current and Future Rates of Juvenile Offending. (Mar. 1996) Hess et al. The Effects of Violent Media on Adolescent Inkblot Responses: Implications for Clinical and Forensic Assessments. Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 55(4…

…on this issue is whether or not these juveniles should be tried as adults and sentenced to the death penalty. This law exempts most of these children offenders, but there are cases where children were tried as adults. This should not happen and our legal system…

…and the 1990's, youth homicide rates, particularly incidents involving firearms have increased dramatically. In the past, the police would assign responsibility for gang control to units such as patrol, juvenile bureaus, community relations, investigations…

…and requiring juvenile offenders to except and receive all consequences of their actions. On the other side of this issue is whether the actions of the parents have somehow caused or allowed the aberrant behavior. There are numerous programs today dealing…

…29%. A total reversal appears likely if you look at the juvenile halls in Los Angeles County, where 1,100 of the 1,800 youth inside are Latino. These unacceptable numbers and racial discrepancies are falsely legitimated through racist assumptions…

…is a problem that our country has got to face. ("Gun Control"). One of the most alarming issues dealing with gun control is juvenile violence. A large percent of crimes committed with guns are by children. No one has yet been able to pinpoint the exact reason…

…attitude toward juvenile offenders. These "over applied" policies (e.g., increased waivers of juveniles to the adult system and mandatory sentencing of juveniles) put some youth in facilities who could be served successfully in the community. Such policies…

…control is a problem that our country has to face. ("Gun Control"). One of the most alarming issues dealing with gun control is juvenile violence. A large percent of crimes committed with guns are by children. No one has yet been able to pinpoint…

…that violate the rights of others because of their predominately violent nature. Also, this type has been exemplified as the necessary cause of school-aged offender’s malicious attacks, such as those at Columbine High School. However, we must understand…