The link between Child Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency
Jacqueline Walker
IDES 101
Abstract
It has been held that there is a link between children being abused or maltreated and juvenile delinquency. According to Elizabeth Sexton's research study of the long-term effects of maltreatment of children. She studied 378 records of children who were brought before the juvenile court, more than half of juvenile delinquents has been victims of some type of abuse. Is there a distinct connection between juvenile delinquency and the environment they grow up in is the question. In this research paper I will be exploring the following things: Why many children end up juvenile delinquents. Whether the abuse of a child or maltreatment leads to juvenile delinquency. The ways we can help prevent children from becoming delinquents. The ways to help those who have turned to delinquency and educating those who are on their way to becoming a delinquent. Juvenile delinquents are made not born, they can be helped.
Reference: Sexton, Elizabeth. Summer 1998. Harmed Children: Delinquency, Child Abuse, and School. Reclaiming Children and Youth. Volume 7, Number 2. http://search.proquest.com.bluestem.csu.edu:2048/criminaljusticeperiodicals/docview/214197311/fulltextPDF/137E8C6F02D5B77C5D8/1?accountid=10079
Keywords: Juvenile, delinquency, prevent …show more content…
Prevention is one of the top ways to help reduce juvenile delinquency and intervention is another. Both ways show the child that someone actually cares and there are alternatives to dealing with their feelings and anger. Early intervention and comprehensiveness are also critical factors, according to Saminsky, A. (2010). "Preventing Juvenile Delinquency. Home visitation programs and head start are two that Saminsky mentions. They both have shown incredible results by targeting known risk factors that often lead to delinquent
Jacqueline Walker
IDES 101
Abstract
It has been held that there is a link between children being abused or maltreated and juvenile delinquency. According to Elizabeth Sexton's research study of the long-term effects of maltreatment of children. She studied 378 records of children who were brought before the juvenile court, more than half of juvenile delinquents has been victims of some type of abuse. Is there a distinct connection between juvenile delinquency and the environment they grow up in is the question. In this research paper I will be exploring the following things: Why many children end up juvenile delinquents. Whether the abuse of a child or maltreatment leads to juvenile delinquency. The ways we can help prevent children from becoming delinquents. The ways to help those who have turned to delinquency and educating those who are on their way to becoming a delinquent. Juvenile delinquents are made not born, they can be helped.
Reference: Sexton, Elizabeth. Summer 1998. Harmed Children: Delinquency, Child Abuse, and School. Reclaiming Children and Youth. Volume 7, Number 2. http://search.proquest.com.bluestem.csu.edu:2048/criminaljusticeperiodicals/docview/214197311/fulltextPDF/137E8C6F02D5B77C5D8/1?accountid=10079
Keywords: Juvenile, delinquency, prevent …show more content…
Prevention is one of the top ways to help reduce juvenile delinquency and intervention is another. Both ways show the child that someone actually cares and there are alternatives to dealing with their feelings and anger. Early intervention and comprehensiveness are also critical factors, according to Saminsky, A. (2010). "Preventing Juvenile Delinquency. Home visitation programs and head start are two that Saminsky mentions. They both have shown incredible results by targeting known risk factors that often lead to delinquent