Criminal Law

Criminal Law
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Part One
Within a community, some individuals may be prone to violence and may be exposed to such tendencies at different levels. Physical proximity to community violence refers to a situation where an individual is within the geographical location where the violence occurs (Lambert, Boyd, Cammack & Ialongo, 2012). This means that one witnesses the violence as it happens and may be affected directly. On the other hand, relationship proximity refers to a situation where there is an emotional connection to individuals exposed to the violence.
Internalizing behaviors- anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Externalizing behaviors- substance abuse, poor school performance, dropping out of school (Lambert, Boyd, Cammack & Ialongo, 2012).
A number of gender differences are exhibited with regard to the manner in which they respond to community violence. They include:
Ladies tend to suffer from internalizing behaviors.
Men tend to exhibit externalizing behaviors such as substance abuse.
Witnessing violence against a close friend is associated with anxiety among males.
Males are more likely to experience violence against a friend as opposed to their female counterparts.
When a child has been exposed to community violence, they need support from all fronts to ensure they can get past the ugly experiences. The child should be exposed to community programs such as therapy. This would help alleviate the internalizing and externalizing factors.

Part Two
The juvenile restorative justice program is meant to improve the existing youth court system. The current system subjects the youths to the same laws as other members of the community. This results in young members of the society being subjected to punitive measures which may have lasting effects in the long run (“Juvenile Restorative Justice Program (Midwest County),” 2017). The new program is meant to ensure the youths can accept their mistakes and seek forgiveness from their victims. This assures that the two parties can reach an amicable solution. The system also ensures the perpetrators of a crime can accept their mistake and learn on how to improve in the future.
References
Juvenile Restorative Justice Program (Midwest County). (2017). Crimesolutions.gov. Retrieved 2 April 2018, from https://www.crimesolutions.gov/ProgramDetails.aspx?ID=572Lambert, S., Boyd, R., Cammack, N., & Ialongo, N. (2012). Relationship proximity to victims of witnessed community violence: Associations with adolescent internalizing and externalizing behaviors. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82(1), 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01135.x