Chronic and violent juvenile offenders are juveniles that have a history committing violent crimes. These crimes are often times committing towards or against people they know whether friends or family. Chronic and violent juvenile offenders generally start out at an earlier age because of the people they hang out with. Once the juvenile sees they friends committing crimes, they often time feel the effects of peer pressure and begin committing crimes themselves to prove they are not scare or to gain the respect from other people. I feel that in order for a chronic juvenile offender to fully understand that their actions have consequences they should be charged as an adult would be. I feel that the process a chronic juvenile should go
