Juvenile delinquency in the United States

Chicago school of criminology is an institution that stems from the end of the first world war. It began as a section of the post-progressive era social science movement. The school marked the stable institution of sociology in the United States of America. It developed as a result of urbanization and expansion of Chicago and the increase in crime rates. The theorists in the institution focused on the changes occurring in the neighborhood. The main school of thought is on urban sociology, social…

Many people believe that juvenile delinquency is correlated with low socioeconomic status. Children from poor neighborhoods are seen as hoodlums and not trusted to behave properly. They are discriminated against and labeled as delinquent before they even get a chance to show otherwise. There is a stigma of delinquency associated with lower class citizens in America that can somewhat blind many to the fact that crime happens throughout all classes. The appearance of high socioeconomic class puts…

Prevention of Antisocial Behavior Among Juveniles Recent statistics indicate that the rate of detention of minors is at its lowest point since the mid 80 's In 2000, approximately 2.4 million minors were arrested, which is about 10% of all young people in the United States (Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI], 2000). Minors who have committed violent crimes increased by 62% (Bureau of Justice Statistics [BJS], 1998; Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention [OJJDP] In 2000, for…

Juvenile delinquency refers to delinquent and criminal behaviors among young people as they negotiate the transition from childhood to adulthood in an increasingly complex and confusing world. Although the issue of juvenile delinquency is an age old problem, it seems that the juvenile of the past does not compare with the juvenile of the present. The antisocial behavior often associated with today’s juvenile delinquents include serious forms of burglary, strong arm robbery, activity related to…

important for us as a society to remember that the youth within juvenile justice systems are, most of the time, youths who simply haven't had the right mentors and supporters around them—because of circumstances beyond their control” (Huffington Post). Juvenile delinquency is a problem that reaches all social classes in the United States. In order to lower juvenile delinquency, one has to understand the consequences of incarceration for juveniles, and be informed about the alternatives to…

cause of death, 100,000 children bring weapons to school every day in the United States (Hoffman and Summers, 2001). The increasing rates of youth violence appears to be a worldwide phenomenon in industrialized nations. Possible explanations for the increase vary from country to country and include drug trafficking, family breakdown, political turmoil and increased gang activity (Hoffman and Summers, 2001). In the United States, major contributors were the weapons and the violence that…

The complicated relationship between race and crime has been a enormous debate in the United states. Since the 1980s there has been a vast increase in racial crime due to a massive increase in population. For example in the textbook Juvenile Delinquency the core 6th edition it states that “ There are approximately 40 million European American and 10 million African American youths ages 5 to 17, a ratio of about four to one” ( Larry J. Siegel & Brandon C. Welsh 46). This shows the large increase…

In the United States we have a very diverse culture, each day a child is exposed to a different environment. The environment that we are raised in not only plays into perspective to how see life but also its our culture. In some communities joining a gang has become a norm to be apart in, and not being a in a gang is frown upon for example in 2004 you could not walk the streets of Highland Park with out being asked who are you associated with. In a community where death rates have been at an all…

Within this paper juvenile crime and delinquency will be explored using the ideas provided with General Strain Theory. There will be an in depth analysis of the impacts of both non-violent and violent abuse on juveniles, and the ways in which said abuse manifests itself into non-violent and violent crimes perpetrated by said victim. The analysis will draw from five various sources that studied youth of low to no economic status. In order to understand the reason for crime perpetration of crime…

Learning about special corrections and special problems concerning to juveniles and female prisoners helped me learn more regarding to this topics. The Federal Bureau has a Central Office, community corrections office, one hundred and sixteen institutions, and six regional offices. The Bureau helps to protects public safety and ensures that federal offenders serve their sentence of imprisonment in establishments that are properly secure, safe, cost efficient, and humane. “The Bureau is…