Juvenile delinquency

In our criminal justice system, young offenders are treated far differently than adults, even having their own term known as juvenile delinquency. This term is defined as “the habitual committing of criminal acts or offenses by a young person, especially one below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible”. This is an important concept to be known in order to protect our youths, as well as have a better future for society. Society must identify individuals who are considered…

Juvenile delinquency in the United States has had an overwhelming number of adolescences in trouble with law enforcement. Major sources of data have been collected by researchers to measure the magnitude of the delinquent actions, some of these data collection organizations include but are not limited to Juvenile Court Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting program (UCR), Cohort Studies, victimization surveys, and self-reporting. With this information we will look into how prevalent delinquency is…

In chapter 7: I was introduced to the social learning theory it describes juveniles engaging in delinquent behavior and engaging in conforming behavior by being active with others. It also described the mechanism, the reinforcement positive/ negative, and beliefs, punishments, and explains the imitating model of delinquency that gets involved. Edwin H. Sutherland is a pioneer of criminology that opposes the genetic influences and the mental defects of criminal behavior. Social learning had five…

To understand the behaviors of juvenile delinquents, one must first look at the contributing factors that triggered the actions in the first place. “Children showing persistent disruptive behavior are likely to become child delinquents and in turn, child delinquents are likely to become dangerous, violent, or chronic juvenile offenders.” (Darbouze 2008, p.3). Understanding these behaviors earlier on in life, might deter a child from re-offending or becoming a juvenile delinquent. Darbouze (2008)…

Video games and juvenile delinquency Student’s name University affiliation Video games and juvenile delinquency Over the years, there has been a sharp increase in juvenile delinquency witnessed across all parts of the world, especially in first world nations. These crimes mostly involve the use of guns and aggressiveness. This has prompted research into the possible causes of these events, with various studies suggesting that there may be an association between media violence,…

Juvenile delinquency is an emergent problem found in society today. A juvenile delinquent is when an individual, under the age of seventeen, participates in illegal activities and demonstrates anti-social and criminal behavior. This type of aggressive behavior requires immediate attentiveness and concentration because it is comprised of several factors. The main and key element of this conduct is socialization. Socialization is encompassed by several sub topics, in which, affects any individual…

The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act was passed in 1974 and led to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to be established (Khondaker & Lewis, 2006). As the concept of juvenile justice became more apparent, juvenile prevention programs began to be implemented. While juveniles engage in crime for a variety of reasons, in order for treatment to be effective, the influences or cause of the behavior must be addressed. Within the juvenile justice system, changing…

been identified as being one of the biggest contributing factors to Juvenile delinquency but research shows that it is difficult to determine the exact cause of juvenile delinquency. Failure in school, sharing common causes, school division, and psychological problems seem to be the top factors associating school failure to juvenile delinquency. According to Bartollas and Schmalleger (2014), most major theories of delinquency see the school as a key factor contributing to delinquent behavior.…

Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency Jacqueline Walker IDES 101 Abstract It has been held that there is a link between children being abused or maltreated and juvenile delinquency. According to Elizabeth Sexton's research study of the long-term effects of maltreatment of children. She studied 378 records of children who were brought before the juvenile court, more than half of juvenile delinquents has been victims of some type of abuse. Is there a distinct connection between juvenile…

Juveniles are referred as someone under the age of eighteen. According to the United States Department of Justice, “More than 70 million Americans, about 1 in 4 – are younger than 18…” There are many factors that are in play when dealing with what makes a juvenile delinquent. Most adult criminals have been juvenile delinquents at some point in their life, childhood is commonly where crime starts for adult criminals. It is not uncommon for parents to be the fault in the delinquency of an…