Essays on Juvenile Crime

Trait theory and choice theory are popular theories used to describe the reasoning behind delinquent behavior. Trait theory is said to be the genetic makeup of the juvenile, such as the DNA, physical, or psychological traits that make up the reasoning behind their delinquent behavior….

Part 1 Juvenile Crime is effecting neighborhoods and can be prevented. Kids are growing to be future criminals this should not be the case. Many of my friends who offended as juveniles have ended up in prison. There are several similarities they all had in…

Delinquent and status offences According to the laws of United States, a delinquent or delinquents refers to any person who commits a misdemeanor or felony. In addition, a delinquent may be said to be a person who is under the age of 18 years and…

A problem that has traversed its way through our society, multiple times reaching the Supreme Court. A court that hears around 100 cases a year has chosen to hear multiple cases regarding this matter. The matter of whether or not children should be tried in…

What is juvenile delinquency? Juvenile delinquency 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.” or simply a minor committing a crime, the epidemic we are seeing…

The criminal justice system has a long system since the 1700s. In the olden days, criminals were tried similarly regardless of age. There was no differentiation between the minors and the adults as no mechanism had been put in place to distinguish the two groups…

Youth Gangs: How are they created and how can they be prevented Around the 1990’s, there were a few studies discussing why are youth gangs so popular among kids. Many of those studies have mentioned key factors that were thought of back then as the…

There are many words that teens hate hearing from their parents and one of them is curfew. Adding on, “A curfew is defined as a law or regulation that requires a person or group of people must stay indoors for a designated time, usually through…

Because children getting into a life of crime is inarguably one of the saddest and most disappointing events that happens in society many theorists have tried to figure out the risk factors and ways of stopping it from taking place. While many have undertaken the…

Introduction Teenagers’ involvement in illegal social vices such as drug abuse, truancy, theft, arson, and gangsterism to name a few are becoming common problems among the youth today. Today living in kaleidoscopic Malaysia, teenagers still have problems. Teenagers are teenagers. They cannot handle their problems…

In Philadelphia, a disturbing new trend has emerged. Flash mobs. Teens have amassed by connecting over social media and other technology. The actions start out benign, but quickly turn criminal, as the bored teens seek stimulation, often in the form of mass robberies of convenience…

Breaking news, “ A local teen killed along the emergency side of the interstate late last night” according to Fox 2 news. The body of this 16-year-old happens to be a child that has been out past curfew hours. According to the mom, she was…

Introduction: Not having enough programs for Juvenile Offenders on Guam will lead most juvenile offenders to pursue a life of crimes. Guam Department of Youth Affairs (GDYA) lack the funds and resources to provide more programs to our youth such as rehabilitation programs and work…

In recent years, we had been shocked by news involving teenagers in gangsterism activities. According to a research paper, a criminal organization (gang)is composed of three or more persons and that has as one of its main purposes of one or more serious offenses that,…

Law offenders are usually subjected to different trials after which they are given various sentences with respect to the type of crime they have committed (Silverman & Vega, 2001). There have been major developments in the justice system in the U. S. over the past…