Juvenile delinquency

A large number of juveniles currently have criminal records and or are incarcerated within juvenile correction facilities. Some of these juveniles come from homes that one would consider as being very dysfunctional and others come from homes were one would consider those homes were the parents would seem to have everything together. The one things that all these juveniles have in common would be that they all have parents and or guardians that took a part in the way that the child was raised.…

and probably for years to come das been affected by juvenile crime. It not only affects parents, siblings, teachers, neighbors, and all families involved. This also affects the victims of crime, the bystander, and the perpetrators. Although the delinquency rates are experiencing a decrease, this is not true in many cities the rate is still remaining high. In these high crime cities numerous programs have attempted to try and lower this juvenile rate, but while there are a few that can be…

Violence Analysis and Prevention/Intervention Juvenile Violence When studying any form of crime, we always come back to the offenders and juveniles. The following variety of questions are imposed: “What caused the behavior?”, “What could have been done to help?”, and “How can such behaviors be prevented?”. The path of crime and delinquency is always shaped during one’s upbringing. The childhood and early adolescent phase in one’s life is deemed the most important time the shaping one’s path…

The juvenile justice system and the adult justice system have several parts in common, but are two systems that are operated differently. In this paper I am going to cover the juvenile justice system, an overview, comparing the juvenile justice system to the adult justice system. Finally, I will discuss the adjudication process of a juvenile transferring to the adult criminal justice system from the juvenile system. The juvenile justice system is to deal with persons that are deemed minors…

In response to a spike in juvenile crime rates during the transition into the Civil Rights era, states enacted tough punitive transfer laws that made it easier to automatically transfer juveniles to the adult criminal justice system, trying and sentencing adolescents as adults. Automatic transfer laws exempt certain crimes from being processed through the juvenile justice system by addressing the issue of juvenile delinquency based on irrational fears of a juvenile superpredator. Over the last…

Sanchez Juvenile Justice System C. Drew 9/22/15 Mental Health and Violent Offending Juvenile delinquents, minors who commits acts that violate the law. Not all juveniles are prone to perpetrate crimes. There are many studies towards why adolescents commit crimes. Most criminologists conclude that theories and mental health can be excellent explanations towards offending. Choice theory, trait theory and mental health issues are superb studies to further understand the causes of juvenile…

As the problem of Juvenile Delinquency is analyzed, theorists have highlighted many key points as to why they believe juveniles commit crimes. Two of the key points that will be explored in this essay is the routine activity theory and general deterrence theory. Both theories are said to posses in-depth information as to why juveniles are comfortable in committing crimes and how the corrections system believe they can stop this ongoing trends. Routine activity theory states that crime is not…

The debate on theoretical aspects of juvenile offending is ever present (Wolfgang et al., 1972). Crime reduction, prevention, and social action programs are planned and transformed via trial an error in hopes to curb delinquency. Studies examining social harm due to juvenile delinquency proves useful to criminologist and public administrators when making these changes. The use of cohort studies is recognized throughout history as an ideal use of criminal statistics to follow the evolution of…

Throughout history, the juvenile justice system has been heavily influenced by males. The system has put all its research towards males regarding their lifestyles (e.g. their interests, feelings, and mindset). Due to the fact that girls have only made up a small percentage of the system, but in recent years, offending by girls is on the rise. Girls are being held accountable for a larger quantity of the delinquency pie than they did in the 80s (Brookings). According to Chesney-Lind, females are…

The article “The costs of delinquency” was written by Mark A. Greenwald, Sherry L. Jackson and Michael T. Baglivio. The article was done in the form of a literature review; from studies that were conducted between the years 1982-2005. The main purpose of the article was to evaluate restitution as a sanction in the Criminal Justice system for juvenile delinquents and its effectiveness towards recidivism. As a way to reduce recidivism among juvenile delinquents a form of restorative justice known…