Juvenile delinquency

Juvenile delinquency is a very broad subject matter, that can involve a mixture of distinct behaviors and delinquency trends among adolescent youth. More precisely, I would like to expand more on the topic of youth that become involved in gangs and address the causes that leads them to this decision, including factors and theories that define this issue. Before we further any discussion on any topics that are relevant to the matter, we must first fully understand what constitutes a gang. A youth…

bonds between the parents, peers and community are equally important in preventing delinquency in juveniles. The stronger the bonds are between each, the less likely an adolescent is to commit some deviant act. The perspective of this theory differs from most, in…

answered because of the detailed and honest information given by the participants. It was clear to the researcher that the participants thought that parental substance abuse, socioeconomics, and intervention were all risk factors correlating to juvenile delinquency. SUBSTANCE ABUSE DOUBLE TROUBLE The researcher was shocked to find that 18 out of the 20 survey participants answered that they noticed…

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…

factors that have been believed to lead to juvenile delinquency. We will also discuss to what extent family factors help protect against juvenile delinquency. Lastly we will examine how family factors interact with environmental factors such as socioeconomic and neighborhoods influence delinquency. The first theory we will discuss surrounds the idea that children who…

Since the beginning, the juvenile justice system has advanced from witnessing children being sentenced in adult courts to a system that struggles to protect the welfare of juvenile delinquents, but to also be firm on the acts of crime to protect the public from harm. With the development of times reforms made to the juvenile justice system changed from the initial goal of changing the system to a less severe one to a system that has a unique resemblance to the adult criminal justice system. The…

Juvenile offenders are minors who are aged between 10 to 18 years. The acts committed by these minors are not crimes since criminal acts are presumed to be committed by adults. On the other hand, the acts committed by minors are referred to as delinquent acts. Since minors are assumed to be innocent and may not necessarily be aware of their acts, there is a need to have a separate detention center for minor, which is different from that of the adults. This argument led to the introduction of…

For this juvenile delinquency film assignment, I viewed the movie Juice. I will attempt to highlight some of the delinquencies depicted in the movie in this sociology paper. Juice is about 4 teens growing up in Harlem, New York. They often skip school, and instead spend their days hanging out at their favorite spots while dabbling in petty crimes. They are constantly harassed by police and their rival, a Puerto Rican gang. One day one of their friends gets shot, and the teens decide that they…

When most people hear about juvenile Delinquency they think of violent crimes and acts against society. In reality it is just about the exact opposite. Juvenile delinquency was a rising factor around the 19th century. People then thought to create a separate justice system for the juveniles. Robert Hartmann Mcnamara states in his book Juvenile Delinquency : Bridging Theory to Practice that “Juvenile delinquency is a complex issue that requires a thorough understanding of the physical, social,…

person and direct them to perform certain tasks or activities to reduce their risk of offending. Its goal is to figure out the reasons why a juvenile might be committing offences, such as difficulties they may be having at school, at home, or what their outside influences are. In order for the YOA personnel do this, assistance is needed by the police, Juvenile Justice, the Department of Education and Training, and NSW Health (Legal Aid Youth, 2009). Although in Australia their primary punishment…