Juvenile delinquency in the United States

third-world-countries are cheaper and easier to adopt than others because of their lifestyle. Referring to the topic, “Intercountry Adoption”, “millions of children across the world live without the love and protection of a family. In the United States alone, over 500,000 children live in our foster care system, and approximately 115,000 of them are waiting to be adopted.” What makes a child eligible for adoption in other countries is the act of being an orphan. An orphan is a child of any age…

only circumstances such as adultery, desertion, or bigamy were grounds for even considering a divorce. The influence of film has changed the how society views what a nucleus family is; as a result, we now have a higher divorce rate and more juvenile delinquency than ever before. A father was expected to be the main provider for the family. It was his responsibility to be the leader of the home; which included making decisions such as where the family would live, what kind of livelihood they…

focused on the reasons why a marriage ends and characteristics placing individuals at risk for divorce. Getting married at young age is one of the main predictors of divorce, because young people are still developing and more likely to change their minds in “unanticipated directions” (p. 36). For this reason some couples tend to cohabit so to avoid the risk of divorce, because living together [to some couples] before marriage help to evaluate compatibility for marriage and expand a better…

Queensland Double Jeopardy Provisions Double Jeopardy is a technicality law based upon the assumption that one cannot be repeatedly prosecuted in a criminal trial by either the jury, judge or appeal of court judges ("Questioning Double Jeopardy", 2016). This notion has been in existence for 800 years and originated from English Common Law. The double jeopardy protection averts three scenarios, a retrial for a crime that would attract a 25-year or more sentence if the original acquittal is…

On February 7, 2016, 111.9 million TV viewers tuned in to watch Super Bowl 50; this estimate includes partial and full viewing of the game. Not surprisingly, the viewership peaked to 115. 5 million during the halftime show featuring Coldplay, Beyoncé, and Bruno Mars. The performance garnered different reactions from viewers and broadcast commentators. Many speculated over Beyoncé’s choice of costume and the costume choice for her backup dancers. But before the Super Bowl even took place,…

Labeling theory examines what happens to criminals after society has labeled them deviant. The term deviant is subjective in the eyes of conforming members of society, who interpret certain behaviors as deviant and then attach this label to individuals. This determines the distinction between deviance and non-deviant behavior. Being labeled can have a tremendous effect on an individual's self-image, this can result in the individual rejecting themselves, and result in more deviant behavior as a…

and today’s society is no exception to it. Domestic violence is big and it is happening right now. The Centers for Disease Control reported in 2010, “on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States” (Black, et al). Yes, that is more than ten million people in a year! Like most things, domestic violence has multiple aspects to it. Domestic violence carries many aspects along with it, some which include stereotypes, why victims stay, how…

While some might consider the 1950s to represent an era of consensus, when people choose to conform rather than rock the boat, this characterization in not one-hundred percent true. In fact, there was several different groups within the United States that desired and attempted to sink the boat. For instance, an up and rising rock ‘n’ roll musician, Elvis Presley, was becoming a sensational phenomenon for the teenage listeners but was met with anger from the older generations who believed his…

schools becomes the path to success in adulthood. Kids live in the present and unconscious of the importance of education in their lives hence parents along with the school system are in charge of keeping the children on the right way. Although the United States is one of the most powerful country in the world, it has a high dropout rate. Globalization leads to a greater competition, so dropouts become a social problem. Usually, when a student leave school, and they do not complete their…

Einstein’s Letter: Summary: On July 16, 1935 internationally acclaimed scientist Albert Einstein wrote the letter whose unforeseen actions would cause the greatest calamity of the modern world. With one simple signature the ignorant Einstein condemned the lives of around 200,000 Japanese via the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While the main impulse for this tragedy occurred on the day of the writing of the letter, many events took place before the time in order to force Einstein’s…