Research Paper

ByJamez

Research Paper Guidelines

The Research Paper is a research paper combining your personal discoveries about a work or works that you can pull from appropriate research sources. The Research Paper must be overwhelmingly yours.

Requirements:

In three to five pages (at least 3, but no more than 5 pages), not including the cover sheet and reference page, research and discuss a topic from the list below.

Topics:

1. The development of the American juvenile justice system

  • Analyze factors influencing the development of the American juvenile justice system.
  • Summarize the beginning of the juvenile era. Include information detailing the earliest known juvenile laws.
  • Define and discuss how parens patriae relates to the juvenile justice system.
  • Summarize the original intent of the juvenile justice courts’ treatment aspect and discuss the social changes that began to impact the system in the 1960s.

2. Delinquency Theories

  • Provide a description of a delinquency theory. Include an analysis of how the theory views delinquency and its causes.
  • Choose the theory most associated with your beliefs and explain why you support that particular theory.

3. Gang Violence Prevention

  • Why do juveniles join gangs?
  • What are some social characteristics (psychological profile) commonly associated with an individual involved in a gang? Describe these characteristics.
  • What can parents do to help their children stay clear of gangs?
  • How can the community and schools help prevent juveniles’ involvement in gang activity?
  • What approaches are the best for addressing prevention and helping kids get out of gang membership? To best illustrate your response, provide an example of one such approach utilized by a community program or delinquency prevention program.

4. Adult Court Waiver

  • What is the purpose of the adult court waiver?
  • Specifically, what does it mean for juveniles, as far as their legal rights are concerned, once they have been waived to the adult court system?
  • Has the use of the adult court waiver become more common in recent years?
  • What are the penalties that juveniles can face once they are waived to the adult system?
  • Are there any penalties that juveniles cannot face once they are waived to the adult system?
  • List and describe at least two benefits and two drawbacks of the adult court waiver. Make sure to support your assertions with research.

Similar Posts

For this assignment, you will focus on a specific advocacy organization and identify a policy or law that connects to the chosen organization. This will give you the opportunity to see th

ByJamez

Week 10 Assignment – The Effectsof Public PolicyAs you have learned, public policy is shapedby many factors and therefore evolves overtime. For this assignment, you will focus ona specific advocacy organization andidentify a policy or law that connects to thechosen organization. This will give you theopportunity to see this evolution within anactual organization and how…

You have been organised into groups of three and allocated a country upon which to base your assignment on. You must then answer the following questions. Required: (a) Extract the appropriate data and graph your country’s exchange rate against the pound.

ByJamez

Assessment Brief  You have been organised into groups of three and allocated a country upon which to base your assignment on. You must then answer the following questions. Required: (a) Extract the appropriate data and graph your country’s exchange rate against the pound. The data should be weekly and cover the last 5 years. You…

MGB2430: People, Culture, and Strategy Assessment 2: Individual Report Due Date: Monday, 31st March 2025, 9:30 AM Weighting: 30% Task Overview Students will analyze a contemporary HR issue related to strategic human resource planning

ByJamez

MGB2430: People, Culture, and Strategy Assessment 2: Individual Report Due Date: Monday, 31st March 2025, 9:30 AMWeighting: 30% Task Overview Students will analyze a contemporary HR issue related to strategic human resource planning, incorporating relevant theories and frameworks. Word Limit: 1500 words (excluding executive summary, table of contents, and references) Topic: Strategic Human Resource Planning…

Interview an individual from the cultural group Poland to conduct a cultural interview.   Submission I

ByJamez

Power Point Presentation Interview an individual from the cultural group Poland to conduct a cultural interview.   Submission Instructions: Formatted, and cited in the current APA style, including citations and references. The PowerPoint presentation should consist of 10-15 slides  Incorporate a minimum of 4 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary…

Personal Development Assignment  The task is to create a narrated presentation of your personal Development Plan, 20 minutes duration.   The presentation requires you to think about the skills required by employers and

ByJamez

Personal Development Assignment  The task is to create a narrated presentation of your personal Development Plan, 20 minutes duration.   The presentation requires you to think about the skills required by employers and to use your Personal Development Plan to improve your own skills and employability. In addition, it is important to have an awareness…