What Are The Causes Of Crime Among Children And Children

Juveniles/children today are often exposed to many risk factors that can reportedly be linked to their chance of committing a crime. These risk factors do not guarantee that a child will ever commit a crime, but it greatly increases their risk. It is considered that these events in a child’s life can greatly impact their rationality, social skills, and even their ability to cope with difficult situations. Taking the effects of the risks and the causes of the risks into consideration when determining why an individual committed a crime. Children exposed to risk factors have a greater chance of leading a life of crime than those not exposed to risk factors.
Risk factors can be defined as a factor that increases an individual’s chance of committing a crime, such as: abuse, neglect, and lack of affection. When these factors are prevalent in a child it can cause misbehavior, disobedience, and even a life of criminality. Juveniles/children in this sense can be defined as anyone under the age of 18.
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Risk factors identified by researchers, “link certain personal characteristics (such as low IQ) and social conditions (such as poverty and abuse) to violent acts committed at a later stage of childhood or adolescence” (Kupchik, & Ferro, 2010). These factors may not be a cause of violence in youth, but they can be used as a determining factor when predicting the escalation and onset of violent acts committed by juveniles (Kupchik, & Ferro, 2010). Adolescence is a crucial time for a juvenile to develop life skills, decision-making skills, and rational thoughts, but if these are disrupted by risk factors, there is a possibility of disrupted thought