Race & Ethnicity in Social Sciences

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Social scientists use quotation marks around these terms to signify that the blanket term does not distinguish between personal and social identity, but acts mainly as a collective identity concept. For example, identification on a British passport may categorise the holder as being ?British' although they may be Scottish/Chinese...
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For example, identification on a British passport may categorise the holder as being ?British' although they may be Scottish/Chinese. Social scientists prefer to call UK society a ?multi-ethnic" society. These subgroup identities highlight the relational factors which exist in categorising identity, each requiring the other in order to make the comparison between ethnic differences, power and status...
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Juvenile Justice Abstract Summarize key points and specifically address the overall decrease in juvenile crime, the increase in drug offenses and the implication for juvenile females and minorities...	4 / 943
Juvenile Crime Introduction Every year, millions of juveniles are involved in criminal activities. According to statistics, as of 1999, the arrest rate for juvenile crime has dropped from its peak in the mid-1990's...	4 / 962
Juvenile Crime According to Violent Crime Index arrest rates, the peak year for juvenile violent crime arrests was 1994. The Violent Crime Index includes the offenses of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault...	2 / 336
Juvenile Crime: Crime Rates It is comforting to know that, according to recent crime statistics, crime rates are dropping among adults. However, for teens the crime rate is soaring...	2 / 431
juvenile delinquency alarming: one of every four deaths of a teenager is attributable to a firearm injury. The number of juvenile violent crime arrests will double by the year 2010 if current arrest and population trends continue...	1 / 122
Outgrowing Juvenile Justice: Jamal Vick Case Study Raises • Balancing treatment verses punishment • Responses to serious juvenile offenders o Waiver into the adult criminal justice system o Utilize the juvenile justice system o Blend elements of both the adult system and the juvenile system • Youth in confinement o Growing numbers of youth confined o Disproportionate number of minority youth confined • Offense focused juvenile court verses offender focused juvenile court • Status offenses verses delinquent offenses At 16 years old, Jamal Vick was facing a 10-to-15 year sentence in an adult facility for Assault with Intent to Murder...	3 / 575
Juvenile Offenders Fear of crime, especially random violence perpetrated by young Americans, is among the nation's greatest concerns. It has served as the motivation for countless numbers of people to change their lifestyles, take self-defense classes, install home security systems, and carry handguns for protection...	7 / 1729