Juvenile delinquency in the United States

In 2013, nearly 679,000 children in the United States were victims of child maltreatment, according to Child Protective Services; however, not all cases are reported so the number is likely higher (Child Welfare Information Gateway [CWIG], 2015, p. 2). Child maltreatment falls into four categories…

In the world in this day and age, it has become impossible to imagine things without mass media. People too much depend on media such as television, internet, entertainment and many more. They are frequently keeping us company in our daily routine. Last 5 decade, people not very depend much about media because at that time we still lack of technology. People more prefer to use traditional way do something. Development of mass media make it fascinating field of investigation, and there are more…

Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women in the United States, more than car accidents, muggings, and rape combined. According to New Hope for Women, each year, approximately three to four million women are mistreated and beaten by their husbands, boyfriends, or even ex-lovers. I don’t think I could ever imagine being in a situation like that and it’s so shocking that so many women are victims of domestic abuse. Domestic violence is an issue that I feel is shushed away, with…

The public educational system in the United States is an experience nearly every young individual in the country experiences. Davidson’s advocation for the implementation of the method of crowdsourcing in the public education system was illustrated through a personal anecdote of a teacher who didn’t…

Introduction Gun control is a highly complex and emotionally charged debate. Fear drives both sides of the gun control discussion in the United States. On one side Americans seem to religiously quote the Second Amendment within the Constitution. The Second Amendment states that people have the right to keep and bear arms in order for them to protect themselves from government overreach in confiscating their firearms; “this amendment’s core purpose is to in fact protect the individual’s interest…

participation in the work force). Social Problem: Today in the United States, 700,000 children are born to low income,…

Child abuse has also been associated with development of aggressive and delinquent behavior patterns in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Child abuse is one of the most reliable predictors of juvenile aggression, social withdrawal, violence, and violent delinquency. The earlier the onset of the abuse, the more adjustment problems occur in adolescence and adulthood. In addition to delinquent antisocial behavior, long-term maltreatment of children can result in adult mental health…

to promote equal rights. An example of this promotion includes the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), who used “peaceful civil disobedience” in an effort to “deprive the enemy of the ability to generate anti-American propaganda by accusing the United States of racism” (Corbett et., al.). This advocacy was important, as African-American’s continued to face overt racism despite their unwavering patriotism, fueling their motivation to fight for segregation and equal rights. Meanwhile, the…

is still relevant to the present day, fifty-two years after being signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. How the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is still applicable in 2016 and beyond is through the end of segregated public facilities in The United States and the enforcement of the ban on discrimination in the workplace based on gender, race, and…

is not limited to adult prisons. It is also found among youth confined in secure juvenile facilities. The crimes for which racial minorities and whites are imprisoned also differ; blacks and Hispanics were much more likely than whites to be imprisoned for drug offenses. This disparity is noteworthy since drug offenses constitute a larger share of the growth in the state prison system today. (Bonczar, 2003) states that there also are substantial racial and ethnic differences in the “lifetime…