An Overview of Juvenile Corrections
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A 10 page paper which examines recent, or current, literature concerning juvenile corrections in the United States. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: RAjuvie.rtf

Approaches to Juvenile Crime: The Value of Restorative Justice
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A 20 page review of juvenile crime, its causes, and the measures which have been implemented to address it. The contention is presented that restorative justice, an alternative approach to correction emphasizing communication and reconciliation between victim, offender, and community is superior to many other approaches. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: PPjvRstr.rtf

Article Critique/Male v. Female Substance Abuse Patterns
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A 4 page article critique of a criminal justice study of juvenile behavior in regards to substance abuse pattern. No additional sources cited. f
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Asian-American Gangs In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries
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7 pages in length. The existing and ever-growing power of Asian-American gangs during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have proven to impact both the Asian and American communities in profound ways. So prevalent has the violent activity been that there have been several attempts to diffuse the gang's activity and finally bring peace to the communities of color, most times with failed results. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCAgang.wps

Assessing Juvenile Delinquency
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A 4 page paper on the best way to use government funds to prevent and treat juvenile delinquency. The writer suggests two programs that deserve funding, as an alternative to incarceration. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Juvdel.wps

Bail Hostel: Organization Structure, Culture, and Strategy
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A 5 page overview of Bail Hostels. Contends that bail hostels offer an effective means of community supervision for a number of categories of people. Individuals who could benefit from a bail hostel program include the homeless, the elderly, the mentally ill, and individuals on probation. One of the most productive uses of the bail hostel system, however, is in their use as alternative housing criminals. Such use could, under certain circumstances, be more economical and efficient than typical prison scenarios. There are, however, a number of considerations which must be made in the bail hostel environment. These considerations include funding, management and staffing, supervision, equal opportunity issues, community interaction, risk management, physical configuration of the facility. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPhalfwa.rtf

Boot Camps for Juvenile Offenders
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A 10 page discussion of the practicality of boot camps in juvenile correction. The paper outlines several programs around the country which are making positive inroads to the problem of juvenile crime and discusses the factors which must be addressed in effective correctional programs. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: PPbootCm2.rtf

Boot Camps for Troubled Teens
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A 6 page paper which examines the positive benefits of boot camps for troubled teens. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAtenbt.rtf

Can Crime Be Explained As A Socially Constructed Reality?
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This 6 page paper looks at a range of control theories that have developed over time and social bond theory to consider to what extent crime may be seen as a social construct in the modern age. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEcrimesoc.rtf