Essays on Juvenile Delinquency

The social disorganization theory associates the rates of delinquency with the levels of the socioeconomic conditions in any society. Continual poverty will increase delinquency especially among the lower class members of the community. It applies to the social landscape of America because of its stratified nature i.e. there has been an unequal distribution of prestige, wealth, and also power in the country (Part two- Theories of Delinquency, n.d., p. 130). The theory is more pronounced in the US than the cultural deviance theories because of the difficulty in subscribing to the behavioral demands of various social groups. In addition ...

A chronic juvenile offender is a young person having multiple criminal convictions that are spread over multiple criminal events (Baglivio, et al., 2014). The young offenders are either 11 years and younger having committed ten offences and have been arrested within twelve months or between 12 and 15 years with 15 offences and have been arrested over a duration of eighteen months. These offenders are also responsible for majority of the violent crimes (Fox, et al., 2015). Thomas Jones cannot be classified as a chronic young offender since this is his first time to commit the offence. Henry Thompson ...

The rational choice theory states that any behavior that a human has is as a matter of choice (Siegel & Welsh, 2014). In fact, anybody has an option to choose the kind of behavior he or she would like, depending on the needs they have. Therefore, criminal behavior is also a choice that one makes consciously. A person chooses to go against the law after careful consideration of the potential benefits that they would get out of it. One will avoid breaking the law if the potential benefits are outweighed by the dangers associated.

Controlling Juvenile Delinquency

When applying the rational choice theory, ...

Lionel Tate Case

Applying Theory to Practice: Lionel Tate Case For this assignment I have chosen the case of Lionel Tate, who was the most youthful individual in the history of the United States to be sentenced to life detainment. Tate was playing at home with his friend Tiffany Eunick (6 years old). They both were babysat by Lionel’s mother, Kathleen Grossett-Tate. When she decided to have some sleep, kids were playing downstairs. According to Tate’s words, they were watching wrestling on the TV and so, Lionel decided to show Tiffany some moves. Several times Kathleen heard noises downstairs, but ...

Delinquent Behavior

Delinquent behavior refers to the illegal actions committed by young offender aged mostly below the age of 18 years. The term is also used to explain the behavior of children who show acts of disobedience or mischievousness to the point where their parents cannot control them and thus they are subject to legal action by the justice system. Some factors such as ethnicity, social/economic status, race, and gender affect the landscape of juvenile delinquency in the United States. For instance, studies show that most of the youths affected include mostly African Americans and Latinos. Juvenile delinquency is also prevalent ...

Juvenile Delinquency Reduction Efforts

Two of the most renowned juvenile delinquency reduction programs in the writer’s society include Adolescent Diversion Project and Aggression Replacement Training (ART). Adolescent Diversion Project aims to motivate criminals belonging to minor age category to adopt civilized and gentle behaviors. Such criminals are given special training in jails after they have committed a crime in which they are taught and made aware of the value of being socially responsible (National Institute of Justice, 2016). On the other hand, ART is mainly directed to prevent minors from aggressions through psychological training into different dimensions. They build social skills through ...

Introduction

Juvenile delinquency has long been a sensitive topic. It often encompasses the disciplines of morality, ethics, and criminal justice and law enforcement. The same is true for other hotly debated and related topics such as the over-criminalization of youths, youth policing, and the war on drugs and how it affects the mindset and social behavior of young people. There has also been numerous works that have been published about these topics. One of those was Punished Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys. Punished was a book published by Victor Rios in 2011. What makes this book a ...

The Best Method for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency

Juvenile crimes are some of the main challenges that face many justice systems across the globe. Sometimes courts find it hard to find a clear definition of juvenile offenders and how to deal with their criminality. Traditionally, punishment and rehabilitation approaches were being used to prevent juvenile delinquency (Dammer & Albanese, 2013). However, the two methods have proved to be ineffective, and now new prevention strategies are being used to prevent juvenile crimes, which are now common. Some of the methods that are currently being used include community service, home curfew, counseling, and mediation. Nevertheless, according to my view, counseling ...

Introduction

Child prostitution is considered a curse that affects every continent globally with the situation increasing every year all over the world. There are over three million children who become victims of child prostitution each year globally. Factors such as gender discrimination and inequality, poverty, child trafficking and immigration and child labor contribute to the high level of child prostitution as a form of juvenile delinquency. Gender discrimination has contributed to over 98% of child prostitution being girls and in every 6 out of 10 victims must have been due to trafficking. The vice of child prostitution violates the rights ...

In comparison to the 1980’s, juvenile delinquency has been on the rise throughout the 1990’s and 2000’s. Personality traits and psychological theories explain delinquent behaviour among the juveniles. Psychological issues such as mental illnesses, dysfunctional homes, and influential songs and videos could have triggered events that led Bale Dale Loukaitis to hold algebra students hostage at the Front Middle School. The Psychiatry and psychoanalytical approach together with general personality trait theories would help understand the underlying factors to Loukaitis’ violent behaviour. To counter delinquency psychodynamic – psychoanalytical theories and personality theories can help identify common delinquents’ characteristic ...

Question 1

(a.) The federal government determines a measure of poverty by comparing pre-tax income with a cost of minimum and standard food diet in the country which is updated annually basing on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Professionals have defined absolute poverty with the emphasis on the monetary aspect of it. As such, according to the government Absolute poverty refers to a situation where a person's financial ability is insufficient to maintain the minimum standard of living (Bogenschneider, 2014). With the increase in scrutiny on social welfare issues, experts find several drawbacks on the government guidelines used to define absolute ...

Q1 (a)

Traditionally, the federal government has defined absolute poverty with the emphasis on the monetary aspect of it. As such, according to the government Absolute poverty refers to a situation where a person’s financial ability is insufficient to maintain the minimum standard of living ((Bogenschneider, 2016). With the increase in scrutiny on social welfare issues, experts find several drawbacks on the government guidelines used to define absolute poverty. These drawbacks could affect the effectiveness of public assistance programs; therefore, it is vital to take note of some of the crucial disadvantages. As mentioned, the government lays emphasis on money ...

Application of Juvenile Delinquency Concepts

Introduction The juvenile is a person who has not reached his or her eighteenth years of age and delinquency is the violation of law. Hence, the term “juvenile delinquency” refers to the violation of the law done by a minor that would be considered a crime if would have been done by an adult who have reached the age of eighteen or passed this age (Office of the United States of Attorney, n.d).

Summary of key aspects

The story of Barry Dale Loukaitis has been selected for examination. The key aspects of the story are that it shows the impact of wrong beliefs ...

In Gridiron Gang, the character of Willie Weathery had many factors that could explain why he became delinquent. Family disruption, peers, gang membership, peer pressure, strain, community disorganization, social learning, low self-control and labeling are all theories and causes used to explain delinquent behavior and are all reasons why Willie Weathery engage in the delinquent act that landed him in juvenile detention. There is no single cause of delinquency. Many factors that combine to motivate a juvenile to engage in delinquent behavior.

FAMILY DISRUPTION

In the movie, Willie Weathery appears to live with his mother and younger brother. At no time ...

ABSTRACT

There are serious rising trends involving children and teens committing all sorts of crime, from individual acts to gang activity, all over the country. The issues regarding juvenile delinquency are a topic of great research and debate. There are a number of many theories from multiple disciplines, including economic, biological, psychological and sociological, that believe can explain why some children and teens become juvenile delinquents and others do not. Ultimately, there are many theories and each make valid points but, also, have weaknesses. Realistically, it is likely a combination of these different possibilities, making many of the causes of ...

Juvenile delinquency is caused by the general rules of crime and has its own characteristics. They are mainly associated with age-related, psychological, and other individual differences of juvenile offenders and the mechanism of criminal behavior, and a manifestation of the influence of circumstances, the dynamics, the structure of their crime, demographic, and many other factors that relate to various socio - economic, moral and psychological spheres. Youth crime is a dangerous negative phenomenon. It is part of organized crime. In this case, it is a risk, in particular, it is the mode of existence of the youth criminal environment. ...

The living environment shapes who people are. Naturally, in neighborhoods with a negative criminogenic environment, people often go deviant, and, when they do, it often is at a relatively young age. Researchers have gone to great lengths to study the underlying causes of delinquent behavior of young residents. Poverty appears to be one of the principal driving forces of offenders long with income disproportion, albeit to a far lesser extent. The blockade of opportunities or the means to achieve culturally acceptable norms in the society is also an important motivation. While race is not universally found to cause delinquency, ...

Abstract

Juvenile delinquency in the United States is steadily increasing at an alarming rate. The age pool of offenders keeps on decreasing even for violent crimes such as homicide and rape. It is unclear on how the society deteriorated in successive decades since the 1970s crack cocaine epidemic. Street gangs took over droves of students into their establishments while promising acceptance. The programs that came to the aid of the criminal justice system were two pronged. The primary program is prevention. This program holds the potential to safeguard schoolchildren who are yet to succumb to the pressures and circumstances around ...

Mary Bell is one of the well-known young killers. She was accused of the death of Brian Howe and Martin Brown. The details of the murders were gruesome, including the strangulation of one of the victims who was a three-year-old boy. Mary's family background is said to be responsible for her delinquent behaviors. Firstly, she thought that Bill Bell was her biological father (Calin, 2011). Billy was a criminal arrested for armed robbery and her biological father was unknown to her. Secondly, Mary claimed that her mother, who was a prostitute, had forced her to engage in sexual acts ...

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ABSTRACT The underage offenders can not be treated as adult criminals. Children have more chances to change. A special court system for juveniles has created a service-delivery system that provides minors with education, guidance, and supervision. The courts for juveniles also differ from the ones for adults. Commonly, the juvenile courts are informal in order not to stress the child, but minors has still have less rights in the court than adults. Also children can be punished for the cases that are absolutely legal for adults, like possession of alcohol and tobacco and running away from home. Minors are ...

Answers to Questions One: Gang Intervention/ Prevention Program

An example of a gang intervention/prevention program: Mass Campaign against Gang Membership and Activities Gangs in the United States have become a big problem in society. They engage in criminal activities and disturb the peace with every opportunity that they get. It is, therefore, important that these gangs be prevented from recruiting members and committing a crime. It is the duty of both the government and every citizen of the United States to participate in gang prevention and intervention activities. Christian Outreach Planning Associates Incorporated or simply COPA is an organization that conducts sensitization campaigns against gang activity. There ...

Crime must be punished, no matter the age of a person. Many teenagers are getting involved in crimes such as murder, theft, and drug dealing as a way to make money. Juvenile delinquency is the participation in criminal or illegal activities by minors, and when the teenagers are caught, legal systems give specific procedures to punish them. One of the common ways to punish the under-age criminals is through solitary confinement in juvenile centers. However, some minor cases may be forgiven, finned, and the child warned against committing the crime. Once the kids are taken into juvenile solitary confinement, ...

Juvenile delinquents should not be treated like adult offenders due to various reasons. The juvenile delinquent is young at maybe 14 years, and their level of maturity, experience, and decision-making cannot be compared to that of a 24-year-old. The delinquents often act as a result of peer pressure or other mischievous reasons that young people get involved in immorally. An adult has the maturity and decision-making knowledge to avoid engaging in irresponsible activities (Shoemaker, 2009). The other reason is that the delinquents are still young and have room for improvement if raised and corrected. Many delinquents have grown up ...

ABSTRACT

The juvenile crime rate has made a significant increase in America as children as young as eight years old are committing violent crimes. The juvenile justice system was first created to keep children out of adult prisons and to rehabilitate the children so that they will become productive non-criminal adults. This system has not been effective. Children are impacted by many factors when faced with decisions in today’s society. They are not as developed and lack the reasoning capability like adults. Thus, new approaches to juvenile justice must be instilled throughout the country in order to prevent more ...

Introduction:

Crime has been an important study that has existed for a long duration of time. Yet it remains controversial with theoretical, historical and accounts of male and female involvement often inconclusive. The perpetrators of crime have for long being presumed to be men. Whether by design or by nature men have been the major actors in criminal activities is a matter of contention. This paper adds to the existing literature on gender differences in crime involvement by comparing different researches on crime with special emphasis on gender involvement. There have been several studies that have been carried out focusing ...

Study

Abstract Juvenile transfer laws is one of the most controversial issue on the today’s criminal justice agenda of the United States of America. Thus, the policymakers vehemently argue that the possibility of being tried ‘as an adult’ is an effective general, specific and potential deterrent of juvenile crime. Enacted in the majority of the states, the juvenile transfer laws are thought to be an effective restraint against juvenile recidivism, an effective tool for rehabilitation of the young offenders and a solution, which protects the community against the most dangerous juvenile offenders. Yet, the several studies demonstrated that these ...

The modern societies in all countries are nowadays experiencing a set of challenges, tracing their origin from the ruining of social stability in principle, slackening of social bonds between different members of social communities, the growth of maturity age among youngsters etc. These and other internal and external factors foster unexpected changes in the behavior of different members of the social communities, for instance, emergence of unpredictable social groups guided by some extraordinary and insecure purposes (Schoenfeld). As far the juvenile layer of social community is concerned, it proves to be a group mostly endangered by the ongoing social ...

The community has been struggling with the efforts to have a proper justice system for youth offenders. It is inevitable that there are a lot of crimes that are perpetuated by youths. Juvenile justice system has been designed to cater their needs. This would include the immediate family of the offender. What is really the essence of juvenile justice system? The treatment for youth offenders over the years has been changing. In the ancient times, the crimes made by youth are still punishable on the same level with adult’s punishment. This has been contested through civilizations. In the ...

Juvenile delinquency consists of criminal behavior by individuals under the age of eighteen. A risk factor is any influence or characteristic that increases the probability of criminal behavior. Risk factors can be used to forecast future behavior. Several risk factors increase the risk of children to engage in delinquency and possessing certain factors may increase chance of becoming delinquent. Risk factors may increase the probability that a juvenile will engage in delinquent behavior but it does not make delinquency a certainty. The greater number of risk factors existing in a juvenile’s life, the greater the amount of crime ...

The presence of places of deprivation of liberty is an indispensable attribute of any state, as any penitentiary system provides an isolation of the offender as one of the measures to curb their illegal activity. Therefore, the presence of prisons and educational institutions, special treatment is not something unexpected even in developed countries with a low crime rate. But do children have to suffer from this system and if so, how much ‘adult’ must they be? Each country has its own prison system, wherein the existence of certain rules and conditions of detention. Often these conditions do not meet ...

Everyone is acquainted to the notion of a teenager. In the American culture, there is the concept of a teenager, which determines the socio-demographic group of people aging from 13 to 20 years. This period of life is quite difficult for the teenagers as they are tempted by the desire to commit forbidden things and even break the law. The reasons for this may be numerous as the social group of teenagers is a complicated notion that demands special attention both from the parents and the state government. Every year juvenile delinquency increases largely and there should be observed ...

The major part of Shaw’s book, The Jack-Roller, discusses the life-story and history of a felonious boy and his re-alignment to ordinary social life. In the beginning, however, the author tackles the worth of the boy’s life-story, gives the reader a thorough history of the difficulties in Stanley’s behavior and gives a vivid picture of his cultural as well as social background. This genetic-historical memoirs show the character’s own view of society and reveals his behavioral evolution over time. The Jack Roller creates an illustration of the conceptual advantages that have been brought about by ...

Among the principal reasons that contributed to juvenile delinquency being a serious problem in the United States are the following: problems at school, involvement in gang groups with dubious reputation, issues with mental health, problems in family, matter emanating from sexual activity, and, finally, use and sale of drugs (Bartollas, Schmalleger, 2013, 6). It must be noted, before everything else, that virtually all of these reasons are tightly interconnected. For instance, problems in family nowadays tend to be a very widespread issue in the United States. The inter-generational gap contributes to kids’ being too reckless and less attached to ...

Abstract

The Age Graded Theory explain why people with propensity to commit crimes at early stages of their lives desist from offending later on in life while others do not. It was was advanced by Robert J Sampson and John H Laub in 1993. This paper critically analyses the Age Graded Theory. It looks into its historical background, the strengths and flaws associated with it with a view of establishing why its proponents thought that desistance could best be explained by the theory. To this end, it explores the three-fold limbs of the theory. Besides, it examines how its salient ...

Impact of Juvenile Delinquency on African American Male Joblessness in Newark, NJ

Introduction This paper will analyze the impact juvenile delinquency has on the high rate of joblessness by the African American male youth in Newark, NJ.

If there were few cases of juvenile delinquency in the country, would youth unemployment be on the lower side? Juvenile delinquency on the African American male plays a significant role on the high youth unemployment rates in Newark, NJ. Juvenile Delinquency is the act of committing offenses by someone in his or her youth and also an individual below the legal prosecution age.

Youth unemployment and juvenile delinquency are more familiar with the African American male than with the other youth groups.

Background Information According to some pieces of research, the African American ...

Abstract

The causal factors of a crime have always been a matter of deliberation and debate. The question of juvenile delinquency has raised more debates, given the seriousness of the matter. Recognition of the causal factors will help stem the problem of juvenile delinquency before it becomes chronic. They emphasize on the social environment of a juvenile as a major cause for his/her delinquent behavior. The empirical research conducted by them points to disadvantageous economic position and geographical location as the contributing factors to the delinquent behavior of the juveniles. Shaw and McKay build on the theory proposed by Ernest ...

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Society would like us to see young parents living in squalid environments with children who are dressed in common “criminal attire” and packing firearms. Observations proffer that children from families where the parents started raising their family during their juvenile years have a higher propensity to commit crime compared to children born into families where the parents have already reached adulthood or are more prepared. In this light, the debate centers on the age of the parents as the main factor in having children prone to criminal actions. In this light, the statement would be interpreted that if ...

Abstract

Juvenile delinquency is one of the most pressing issues that any society can face. There are certain risk and protective factors that influence children's disposition toward criminal behavior. These factors can be grouped into community, individual, and social categories. Each of these three categories contain certain risks that can contribute to a child's tendency to engage in delinquent activities. Schools, families, and other communities have a responsibility to try and protect the youngest and most vulnerable members of our society from being exposed to these factors. By doing so, we can address the problem at its root and curb ...

Psychology: Alberta Banner Turner

Introduction Alberta Banner Turner, first ever African American who has received a degree of PHD in psychology from Ohio State University, is a role model and counsellor for youngsters and has been a pioneer in the field of psychology (African American Pioneers in Psychology, n.dat.). The objective of this paper is to discuss the biography of Alberta Banner Turner, one of the early female and ethnic minority pioneers in the field of psychology. This paper is divided into five sections. First section talks about the personal and educational history of Alberta Banner Turner. Second section deliberates the professional life ...

Background

According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2019) in 2018, the total number of offenses committed by young offenders was 728, 280. The major crimes committed by young offenders include simple assault (125,030), drug abuse violations (90,670), and disorderly conduct (57, 760). The most significant crime committed by young offenders was violent crimes (46,140). Although the overall crimes committed by the young individuals dropped by 10 percent from the 2017 calendar year to the 2018 fiscal period, these crimes still baffle the relevant authorities and the public. The major question that accompanies the ...

Juvenile crime in the United States of America is as old as the nation itself. However, over the years there has been deliberate reform within the criminal justice system effectively affecting juveniles. Delinquency refers to the crimes committed by juveniles. A juvenile ideally refers to a person between the ages of twelve and seventeen. In that breadth, juveniles are just developing out of childhood and about to graduate into adulthood. At this stage, the law recognizes that the person may not appreciate the law as it is and may not necessarily be capable of harboring a mental intention to commit crime. ...

- Strain as the actual or anticipated removal of positively valued stimuli and

- Strain as the actual or anticipated presentation of negatively valued stimuli

In all the scenarios, strain is responsible for creating a negative scenario, while at the same time removing all the hopes for positive goals amongst the youths. In other words, there is nothing good about strain and it can negatively impact on the behaviour of the victims in the long run if they do not get proper counselling.

In most of the cases, the victims of Cyberbullying often fear for their safety ...

Delinquency has persisted as one of the most disturbing social problems (Wollan, 1941). According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) 2007 report, juvenile courts are being challenged by the increasing number of child delinquents coming before them. Juvenile courts in the year 1997, handled more than 180,000 juvenile offenders younger than thirteen years. Snyder (2001) found out that juvenile courts handled an increase by 33% of juveniles aged between 7 and 12.It has been noted that compared to juveniles who first get involved in delinquency in their teens, child delinquents aged younger than thirteen ...

The juvenile justice system is a foundation in the society which is granted responsibilities and power; it mirrors the adult system of criminal justice in that it also has three basic components like the adult system of justice. Its components are courts, police and corrections. The juvenile justice system brings the juvenile delinquent in contact with the court system if found guilty and the local police. A police officer is the first contact that a juvenile offender has with the juvenile system. He/she is considered the gate keeper of the juvenile system. Police officers are the most visible officials in the ...

Introduction

Over the recent past, juvenile delinquency has been a hotly contested issue in the city of Centervale. This has been attributed to the continuous upsurge of criminal activities. As indicated in the official data, there is an increase of status offenses particularly curfew and truancy. The city’s police department has also reported that numbers of minor arrests involving vandalism, larceny, illegal entry and assault has consistently increased. Juvenile offending has also seen a rapid rise in the number of incidents involving female offenders.

The local residents have developed an assumption that children have gone out of control. Despite juvenile justice ...

The D.A.R.E Project was originally developed in the United States of America as a school-based drug-education program with a heavy funding of over $200 million every year, and aims at equipping elementary school children with skills for resisting both peer pressure to experiment with tobacco, drugs, and alcohol and the use of drugs. As I see it, the program is good and has a great overview at first glance, therefore making it effective for the first two years after training in elementary school, but then wears off and hence is not effective in high school and college where the largest number of ...

In recent debate, there have been questions raised as to whether the juvenile justice system is too lenient, allowing juvenile offenders to repeat grave criminal offenses and get away with them, citing little to no parental guidance. Some individuals, and institutions alike, have been advocating for the instituting of dramatic measures such as the revocation of parental rights, removal of children from the home, and even forced sterilization of parents convicted of felony abuse or neglect. However, I do not believe such measures would work to mitigate and/or eradicate cases of juvenile delinquency.

While dramatic and stringent measures may ...

The 21st Century American family is faced with very many challenges and problems than in any other time recorded in history. From economic downturns, to drugs, violence, racism, wars, global warming and health problems, the American family is influenced greatly by these problems. It is shown in marriages, and child behavioural patterns, which most of the time lead to delinquency. I will seek to identify some of these major problems and how the influence the prevalence of delinquent behaviour in society.

Divorce has become a plague in the American family. Many children have been involved in a divorce since 1972. Statistically, ...

Adolescent criminal behaviour (juvenile delinquency) is by far one of the most discussed social issue in the United States since the early 1960s. This was attributed to the fact that at the time, the United States was transitioning into another stage of development. This growth and development however caused social and economic stratification where most neighbourhoods were divided according to ethnic background and economic leverage. This raises the issue as to whether poverty is an influence to adolescent criminal behaviour. Indeed poverty influences adolescent criminal behaviour.

In 1997, New York City experienced a surge in juvenile delinquency cases reported and ...

Conventional wisdom suggests that society full of criminals is likely to characterized by extreme levels of poverty; economic distress. In a classical view, this relationship between poverty and crime is that poverty, in one way or another encourages poverty-stricken persons to commit a crime. “Poverty is a serious problem in the lives of children” (Bartollas & Schmalleger, 2011, p.173). It has disastrous effects; including high levels of non-marital child bearing, reduced academic attainments to children, disrupted parenting and extended health problems. As families experience these challenges as a result of economic stress, juvenile involvement in crime is also reared.

Poor families experience ...

Juvenile delinquency has become a common societal issue since the early 60s. By definition, juvenile delinquency broadly refers to criminal acts that have been committed by individuals under the age of 18 years. Much debate and research revolves around the cause of juvenile delinquency and this is triggered by the prevalence of juvenile delinquency. In this paper, I will seek to look at the prevalence of juvenile delinquency by giving facts and figures to support arguments made. The different theories that explain juvenile delinquency shall be highlighted and the most accurate explained based on the data.

The cause of juvenile ...

Adolescent criminal behavior (Juvenile delinquency) is a major societal issue that has plagued the United States since the early 1960s. There has been much inquiry and study into the causes and triggers of juvenile delinquency and most of the studied come up with similar outcomes depending on the approach taken. Poverty has been highlighted as one major factor that leads to gradual development of juvenile delinquent behavior in all these studies. Poverty is one of the root causes of delinquency. I will seek to validate this statement through relevant arguments backed by factual statistics.

According to the Oxford dictionary, poverty ...

Juvenile delinquency is an adolescent disorder that affects children between the ages of about 7 and 17 years. Juveniles at this age normally experience adolescent disorder that affects their rational decision making abilities. The victims of the disorder may get involved in certain crimes making them subject to law enforcement agencies.

One of the contemporary issues especially in the American society is the measure(s) taken by the society in addressing the behavior of juvenile offenders. The number as well as the type of crimes committed by adolescents, 7-17 year-olds, has been overwhelming. The law enforcement agencies advocate for ...

Social disorganization theory explains the prevalence of juvenile delinquency in many areas. This theory relates how societal norms and structure influence the rate of delinquency in the society. Lack of structure in society influences poverty levels, economy of the society, education, residential turn-over and family stability (Bartollas, 1985, p. 81). This theory’ proponents argue that factors that shape local communities like immigration, politics, housing and others, influence the structure of the society, which in-turn influences other factors like crime prevalence. Sociological theories influence how policies are structured. Many policies are made in consultation with or in response to ...

Introduction

Divorce has become prevalent in contemporary societies. As observed by scholars, the instances of divorce have substantially increased over the years most especially in countries where divorce laws are quite lenient. It appears then that the natural urge for parents to bind themselves together and establish a partnership in order to increase their ability to raise their offspring and to increase the survival of the family in general has somehow diminished. In the present society where divorce has become almost a part of a country’s culture, the possibility of having an intact family upbringing becomes increasingly slim. As divorce increases, the ...

This critique analyzes a journal by Özden Özbay of Nigde University, Turkey and Yusuf Ziya Özcan of the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. This Journal reviews a research conducted among 1,710 high school students in the city of Ankara, Turkey in June 2001 to test the Hirsch’s Social Bonding Theory using a case study that compares female and male Delinquency. In the study, Hirsch’s social bonding theory is used to identify the aspects of the theory that can account for female or male delinquency. In addition, the research study tries to find out if social bonding variants can ...

In the recent years, there have been surging numbers of high-profile cases involving adolescent who commit violent crimes. This drastic rising of violent crimes involving children has attracted public attention. Nevertheless, it is clear that over the years there have been an upward trend in juvenile cases as argued by Espiritu et al. (2003). Indeed, through in-depth observation, it is worth understanding that juvenile delinquency is creasing especially among young offenders of between seven and eight years. Furthermore, it is observed that children of less than 13 years are frequently being arrested for juvenile offenses. The recent statistics in ...

Theories focused on Juvenile Victimization and Violence

The story of David Holthous, as heard in the podcast, raises serious questions on rising juvenile delinquency in the United States. The psychological impact that juvenile victims face during their innocent childhood days leads to prolonging after effects for the rest of their lives. The 'Act One' story is one such incident out of thousands that happen in the US (thisamericanlife.org, 2011). However, there are many theories directly related to such incidents. Physical abuse, Child neglect, Bullying, Pedophile and Sexual abuse are more common events that have become a day to day activity. There are tough laws in store to ...

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This paper entitled “Florida: Addressing the Juvenile Delinquency through Crime Prevention Policies” is aimed at determining the appropriateness of the existing policy of the State of Florida relating to the prevention of the growing rate in juvenile delinquency arrests. Needless to say, despite the significant decrease in the number of juvenile arrests in Florida, it continuous to be the highest in the United States . Legislative and historical records show that the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice used to apply the rehabilitative model of justice system. Nevertheless, it has been proven ineffective. Over the years, the State of ...

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I. Introduction There several reasons why one would want to prevent juveniles from being delinquents or from pursuing actions that would lead them to continue to delve into delinquent behavior. One of the most obtrusive reasons for doing such is that delinquency holds the youth at risk. These risks are for school drop outs, drug use and dependency, further injury, incarceration, adult criminality and early pregnancy (Greenwood, 186). Protecting the youth from such delinquent acts saves them from wasting their lives. Of course, many other reasons arise as well. As Greenwood (186), narrates, most of the adult ...