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    unnecessary pain and suffering. If there is any pain or suffering the researcher will take responsibility. The individuals will be confidential at all times. The results will be kept in a computer coded by numbers and will be password protected. Need to conduct research will be to see if the intellectual disability will produce to predominant repeat offence in the juvenile…

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    Juvenile delinquency, which refers to the antisocial and criminal behavior of children and adolescents, places a great burden on American society. There are various factors that contribute to the likelihood of juvenile offending, and society with its institutions has the obligation to address those risk factors and to decrease the probability of deviant behavior as an attempt to combat the social illness of crime and to concurrently reduce the burden crime places the victims and society as a…

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    Juvenile Delinquency is a legal term that is given to the behaviour of children and teenagers that would be determined as a criminal if that were to exist in an adult. According to The Law Society of Singapore, it is said that the maximum age limit is 16 years old. In year 2013, a total of 1323 Juveniles were arrested. One of the physical factors that might influence juvenile delinquency is physical factors, and out of the multiple physical factors, one of it talks about the family’s financial…

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    Psychopathy vs. Sociopathy The words Psychopathy and Sociapathy are used interchangeably to describe a disorder in which a person suffers from a list of incurable mental and emotional characteristics. Many believe both words pertain to the same disorder, and some believe that the two are entirely different. Countless interviews with doctors and diagnosed psychopaths and sociopaths have only succeeded in making the question of whether there is a difference between the two even more of a mystery…

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    ' - or physical object - and hence it can 'exist ' only in the same sort of way in which other theoretical concepts exist.” Nowadays people hear the term sociopath and psychopath and they think it is the same. It is understandable because their conducts are similar. People also think that the synonym of a psychopath and a sociopath refers to “crazy” which obviously is not. Over the years, the differences between both illnesses have been very noticeable and wider. Both terms share some common…

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    Youth delinquency, in law, is a “term denoting various offenses committed by children or youths under the age of 18” (Roberts, 2018). In the fields of criminal psychology, sociology, and criminology, youth delinquency has been a central focus point for many studies, in attempt to identify the underlying causes and factors of this complex, multi-faceted issue during adolescence period. According to the Public Safety Department of Canada, “children and youth under the age of 20 represent almost…

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    1. Initiation The human psyche is an appealing and complex construct that varies from individual to individual. And it is particularly difficult to walk in a serial killer’s shoe’s and understand his or her actions. A case eminently hard to see through and to comprehend is the Jack the Ripper case. Jack the Ripper was as Serial Killer who murdered In Whitechapel, London, in the late 19th century. And because his identity is still unknown, I am particularly interested in his case and therefore…

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    The innocent creature from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein just might not be as innocent or sane as one might think. The creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is without a doubt a psychopath or even a sociopath when looking at the details in his lifestyle, and the violent acts he committed throughout the novel. Furthermore, when analyzing the creature from the novel it demonstrates multiple psychopathic and sociopathic qualities, such as something like his impulsive behavior or how aggressive, it…

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    The justice system that we adhere by today dates back to colonial times when Americans was answering to British authorities. By the end of the 17th century William Penn implemented many reforms to the justice system, which are still in place today. Once the U.S. Constitution was put into place the freedoms and rights of Americans were put in place to protect Americans from unjust criminal charges. This was the blueprint to structuring the criminal justice system that protects adults and…

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    Intermediate punishments, as defined by the textbook, are ‘community based sanctions that range from intensive probation supervision to no secure residential programs.’ Intermediate punishments are programs that require more supervision and punishments for a juvenile and are used as stricter punishments for them. Because of the increase in supervision, electronic monitoring devices are often used as part of a juvenile’s punishment, whether it be when they leave their house, are in public, or at…

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