How to Prevent Juveniles From Committing Crimes

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A large proportion of all crimes committed throughout the United States are committed by juveniles. In the United States there are roughly 73.8 million youths; youth being defined as being under the age of eighteen years old (CrimeSolutions). The total U.S population is roughly 317,800,000 million people making juveniles account for about twenty-three percent of the whole population (Census Bureau). Although there are not as many juveniles as there are adult’s, juveniles account for a good portion of crimes that are committed. For violent crimes about twenty percent of the crimes are committed by juveniles and twenty-five percent of property crimes (FactSheet). Although, the total amount of juvenile offenders has gone down throughout the years, there is still more that needs to be done to prevent the crimes that are being committed by juveniles. There are many different programs that are out there to help prevent juveniles from committing crimes or recommitting a crime. There have been many different studies to show the specific time period juveniles commit crimes most throughout the day, which programs help juveniles and what ones do not, and studies that show the sex and race of the most juvenile offenders that are convicted.
Although crime is committed at all hours of the day, juveniles and adults differ in the time period they are most likely to commit a crime. Juveniles are more likely to commit a crime after they get out of school for the day, between 1500 and 1900 (Crime Solutions). The cut off being at 1900 most likely has something to do with parents wanting their children in early for the night to prepare for school the next day or other possible chores or homework. It could also have something to do with the advance i...

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... not as high as their criminal rate is. By learning the specific groups that are on the rise for offending and even the specific times that most juveniles commit crime can help create more effective programs that can help prevent juveniles from committing crime and help the juveniles that have committed crime to stay out of the crime ridden life.

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“Juveniles." Topic: Crime Solutions, n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. .
"Population Clock." Population Clock. N.P., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2014.
“What Challenges Are Boys Facing, and What Opportunities Exist to Address Those Challenges?" What Challenges Are Boys Facing, and What Opportunities Exist to Address Those Challenges?: Fact Sheets. N.P., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2014.

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