Juvenile Crime
Juvenile Crime | Guns Do Not Contribute to Juvenile Crime
In Springfield, Oregon this past week [1998] fifteen yearold Kip Kinkel was arraigned in court, charged with murdering two classmates and wounding twenty others in a cafeteria shooting rampage. It appears likely that the young man had murdered his parents as well.
This is the latest in a string of a half dozen similar nightmares that have taken place across the nation during the 1997-98 school year, including Edinboro, Pennsylvania; Jonesboro, Arkansas; West Paducah, Kentucky; and Pearl, Mississippi. All involved young killers with guns and without self-restraint. Nearly everyone...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Are Juvenile Crime and Violence Increasing?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Juvenile Crime and Violence Are Increasing
- Juvenile Crime and Violence Are Not Increasing
- Juvenile Crime Is a Serious Problem in Schools
- Juvenile Crime Is Not a Serious Problem in Schools
- Juveniles Are Becoming Ruthless
- Juveniles Are Unfairly Blamed for Increasing Crime and Violence
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 2: What Are the Causes of Juvenile Crime and Violence?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Why the Young Kill
- Environmental Factors Contribute to Juvenile Crime and Violence
- Violence in the Media Contributes to Juvenile Crime
- Violence in the Media Does Not Contribute to Juvenile Crime
- Guns Contribute to Juvenile Crime
- Guns Do Not Contribute to Juvenile Crime
- The Root Cause of Juvenile Crime and Violence Is Poverty
- The Root Cause of Juvenile Crime and Violence Is Fatherlessness
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 3: What Factors Contribute to Gang- Related Juvenile Crime?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The Media Contribute to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime
- Gangsta Rap Music Contributes to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime
- A Need for Family Contributes to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime
- Poor Parenting Contributes to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime
- American Capitalism Contributes to Gang-Related Juvenile Crime
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 4: How Can Juvenile Crime and Violence Be Combated?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- More Juveniles Should Be Tried as Adults
- Juveniles Should Not Be Tried as Adults
- Parents Should Be Held Legally Responsible for Juvenile Crime
- Holding Parents Legally Responsible for Juvenile Crime May Be Counterproductive
- Curfew Laws Are Effective at Combating Juvenile Crime
- Curfew Laws Are Ineffective at Combating Juvenile Crime
- Harsher Punishment Is the Answer to Juvenile Crime
- More After-School Programs Are the Answer to Juvenile Crime
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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