Juvenile delinquency is a major global concern for all societies, as it plays a key role in the development of new generations of mankind and its influence on society. They are youths who were exposed to a dysfunctional environment, yet there still exists a stereotype to view them as criminals. While juvenile delinquents have low morality and greediness, their socioeconomic statuses, parental detachments and low self-esteems are essential elements to understand their circumstances.
A socioeconomic gap induces the young to attract attention necessarily through illegal acts. For instance, Adorjan and Chui (2013) indicate that the majority who participated in the 1966 riot in Hong Kong were youths, who protested against the low standard of living. They received …show more content…
As the world becomes globalised with more exposure to materialism, youths are easily influenced by new trends and set greater value towards expensive commodities. In Hong Kong, advertisements are the visual stimulations that persuade a shift in valuing popular culture amongst teenagers, which tempts them to receive money by whatever means (Oi-bing, 1995). "Spending money makes them feel good" (Chau, 1994, cited in Oi-bing, 1995, p. 328). According to Oi-bing (1995), shoplifting was the most frequent criminal act performed by teenagers. This greediness towards materials and the willingness to achieve such things by any means are factors to being a criminal.
Juvenile crimes are a serious problem for all countries, including Hong Kong. As Hong Kong is a booming industry and metropolis (Gu, 1999, cited in Ngai & Cheung, 2005), youths are inclined to the influence of low morality and greediness, which creates a prejudice to view them as criminals. However, there are sensible reasoning to why they become delinquents, which may include the difference in socioeconomic statuses, parental detachments and the growth in low
A socioeconomic gap induces the young to attract attention necessarily through illegal acts. For instance, Adorjan and Chui (2013) indicate that the majority who participated in the 1966 riot in Hong Kong were youths, who protested against the low standard of living. They received …show more content…
As the world becomes globalised with more exposure to materialism, youths are easily influenced by new trends and set greater value towards expensive commodities. In Hong Kong, advertisements are the visual stimulations that persuade a shift in valuing popular culture amongst teenagers, which tempts them to receive money by whatever means (Oi-bing, 1995). "Spending money makes them feel good" (Chau, 1994, cited in Oi-bing, 1995, p. 328). According to Oi-bing (1995), shoplifting was the most frequent criminal act performed by teenagers. This greediness towards materials and the willingness to achieve such things by any means are factors to being a criminal.
Juvenile crimes are a serious problem for all countries, including Hong Kong. As Hong Kong is a booming industry and metropolis (Gu, 1999, cited in Ngai & Cheung, 2005), youths are inclined to the influence of low morality and greediness, which creates a prejudice to view them as criminals. However, there are sensible reasoning to why they become delinquents, which may include the difference in socioeconomic statuses, parental detachments and the growth in low