Substance Abuse in Juveniles

Topic start: Substance Abuse Related to Juvenile Delinquency

Having a teenage daughter many fears run through my mind as I think of the situations, she will be in having to make decisions that could affect her future. For myself I grew up in a strict household, where my only chance of freedom was to sneak out, I was ill prepared for the pressures of freedom. I frequently made poor decisions that luckily had no lasting repercussions. Fortunately, my exposure was limited to alcohol and nicotine. As a teenager grasping my only freedom by sneaking out in the late hours returning before anyone noticed I was missing; I would have tried probably anything my peers were engaging in.
In my adult years, I have had acquaintances that were not so fortunate. In their direct family they have heavy substance abusers and grew up surrounded by role models of poor decisions. With testimonies that not participating in using meth or crack or other cheap extremely addictive harmful substances was grounds for alienation. Others reported that they were introduced to drugs at an early age and becoming addicted at such a young age it was hard to make decisions outside of chasing the euphoric high.
I would like to research the relation of early substance abuse and the relation to juvenile delinquency. Knowing the effects drugs have on development, what causes a person to initially take the substance. There have been many programs set to deter youth from partaking that seem to mis the mark. What could be done to make a successful program? Substance use on a developing brain can have dire consequences, then with the lack of life experience they are more likely to partake in risky behavior that could permanently alter their future. These decisions include failing out of school, permanently disqualifying them from potential jobs, driving while under the influence, a permanent battle dealing with addiction, and many more issues associated with substance use.

Directions:
Term Paper.
as the term paper assignment. No exception to this rule.
• You must write the paper on the topic previously approved by Professor Holcomb. If you write a paper on anything other than what was previously approved, you will receive a ZERO on this assignment. No exceptions.
• The paper will reflect an effort by each student to research some aspect of Juvenile Delinquency. You may NOT use/ submit a paper that has been previously submitted for this or another class. If you do so, it will be flagged in Turnitin as being plagiarized. You will be given a zero for this assignment if this happens.
• The paper must be typed, saved, and submitted in Microsoft Word. It will be submitted via a dropbox in our Moodle Classroom into “TurnitIn”. “TurnitIn” is a plagiarism detection program. Therefore, if any portion of your paper is plagiarized or anything other than original content/ideas, it will flag it. Under no circumstances will you be allowed to go over 20% originality with your paper. It does not matter if you properly cite, you are not allowed to go over 20% originality score. See the TurnitIn submission box for your originality score once submitted.
• A workable tip is to remember to use less than two direct quotes within your paper. The fewer the quotes, more than likely, the lower the originality score.
• The report must be 1800 – 2300 words in length. It must be typewritten, 1″ margins, double spaced, using size 12-point font in Times New Roman font and CANNOT be boldface or italic type. Must be in APA Format.
• Proper grammar, correct spelling, and punctuation are mandatory.
• Be sure to put page numbers on your report.
• An abstract is required.
• The completed report will be submitted via Turnitin with less than a
20% originality score.
• Reports shall be submitted no later than indicated on the class
schedule. If a paper is submitted late, then 10 points will be subtracted for each day the paper is late. Please note that this includes weekends and holidays. There will be no exception to this rule.
• The report will be worth 100 points but is 30% of your overall grade.
• Reports must have internal documentation and works cited page
listing at least (minimum) 5 references. All references on the works
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Exams.
cited page must be internally documented. Please note that if there is a reference listed on the works cited page, and not internally documented, this reference will NOT be counted, and you will be penalized.
o Internet sources are permitted; however, you are NOT allowed to use blogs, Wikipedia, or other sites containing someone’s opinion. Major News sources are allowed (MSNBC, FOX, CNN, ABC, CBS, etc.). Government and university sites are usually permitted but check first. DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA. If you do, it will NOT be counted as a source and you will be penalized.
o Remember you MUST utilize the resource you provided in the Term Paper Topic Assignment. Failure to do so will result in a 10 point deduction.
• All sources other than your own ideas must be documented by parenthetical citations in the paper AND on the works cited page.
• The title page will include the following: o Student name
o Course number/Course Name
o Title of paper
o Instructor (be sure to spell my name correctly) o Date due
• Failure to follow instruction for the title page will be a penalty of 5 points per violation

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