Social And Environmental Problems Of Juvenile Delinquency

The Social and Environmental Problems that Contribute to Juvenile Delinquency and Solutions Many juveniles are raised in homes with a history of drug use, poverty, physical and emotional abuse, violence, and neglect as a way of everyday life. This is an issue for our criminal justice system because majority of these youths commit violent crimes. In the 2002 report conducted by The Federal Bureau of Investigation 1.5 million youths under the age eighteen are arrested each year for crimes ranging from loitering to murder. It also reported more than 700,000 of them belong to gangs (Ramirez, 2008). Locking them up is the simplest way to key tabs on them, however it is expensive and once they get involved in the criminal justice system the cycle is never ending and it is difficult for them to get out. Juveniles are victims of their circumstances with each generation repeating itself. As a society we need to identify and provide more productive ways to address …show more content…
The Juvenile Detention System is effected because every year an estimated 500,000 youth are brought to juvenile detention centers and more than 26,000 of them youth are detained (Ziedenberg, n.d.). The entire community these juvenile’s delinquents are transitioning back into after detention safety is at risk. Especially in urban communities which is practically a warzone due to the easy access to firearms, drugs, gang infested and poverty stricken. In fact, annual violent crime rate is 74% higher in urban areas than the suburbs which is 34% (Morris, n.d.). The families of these children are effected because they need assistance with parenting skills on how to manage their kid’s behavioral issues, they need corrective actions that are effective in discipline them for breaking the rules and improving the family dynamics to keep children at home and in our communities and out of the criminal justice