Posted: December 20th, 2014

special vulnerabilities and needs of children,

special vulnerabilities and needs of children,

WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT:
(actions required are in red)
(1) Re: the special vulnerabilities and needs of children, a population particularly susceptible to
victimization – until the late 1970s and early 1980s, there were few interventions for children who were the
victims of crime.
PAGE 1 (top ½): Explain how the perspectives of child abuse have changed over the last century.
Identify how this evolution has affected the victimization of minors. RE: the adult victim’s role within the
Criminal Justice System, identify processes that would be especially challenging to a victim who is a
minor? Explain why these particular aspects of the criminal justice process would be particularly
challenging to this population? Summarize how current criminal codes and statutes treat minors
differently than adults, due to these challenges. paragraph with approximately 150 words. Reference
minimum: 1
(2) According to the text and journal readings, there has been an increase in violence perpetrated by
adolescents, including school-related violence and crimes against parents or siblings. Provide possible
explanations for the reported increase in these types of crimes. Additionally, the issue of bullying has
become an area of particular interest and is a crime perpetrated by and against minors over the past
decade.
PAGE 1 (bottom ½): Read the INCLUDED (link below) two journal articles which explore various
factors related to the perpetrators and victims of bullying and address the following:
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Identify at least two risk factors associated with victims of bullying.
Identify at least two general characteristics of minors who engage in bullying behaviors.
Summarize why this research is important.
Identify how knowing these risk factors and characteristics may affect victims.
What changes might you implement in a school system in an attempt to reduce incidents of
bullying after being made aware of these risk factors and characteristics?
Outline the information you would provide to school district officials and policy makers regarding
this issue in a paragraph with approximately 150 words. Reference minimum: 2 included
sources below…
SOURCES OF ARTICLES:
Carlyle, K. E., & Steinman, K. J. (2007). Demographic Differences in the prevalence, co-occurrence, and
correlates of adolescent bullying at school. The Journal of School Health, 77 (9), 623-9. (ProQuest
Document ID: 1402074031) – READ AT
http://citation.allacademic.com//meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/9/2/6/0/pages92602/p926021.php
Due, P., Merlo, J., Harel-Fisch, Y., Damsgaard, M. T., Holstein, B. E., Hetland, J., Currie, C., Gabhainn,
S. N., Gaspar de Matos, M., & Lynch, J. (2009). Socioeconomic inequality in exposure to bullying during
adolescence: A Comparative, Cross-Sectional, Multilevel Study in 35 Countries. American Journal of
Public Health, 99 (5), 907-14. (ProQuest Document ID: 1683162801). READ AT
http://www.nuigalway.ie/hbsc/documents/due__socioeconomic_inequality_in_exposure_to_bullyi
ng.pdf

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