Tobacco use in many different forms today is what juveniles get their hands on, become addicted and then get caught by the law through various ways. Tobacco use is started and established primarily during adolescence. Nearly nine out of ten cigarette smokers first tried smoking by age 18. Each day in the United States, more than 3,800 youth aged 18 years or younger smoke their first cigarette, and an additional 2,100 youth and young adults become daily cigarette smokers. Tobacco use is starting to become more popular among the use because either their older friends do it and let them try it or their parents do it so they feel the need to do it too. When a mother smokes during pregnancy it may increase the likelihood that her offspring will become regular smokers, this comes from bad parenting skills from the start which then can also lead to bad parenting when the child grows up.
Alcohol among juveniles is starting to become a big concern because they start to party in their early high school years and even middle school. As high school parties continue to become …show more content…
Violent crimes committed by juveniles occur on school days. “Nearly one-fifth (19%) of juvenile violent crimes occur in the four hours between three p.m. and seven p.m. on school days. A smaller proportion of juvenile violent crime (15%) occurs during the standard juvenile curfew hours of ten p.m. to six a.m.” (ojjdp, 2014). A lot of this comes because this is the time they are away from their parents not being monitored. After school is when most juveniles get to hang out with the friends that their parents don’t let hangout with at their house because of them being bad role models. When a juvenile has a bad day at school it will sometimes result in a fight or something after school. This behavior is the way most juveniles get caught for their adolescent behavior because they are too young to solve their issues other
Alcohol among juveniles is starting to become a big concern because they start to party in their early high school years and even middle school. As high school parties continue to become …show more content…
Violent crimes committed by juveniles occur on school days. “Nearly one-fifth (19%) of juvenile violent crimes occur in the four hours between three p.m. and seven p.m. on school days. A smaller proportion of juvenile violent crime (15%) occurs during the standard juvenile curfew hours of ten p.m. to six a.m.” (ojjdp, 2014). A lot of this comes because this is the time they are away from their parents not being monitored. After school is when most juveniles get to hang out with the friends that their parents don’t let hangout with at their house because of them being bad role models. When a juvenile has a bad day at school it will sometimes result in a fight or something after school. This behavior is the way most juveniles get caught for their adolescent behavior because they are too young to solve their issues other