Child Labor in the UK: The Impacts of Victorianism on the Changes in Attitudes and Laws
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of the history and impetus for child labor in the industrialized UK of the 18th and early 19th centuries and then considers the impact of the reign of Queen Victoria and the development of Victorian values as they determined shifts in the view of child labor and the family. This paper also focuses on the issue of poverty, the development of education, and the focus on social reforms that were a consistent part of the Victorian transformation. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Essay Title: Child Labor in the UK: The Impacts of Victorianism on the Changes in Attitudes and Laws

CHILD VICTIMS: CRIME, IMPACT, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE: A BOOK REVIEW
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This 7-page paper is a review of Zedner and Morgan's groundbreaking book dealing with the impact of criminal acts on children, and how children are further victimized in their trips through the judicial system as a result.
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Essay Title: CHILD VICTIMS: CRIME, IMPACT, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE: A BOOK REVIEW

Children Should Not Be Punished As Adults
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A 4 page paper which argues that children, or young adults, should not be treated as adults in relationship to the legal system and law regarding punishment. Children are children and regardless of their crime, they are not mature enough to understand the real consequences of their actions. One argument given relates to the fact that the prison system will only further their life of crime, and therefor has proven to ineffective in deterring crime. In addition, an alternative is illustrated, whereby these violent children can be sentenced to their own institution that is not part of the average detention center, not part of the adult prison system. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Essay Title: Children Should Not Be Punished As Adults

Children Should Not Be Treated as Adults in the Criminal Justice System
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This 5 page paper looks at research on this topic but is an opinion piece. The paper argues that children would not be treated like adults in the context of the criminal justice system. Some examples are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Essay Title: Children Should Not Be Treated as Adults in the Criminal Justice System

Children Who Murder
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A 3 page book review that summarizes and analyzes the content of Robert Heckel and David Shumaker’s text, which is an informative study of pre-teen murderers, Children Who Murder: A Psychological Perspective (2001). The reviewer argues that their text is enormously useful to practitioners in the field of criminology, as well as policymakers and the public, because it offers a comprehensive overview of literature on this topic, as well as originally research that concerns meta-analysis of case studies. No additional sources cited.
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Essay Title: Children Who Murder

Chris Paul: A Case Study in Successful Mediation
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This 5 page paper examines a case in the justice system to illustrate the benefits of mediation. The concept is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Essay Title: Chris Paul: A Case Study in Successful Mediation

Community Profile: Juvenile Threat
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8 pages in length. Juvenile threats are manifested in myriad ways from the seemingly innocuous act of graffiti to the heinous and arbitrary aspect of drive-by shootings. The extent to which juvenile delinquency and gang violence is present in every community in one fashion or another is both grand and far-reaching; that Los Angeles reflects a particularly concentrated incidence level of these juvenile threats speaks to the ongoing struggle this southern California city continues to identify, address and try to prevent. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Essay Title: Community Profile: Juvenile Threat