Juvenile delinquency

1. In Juvenile Delinquency Theory, Practice and Law by Larry J. Siegel and Brandon C. Welsh explains in chapter 4 the different causes of delinquent behavior (128). One of the more familiar theories used to explain why juveniles commit crimes is Strain Theory, Merton’s Theory of Anomie. Robert Merton used a slightly different concept of anomie that would explain the environments in the U.S society (142). Children of Low income families, who don’t receive good education and proper resources, are…

Critical Analysis of the Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas Theory Juvenile delinquency has been an issue within the justice system for quite some time now. During the past decades, there have been several speculations made as to why juvenile delinquency tends to occur and where it stems from in American cities, such as Chicago. In the book “Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas,” published by the University of Chicago Press in 1942, authors Clifford R Shaw and Henry McKay insist that ethics…

Juvenile delinquency is a complicated and complex issue with a multitude of underlying causes and reasoning behind why it happens. Years of research and studies have taken place across generations to aid in a better understanding what factors contribute to it and what should be done to prevent it. Developmental Theory takes aim at the life cycle of juvenile delinquency from beginning to the epilogue. Life Course Theory lends reason to the idea that a combination of personality and environment…

It is obvious to everyone that the juvenile are the building block of society and through them we can build the basic structure of any community. It is sad to acknowledge that the drug problem has become more serious with expansion and technological progress which contributed to making the use of drugs a general problem. The drug use among teenagers is not limited to a particular country or segment of society, but has become one of the most important social problems that is faced in the social…

When a juvenile below an age specified under a statute exhibits behavior which may prove to be dangerous to society he may be called a Juvenile Delinquent. Juvenile delinquency refers to the antisocial or criminal activity of the child which violates the law. As per the statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), juvenile criminals between 16 and 18 years accounted for more than 60% of the crimes registered against minors in India in 2013. The issue of how juveniles should…

helping explain the impact a child’s involvement in the juvenile justice system (Class Notes 2/23/16; Mahan: Short Assignment 3). For example, if a juvenile delinquent internalizes a negative label and then views it as part of his identity—rather than reject the label and stop his criminal activity as intended—he will likely continue to commit crime (Mahan: Short Assignment 3). Therefore, labeling theory can help explain recidivism rates in the juvenile justice system. 2. Risk and protective…

Meanwhile, nationwide reports of juvenile crime are reliably high, with juveniles representing 38% of the incarcerated population. Juvenile delinquency generally falls into two categories: status offenses and criminal offenses. Status offenses are acts that if committed by adults would not be considered criminal (e.g. runaway, minor in possession). Criminal offenses on the other hand are offenses that range from property crime to murder. Of the 2.2 million juveniles arrested each year, 92,300…

Juvenile delinquency among females is a major societal issue that could potentially lead to violent antisocial behaviors through the access to gangs and other organizations that make these young women feel apart of something bigger than life. A study conducted at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign concluded that adolescent female involvement in gangs is significantly more present in homes where the children were subjected to greater levels of aggressive physical and verbal abuse,…

Juvenile Justice & Juvenile Delinquency Has the Juvenile Court Been Sufficiently Criminalized? Over the past two centuries this country has made progress in the right direction when it comes to juveniles and their sanctions for delinquent acts. The majority of people in the United States would agree that having separate juvenile courts for minors is sufficiently affective, but what are the boundaries for these courts. After the landmark case of In Re Gualt, juvenile courts changed…

When you compare the delinquency crime rates today against what they were back in the early 90’s, the percentage is lower but the overall numbers are still high. There are two categories of sociological theories of delinquency: social strain and cultural transmission. These theories look beyond the individual in seeking causal explanations and place juveniles and their behavior in a larger sociological context for understanding. According…