In Australia is has been reported that young Australians who are aged between 15 and 19 are considered to be one of Australia’s most dangerous people, according to the Australian Institute of Criminology crimes that are considered as violent are at its highest amongst this group of people. Details released by the Australian Crime: Facts & Figures (2012) has outlined that in general perspective, it has been recorded that in Australia the teenagers are becoming more aggressive towards the general public and they are accountable for a number of robberies, sexual attacks, bashings and even abductions, making the 17-year-olds the most dangerous age category on the list. Demographer David Chalke (2013) argues that majority of crimes always relates to consumption of alcohol and sometimes video game can have a huge impact because these days they are so realistic that video games have built a society where violence is the norm. Overall, it is evident that teenagers in Australia are growingly concerning the authority and being a threat to the society as a result of this the government needs to take strong actions to stop or preventing these teenagers from committing crime. Youth is a phase that is followed by swift psychological and physical changes to the person, where young people move on from being dependent children to independent adults. At this stage of life, some may be very vulnerable to peer pressure influence and different beliefs, and may be motivated to push boundaries, experiment and take risks that could put themselves or others at risk of being hurt (ABS, 2008). In many cases the smallest mistakes you make as a youth can bee seen as a criminal offence in the eyes of the law and that’s why some teenagers can end up being guilty of a crime, but in most cases the crime that has been committed by the person is usually intentional, such as robberies and fighting; although some people may argue with this facts, research says otherwise. In Australia one in five people will become involved in the juvenile justice system during adolescence and 10 per cent of these teenagers will end up in youth court (CYH, 2014). Furthermore, research highlights that there are various reasons as to why teenagers are committing crime. For instance, young people often commit crime in groups, making them easier to bee seen, they also commit crime in public places to try and attract attention and their criminal activity is unplanned and opportunistic (AIHW, 2012). Whilst only a small proportion of young Australians may do the wrong thing, other repeatedly show anti-social and harmful behaviors.
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The magnitude of this problem is very high and dangerous for the future of Australia. The problem that occurs from a crime started by a teenager does not necessarily end when the police arrest him (CYH 2014). Usually the repercussion of the crime can be a long-term to a lifetime of psychological issue for the victim. Generally in a case where it is murder this can be very devastating not only for the victims family but also for the extended family and friends of the victim, community, police, ambulance personnel and the eyewitnesses (AIC, 2012). In addition, this issue of youth being involved in crimes shall not be taken lightly because every crime they commit whether it is a robbery, assault or fighting will have an affect on another person/business. The road that a young individual takes to become a member of group that take part in crime and the length of the time it takes for them to live in this type of lifestyle is different for any of them (AIC 2002). …show more content…
In addition to this, many young individuals will take part in a criminal activity at some point in time, however it is only a minority who will peruse to be ‘chronic’ offenders. However, many juvenile involvements in crime discontinue deprived of any requirement of interference from the authority (Weatherburn & Baker, 2001). Therefore, the reasons as to why they discontinue being involved in crime is because they fear the law and would not want to risk having a criminal history on their profile. One very affective way to prevent teenagers from being chronic offenders is to help them support them by placing them into employment programs. Programs that aim at training and employment are centred on
The magnitude of this problem is very high and dangerous for the future of Australia. The problem that occurs from a crime started by a teenager does not necessarily end when the police arrest him (CYH 2014). Usually the repercussion of the crime can be a long-term to a lifetime of psychological issue for the victim. Generally in a case where it is murder this can be very devastating not only for the victims family but also for the extended family and friends of the victim, community, police, ambulance personnel and the eyewitnesses (AIC, 2012). In addition, this issue of youth being involved in crimes shall not be taken lightly because every crime they commit whether it is a robbery, assault or fighting will have an affect on another person/business. The road that a young individual takes to become a member of group that take part in crime and the length of the time it takes for them to live in this type of lifestyle is different for any of them (AIC 2002). …show more content…
In addition to this, many young individuals will take part in a criminal activity at some point in time, however it is only a minority who will peruse to be ‘chronic’ offenders. However, many juvenile involvements in crime discontinue deprived of any requirement of interference from the authority (Weatherburn & Baker, 2001). Therefore, the reasons as to why they discontinue being involved in crime is because they fear the law and would not want to risk having a criminal history on their profile. One very affective way to prevent teenagers from being chronic offenders is to help them support them by placing them into employment programs. Programs that aim at training and employment are centred on