Juvenile delinquency

The Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency in School Systems and Communities Juvenile delinquency is the term used for youth who commit acts that would be considered criminal if committed by an adult. United States court systems have seen a recent spike in the prevalence of delinquent acts by juveniles. School systems have decided to intervene in efforts to reduce these rates. Currently school across the United States have been experiencing more and more signs of delinquent behavior in adolescents.…

fear of juvenile delinquency in early nineteenth century Britain became a fast spreading debate, politically and publicly (Shore, 1999), this was during the era of the industrial revolution and the beginning of a technological world. It is evident that the introduction to this new world had an underlying effect on the policing towards children and how the working class children were treated similarly to social parasites. The main focus in the first half of the century was on the rise in juvenile…

Juvenile delinquency is criminal behavior committed by minors. (Siegal, 1981) When looking deeper into the deviant behaviors of juveniles there are fundamental perspectives that correlate the juvenile delinquency. Three main theories that are being focused on are strain theory, control theory, and cultural deviance theories. Strain theory which is also known as motivational theory describes desires that a juvenile have such as committing crimes. According to what society’s norm is these…

two parents involved would be considered a broken home (Kersha-Aerga & White-Lewis, 2013). With the evident issue that juvenile delinquency is on the rise, it is wise to look at the family structure of these children and if there is any effect leading to delinquency due to that child’s home-life. “The number of abused and neglected children has special significance for the juvenile justice system because many of these children end up in the system” (Bartollas & Schmalleger, 2014). Family is…

Gangs: Attractors of Juvenile Delinquency or the Cause for it? “Since the mid-20th century, gang violence in this country has become widespread” with 8% of youth being involved in them between the ages of 12 and 17 (Howell, 2010 p. 2). A question that has risen is if gangs attract delinquents or if they make juveniles delinquent. The main concern is if these youths had previous delinquency issues, or if they joined for friendship and a sense of community that turned violent. I believe it…

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…

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…

American society is faced with an ever growing threat of juvenile delinquency. Most would dispute that the problem is more complex and deservers more attention that adults in the criminal system. Even though the punishment for criminal activity is the same, juvenile delinquency bring into conversation many issues. Although many strategies have been put into place to decrease juvenile delinquency and to get rid of the legal justice approach to crime overall, crime for the youth and particularly…

The popular view of juvenile delinquency has been shaped by taking a look at the rebellious behavior of males. The study of female crime has not been a case of much topic since male delinquents so significantly surpass female criminals. Unlike men, studies has shown females in the stereotype of frail, needy, and delicate creatures. The greatest physical contrasts amongst young ladies and young men don't show up until puberty. The participation of females with crime and the juvenile justice…

(Peterson and Morgan, 2014, p. 131) Although there is enough data to see a similarity between genders with gang involvement as a risk factor for juvenile delinquency, it is believed to be inconsistent. Both genders do not experience the same variables in this setting, making the research difficult to predict the relationship between gangs and juvenile delinquency for males and females.…