Essays about: "juvenile justice"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words juvenile justice.
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1. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION - A qualitative study with focus on juvenile delinquency in the European city Malmö
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The aim of this qualitative research is to investigate the shifts in juvenile delinquency in the southern Swedish city called Malmö. My two research questions are; 1) From the perspective of serving employees at the Police Department in Malmö, in what ways have juvenile delinquency changed the recent years? 2) Which factors do employees at the Police Department in Malmö believe have impacted such changes in juvenile delinquency? The study introduces the topic juvenile delinquency in the European Union (EU) and Sweden with the help of former studies and theories on the subject. READ MORE
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2. ‘ They have this statistic about us ‘ :Young people impacted by incarceration using theater to counter prejudice
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : The work presented in this thesis looks at how young people impacted by incarceration, experience the creation of their own original theater performances. Through a lense of storytelling and narrative creation the thesis explores how these young people choose to share their stories and life experiences. READ MORE
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3. JUVENILE JUSTICE AND THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD : A Qualitative Content Analysis on the example of the Russian Federation.
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)Abstract : This paper analyses the child rights and juvenile justice system in the contemporary Russian Federation as one of the member countries, that adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989. The choice of the researched country is based on the fact, that Russia is one of the few countries in the world, that has adopted a system of juvenile justice and particularly, the juvenile court as an executive juvenile legal authority, that is primarily addressed to the facilitation of child rights and its compliance to the Convention. READ MORE
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4. Spiritual Activism for At-Risk Youth : Compassionate Saint Augustine’s Youth Academy Initiative, an Ethnographic Study
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : BACKGROUND: This is an ethnographic study of two communities coming together to serve at-risk youth in St. Augustine, Florida. Compassionate St Augustine (CSA) is a non-profit organization grounded in the Golden Rule that promotes compassion-based practices in schools, businesses, faith communities, and government. READ MORE
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5. An Unfamiliar Crime Prevention Strategy : Collective Opinion on Restorative Justice Conferences
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskapAbstract : Introduction: Renewed efforts for controlling criminality in Sweden are demanded by the Swedish Government. Restorative justice conferences (RJC), in Sweden known as mediation, can be described as a meeting mediated by a trained facilitator in which the offender and the victim of a crime meets, sometimes together with their friends and family. READ MORE