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Chapter 14

Special Populations

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Chapter OutlineI. Juveniles and Violence

A. School Violence1. Shootings at Columbine High School2. Growth of School Violence

II. Mentally Ill Juvenile Offenders

III. Juvenile Drug OffendersA. Drug Use Among AdolescentsB. Drugs, Delinquency and

Juvenile Violence


Chapter Outline Continued

IV. Juvenile Sex OffendersA. The Progression of Aggressive

Sexual Behavior1. Paraphilia2. Other Characteristics of Juvenile

Sexual Offenders

V. Chronic Juvenile OffendersA. Characteristics of Chronic

Juvenile OffendersB. “Hackers and Crackers”


Chapter Outline Continued

V. Violent Juvenile OffendersA. Characteristics of Violent Juvenile

OffendersB. Hate Crime

1. Traditional Hate Groups2. The Christian Identity Groups3. The Survivalist and Militia Groups

VI. Juvenile Victimization and Exploitation

A. Child Abuse and NeglectB. Child PornographyC. Child PredatorsD. Child Prostitution


School Violence From 1989 to 2005 almost every state suffered an incident involving a school shooting.

3,930 students were expelled during the 1997-1998 school year for bringing a firearm to school.

Zero tolerance programs have improved school climate and student behavior.

The chance of becoming a victim in a school associated violent death is less

than 1 in a million.


How Rampage Killers Differ From Typical Murderers


Mentally Ill Juvenile Offenders

20% of all youths in the Juvenile justice system have serious mental disorders.

Many juveniles who are incarcerated have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Most prevalent disorders are conduct disorders, antisocial personality disorders, and substance abuse disorders.

1/5 of all youth incarcerated suffer from a serious mental disorder.


Binge Drinking In Adolescents

Binge drinking is defined as the consuming of five or more drinks in a row.

Binge drinking tends to increase during adolescence and peaks in young adulthood.

About 10.4% adolescents ages 12-20 report using alcohol. Of those, 5.1 million were binge drinkers.

Binge drinkers are 8 times more likely to miss class, fall behind in school work, get hurt or injured, and damage property.

Binge drinking in high school is strongly predictive of binge drinking in college.

Binge drinking in college may be associated with mental health disorders.


Drugs And Delinquency General forms of drug use and delinquency are not causally related.

There is an erroneous misconception of the relationship between drugs and violence.

The drug street culture has dramatically changed.

Moat incidents of drug-related violence occur in deteriorated communities.


Juvenile Sex Offenders

Over ½ of all incidents of child molestation and 1/5 of all known cases of forcible rape are committed by juvenile males.

16% of the reported forcible rapes in the U.S. were conducted by juvenile male offenders.


Chronic Juvenile Offenders

Begin their “criminal careers” at a relatively young age and have persistent involvement in crime through adulthood.

Study in Philadelphia by Marvin Wolfgang, Robert Figlio, and Terrence Sellin.


The Hacker Subculture


Hackers

Do not meet the common profile of their chronic juvenile offender counterparts.

Relatively young, white males from middle- and upper-class environments.


Violent Juvenile Offenders

Violent offenses are those that produce physical harm, or the threat of harm, to victims.

Many youths who commit violent offenses start their offending early and eventually become chronic violent offenders.

From 1993 to 2003, the juvenile arrest rate for murder fell 77%.


Hate Crime A crime committed against an

individual because of his or her race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, or disability

Three distinct categories:1. Traditional hate groups2. Christian identity

groups3. Survivalist and

militia groups

Education

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