Conduct disorder

Juvenile Delinquency is a legal term that is given to the behaviour of children and teenagers that would be determined as a criminal if that were to exist in an adult. According to The Law Society of Singapore, it is said that the maximum age limit is 16 years old. In year 2013, a total of 1323 Juveniles were arrested. One of the physical factors that might influence juvenile delinquency is physical factors, and out of the multiple physical factors, one of it talks about the family’s financial…

youth delinquency, bad parenting behaviours have been defined as criminogenic, which refers to the “contribution of the likelihood of an individual to commit a crime” (Oxford, 2018). Depression, low self-esteem, personality disorders, and other psychological and emotional disorders, may be linked to bad parenting and consequently to youth delinquency. Negative parenting behaviours can psychologically affect young people’s character and personality, causing patterns of behaviours, thoughts, and…

The justice system that we adhere by today dates back to colonial times when Americans was answering to British authorities. By the end of the 17th century William Penn implemented many reforms to the justice system, which are still in place today. Once the U.S. Constitution was put into place the freedoms and rights of Americans were put in place to protect Americans from unjust criminal charges. This was the blueprint to structuring the criminal justice system that protects adults and…

Intermediate punishments, as defined by the textbook, are ‘community based sanctions that range from intensive probation supervision to no secure residential programs.’ Intermediate punishments are programs that require more supervision and punishments for a juvenile and are used as stricter punishments for them. Because of the increase in supervision, electronic monitoring devices are often used as part of a juvenile’s punishment, whether it be when they leave their house, are in public, or at…

Juvenile delinquents are being incarcerated and given the same punishment as adults are given, there are different factors to why this is a continuous problem. Recidivism rates, the mental capacity of juveniles, and the rights a juvenile hold are reason to why this is a problem. In the Atkins v Virginia case, the supreme court ruled the mentally retarded being sentenced the death penalty as unconstitutional and cruel and unusual punishment, under the eight amendment. In correlation to the Atkins…

When things don’t turn out the way people want them to, they easily blame others for theirs actions. Taking responsibility for one’s doing is easy if the outcome is accepted by others. But if the outcome is bad, they easily pass the responsibility to others. Humans are prone to blame others for mistakes they make. A unchangeable mistake was made when Victor Frankenstein created a monster in Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein. The monster was abandoned at first sight by his creator. Knowing nothing of…

What are Juvenile Offenders? Juvenile offenders are youths under the age of eighteen who are accused of a crime or have committed a crime and they are processed through a Juvenile Justice System. I learned about Juvenile Offenders through a class assignment, the class was instructed to read a novel about Juvenile Offenders in a Juvenile Hall facility. This topic is very controversial and it can go either way; it’s very intriguing to see how and why Juvenile’s end up in the justice system.…

Sentencing juveniles to life in prison without the possibility of parole will only create real criminals. Why would juveniles proceed to redeem their actions after they have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole? Juveniles should be given the opportunity to a second chance, one truly believes with the proper resources that juveniles detention centers provide for the youths, that the juveniles have a great chance of prospering and learning from their impulsive actions…

A person’s childhood is a very important and fragile time of every person life. Children shouldn’t be raise in certain conditions that may affect them later on in life. My hypothesis is that I believe children from broken homes get behavioral, academic and social problems because of their unhealthy relationship between them and their parents. I will be testing my hypothesis by naturalistic observation, giving out a questionnaire, and doing individual case studies on both children and parents. I…

Violence Reducing Community Juvenile delinquency is defined as committing offenses or actions by person of the age 18 or younger. Delinquent juveniles mostly only receive conventional criminal prosecutions if the option for their offenses is possible. Virginia has a vested interest in promoting state and local policies that prevent juvenile delinquency (Blanco, Miller, & Peck, 2007). Not only Virginia, but many other states now offer programs to juveniles to give them a second chance. Several…