Juvenile delinquency

As a result, various programs and approaches have been implemented to combat delinquency. Theories of crime and crime causation exist not only for adults, but for youth also, several theories exist explaining why juveniles participate in delinquent behavior (Merlo, Benekos, & Champion, 2016). A distinction should be made between juvenile delinquents and another group of youth behaving contrary to the norm known as status offenders. The distinction is critical…

In 1825, The House of Refuge was established due the work of Eddy and Griscom. This was a residential institution that would teach mechanical skills to young transients. This was the first reformatory to be managed privately and isolated juveniles from adults (The Time 1). The Journal of Correctional Education states, there were “two distinct classes of inmates…(a) those children convicted and sentenced for crime, and (b) the children who were not convicted of crime, but who were destitute or…

Although the theory used focus’s more on juveniles who have lost a parent, more recently, theorists have chosen to focus on maltreatment by the parents, as it has shown to be more “consequential to subsequent delinquency than the death of a parent.” (Hollist, 2009, p 380). When a child is neglected, according to strain theory, a parent may impend their child’s ambitions, goals,…

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…

International patterns of delinquency are summarized, with particular emphasis on delinquency in England and European countries. The text's final chapters focus on corrections, beginning with court processes and the training school. Innovative alternatives to institutionalization for juvenile delinquents are detailed, including diversion, youth service bureaus, community-based residential facilities, and school…

Juveniles committing crimes is not a new topic of discussion, in fact records of juveniles committing crimes dates back to the 1600s, which started the rules and guidelines that evolved over the years to our present-day rules for juveniles. The rules for juveniles vary from state to state. Currently, the system considers anyone from the ages below 7 an infant and they are too young to be held accountable for their actions. Then anyone from the ages of 7 to 17 is considered a juvenile. The…

Assignment Should some cases of juvenile crimes charge in adult criminal court? The issue of whether Juvenile Offenders should be charge in adult criminal court has been, throughout the ages, hotly debated. Some contend that adolescents are too young to be charged in adult criminal court and have not fully developed such as a maturity to accept severe punishments that adults offenders often get. Others dispute aforementioned assertion by saying that juvenile crimes are equally serious…

security guards and many other options are available to protect possible target of criminal acts” (Hess, 372). Second, Three Levels of Delinquency Prevention focused on primary,…

Familial Factors Effect on Juvenile Delinquency The family is the first step in socializing, Kunt (2003) states for children, family is like a buffer zone between the individual and the society. When the individual comes into the world he first meets his family. He creates basis of personality with his learning there. Then he builds on these bases what he learnt through social relations. If the foundation is unstable, it is destined to collapse. For this reason, sound basis and loving family…

Correctional institute is that penal institution where juveniles are held temporarily so that they learn to behave. After watching the video, it is obvious that such efforts are not getting any successful and young offenders keep on hurting themselves and fighting with the police officers to leave that place. Studies show that there are very very few programs which may have some positive effect in the prevention of future delinquency like the “Future soldier program”. In future soldier program,…