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The Relationship Between Juvenile Alcohol Abuse, Depression, And Violence, Julianna Ferguson
The Relationship Between Juvenile Alcohol Abuse, Depression, And Violence, Julianna Ferguson
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Fortunately, the prevalence of serious violent crime among juveniles (ages 17 and under) is very small. Most offenses committed by juveniles are minor offenses, including larceny-theft, liquor law violations, and petty drug offenses (Regoli et al., 2017). These types of minor offenses make up the bulk of all juvenile delinquency. However, the small percentage of serious juvenile crime and violence is what concerns law enforcement, the federal government, and sociologists the most. Research shows that crime is very common and even perceived as being normal for individuals during adolescence (Leal and Mier 2017; Tibbetts and Daigle 2008). Crime typically associated …
Obesity And Depression: Examining An Adult Age Subset In The United States, Haleigh Moran
Obesity And Depression: Examining An Adult Age Subset In The United States, Haleigh Moran
Sociology School Student Scholarship
Obesity within the United States has been a topic of increasing national concern since the spike of its prevalence among the population. Its growing presence in American society sparked governmental attention around the early 1980s (NCBI). This relatively recent phenomena in the scope of American history has generated the need for research around the economic, medical, and societal implications of this emergent epidemic. While research has been conducted by medical experts, there is a missing analytical perspective from the field of sociology in the national discussion of obesity. More often than not, sociological understandings and evaluations are absent from nation-wide …