Research Paper On Juvenile Delinquents

Juvenile delinquent are a endangerment to society and should be imprisoned for their actions. Delinquency put society as a whole at stake. Juvenile crime rates in adulthood and other negative outcomes. For example, that between 50 and 75 percent of adolescents who have spent time in juvenile detention centers are incarcerated later in life. Allowing adolescents be on the streets surrounded by bad influences does not give juveniles a chance to discern from right and wrong. It does not help society if adolescents are out doing senseless crimes and getting locked away. Judicial courts need to choose whether or not the crime is severe and sentence teens away or go through rehab for things they are not understanding. Ashley Nellis states, “ …show more content…
With judicial courts being so lenient on these different crimes juvenile commit, they will not learn from previous crimes. The articles states, “A 16 year old is an accomplice to robbing a convenience store, the teenager received a year in jail and three years probation, a year later took apart of a home- invasion. Judges that sentenced him life without parole for violating probation.” If teens can commit a crime as little as robbing a store and doing a year juveniles would think committing murder would be okay. Studies show teens mainly focus on sex, money, and stimulation. Teenagers perform different crimes from being bored thinking they can just do not care about the consequences. Teens need to act more