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  2. Walter Reckless - Wikipedia

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    Building on the early work of Albert J. Reiss (1951), Reckless' theory posits that social control – which constrains deviance, delinquency, and crime – included 'inner' (i.e., strong conscience or a "good self-concept") and 'outer' forces of containment (i.e., supervision and discipline by parents and the school, strong group cohesion, and ...

  3. Social control theory - Wikipedia

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    Another early form of the theory was proposed by Reiss (1951) [3] who defined delinquency as, "...behavior consequent to the failure of personal and social controls." ." Personal control was defined as, "...the ability of the individual to refrain from meeting needs in ways which conflict with the norms and rules of the community" while social control was, "...the ability of social groups or ...

  4. Hate crime charges dropped for most Salisbury students ... - AOL

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    The students, ages 18 to 21, originally faced several charges including first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, false imprisonment and associated hate crime charges, police said.

  5. Borden v. United States - Wikipedia

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    Borden v. United States, 593 U.S. 420 (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the classification of prior convictions for "violent felony" in application of Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA); the ACCA provides for enhanced sentencing for convicted criminals with three or more such felonies in their history.

  6. Deviance (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    Containment theory is considered by researchers such as Walter C. Reckless to be part of the control theory because it also revolves around the thoughts that stop individuals from engaging in crime. Reckless studied the unfinished approaches meant to explain the reasoning behind delinquency and crime.

  7. John Tilley’s lawyers deny rape claim, call it a ‘stupid ...

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    Regardless of where you live, or work or play in the state, you should expect to be safe from crimes of sexual assault.” ... Spedding defined it as a “stupid, reckless, one-night stand.” ...

  8. Philadelphia teenagers charged in series of 'unprovoked ... - AOL

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    The teenagers each face multiple charges, including aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment.. Evers said at a press conference Monday that the attacks were "unprovoked" and ...

  9. Transferred intent - Wikipedia

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    Transferred intent (or transferred mens rea, or transferred malice, in English law) is a legal doctrine that holds that, when the intention to harm one individual inadvertently causes a second person to be hurt instead, the perpetrator is still held responsible.