Essays about: "delinquency"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 34 essays containing the word delinquency.

  1. 11. A Novel Approach to Youth Crime Prevention: Mindfulness Meditation Classes in South African Townships

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Katharina Kneip; [2020]
    Keywords : Juvenile delinquency; youth aggression; crime; youth crime prevention; cost-effective; crime prevention; crime rates; psychometric; survey questionnaire; psychological scales; aggression scale; self-efficacy scale; regression analysis; quantitative study; empowerment; youth agency; youth development; development; sustainable approach; self-development; Psychology; Social Psychology; abuse; trauma; risk factors; protective factors; townships; poor area; violent area; Khayelitsha; Guguletu; Mitchell s Plain; Ghetto; Africa; South Africa; Cape Town; Cape Flats; school; mindfulness meditation; mindfulness; meditation; Kabat-Zinn; future; resilience; subconsciousness; subconscious brain; emotional brain; decision making; aggression; disruptive behavior; self-efficacy; self-esteem; self-regulation; emotional regulation; subconsciousness; subconscious behavioral patterns; Neuroscience; Political Science; Development Studies; Peace and Conflict; Uppsala; Jugendgewalt; Jugendkriminalität; Jugendaggression; Aggressionsbewältigung; Gewalt; Verbrechensrate; Gewaltrate; Jugendgewaltprävention; Gewaltprävention; Survey-Studie; Umfrage; psychologische Skalen; Aggressionsskala; Selbstwirksamkeitsskala; Regressionsanalyse; Quantitative Studie; Handlungsfähigkeit; Jugend; nachhaltig; Entwicklungsarbeit; Entwicklung; Selbstentwicklung; Psychologie; Sozialpsychologie; Missbrauch; Trauma; Risikofaktor; Schutzfaktor; Townships; Armenviertel; Konfliktgebiet; Ghetto; Cape Town; Cape Flats; Khayelitsha; Südafrika; Afrika; Schule; Primarschule; weiterführende Schule; Achtsamkeit; Meditation; Mindfulness Meditation; Kabat-Zinn; Zukunft; Resilienz; Aggression; Selbstvertrauen; Selbstwirksamkeit; Selbstbewusstsein; Selstregulierung; Emotionsregulierung; unbewusste Verhaltensmuster; Unterbewusstsein; Neurowissenschaft; Politikwissenschaft; Entwicklungsstudien; Friedensforschung; Uppsala; Ungdomskriminalitet; brottslighet; förebyggande av brott; enkätundersökning; psykologiska skalor; aggressionsskala; egeneffektivitetsskala; regression; kvantitativ; ungdomsutveckling; utveckling; självutveckling; psykologi; socialpsykologi; övergrepp; trauma; riskfaktorer; skyddsfaktorer; townships; fattiga område; kriminellt område; Khayelitsha; Afrika; Sydafrika; Kapstaden; skola; mindfulness meditation; mindfulness; meditation; Kabat-Zinn; framtid; motståndskraft; aggression; störande beteende; självförmåga; självkänsla; självreglering; emotionell reglering; neurovetenskap; statsvetenskap; utvecklingsstudier; fred och konfliktstudier; Uppsala;

    Abstract : Children growing up in poor areas with high crime rates are shown to easily get involved in violent actions and criminal gangs. In South Africa, despite considerable efforts to reduce youth delinquency, youth crime rates are still disturbingly high – specifically, in the townships of the Cape Flats. READ MORE

  3. 12. Violence Against Teachers in Sweden: The hidden side of School Violence

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Theodora Terzoudi; [2020]
    Keywords : adolescent delinquency; teacher victimisation; school violence; indirect violence; direct violence; multiple victimisation;

    Abstract : During the latest years, the phenomenon of violence against teachers has been a growing concern for contemporary schools all over the world (Bounds & Jenkins, 2018). Existing studies propose increasing prevalence estimates (McMahon et al., 2017) and various harmful consequences for victims and schools (Wilson et al., 2011; Huang et al. READ MORE

  4. 13. Mental health problems and delinquency : A longitudinal study with six-month follow-up about depressive and anxiety symptoms and delinquent behavior among Italian early adolescents

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

    Author : Madeleine Lundin-Emanuelsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Anxiety; antisocial behavior; delinquency; depression; General Strain Theory; public health.;

    Abstract : Depressive and anxiety symptoms are common mental health problems globally. Antisocial behaviors can occur in early age and develop into delinquency. The aim of the study was to investigate longitudinally, with a six-month follow-up the association between mental health problems (i.e. READ MORE

  5. 14. Using bank transactions to assess credit risk

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Hugo Korsell; Oscar Samuelsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Credit risk; Bank statement; Private loans; Gambling; Dishonesty;

    Abstract : A lack of proper credit risk assessment can have catastrophic consequences, not only for individual borrowers or lending banks, but for society as a whole, which was the case in the financial crisis of 2008. Therefore it is essential that any risk assessment process has as much information as possible at hand so that the delinquency predictions are as accurate as they can be. READ MORE

  6. 15. Risk Free Credit: Estimating Risk of Debt Delinquency on Credit Cards : Using Machine Learning Methodology

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Andreas Magnedal Holmgren; Victor Sellstedt; [2019]
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    Abstract : A well functioning economy requires a stable credit market. Computational intelligence methods could provide a method to reduce the amount of uncertainty in the markets. This report examines four different methods for predicting the probability for defaults of credit card clients in Taiwan. READ MORE