Juvenile Crime In Chicago

Crime rates across the U.S. for juveniles is at all time high. Juveniles across all demographic have been punished more severely than those of the past. Contributing factors including lower socioeconomic areas such as the Detroit Metropolitan Areas & Chicago. This paper will discuss the apparent issue within the system focusing on juveniles in urban areas.

Detroit has the highest crime rate in the U.S. In Detroit nearly 14 children per day are victims of crime. Also, the average juvenile age is 13. Mainly all these crime come from juvenile assault. According to Detroit Free Press Michael said “When he was younger he used to hang with his cousin. While he was with them they used to rob things.”. Another, 33,000 juvenile cases

involving youths up to the age of 17. Lastly, 2 out of 5 children - 43% were victims of: homicide, sexual assault, aggravated assault and robbery. I put this in my paragraph because it was interesting to put in my paper. Over 60% of michigan juvenile’s lives is messing up their future to live a better life.
In other urban areas such as Chicago it was a large number of children involving with crime.

Here are some facts about Chicago that you need to know. One is Chicago is the most lethal city in 20 years. Second is there are nearly 82 shooting a week in Chicago. Last is the rise of gun violence is the main reason while people start shooting other people. Now back to what i was talking bout with juvenile crime. Chicago have 2,000 young men found but only 50% are violent-crime arrest. Over 17,000 juvenile were arrests for the same thing Detroit was doing. Also 37% of blacks represent of 0-17 youth population 79% were juvenile arrests. There are 40% of latinos represent of 0-17 youth population only 18% were juvenile arrests. Also in chicago there juvenile crime rates was lower than

Detroit.
There areas often times are targeted and there juveniles higher sentences. One is children aren’t fully matured, so they shouldn't be held to the same standards as adults do. Second is the purpose of a juvenile court is to be treated not to deter. Third is it change the social environment in which juvenile violence than punishing them. Last is juvenile court’s mission is benevolence, so this will serve the best interests of children. The only reason children might be tried as a adult because the courts is focusing on age instead of the crime they broke. 75% of all juveniles offenders are boys between the ages of 14 and 17.
Juveniles aggressive behavior affect them going to jail to.

One reason is there are several stereotypes: sexual/physical abuse, hereditary factors and exposure to violence at home. Second reason that leads to violent behavior is physical neglect by parents. Third reason is juveniles was incarcerated for acts of violence such as: fighting peers or their parents, hitting teachers or instructors, bringing weapon to school to scare his peers and etc. All these come from mistreatment to their children when they was younger. When that happen all children start going crazy and not listening to their parent or anyone that been in their shoes before they was born to even see this happen.

Juveniles that have a single-parent is more difficult. One reason is single parenting effects children mentally, emotionally as well as psychologically. Second reason is single working parents lacks parent-child relationship because of the lack time at home. Third reason is single parent families is one of the best effect on their children for them to start being criminal. Also, children in single parent families are most likely to be exposed to great deal of crime. Lastly, it more difficult because the parent be at work and don't know what they child doing or what they up

to.
Juvenile crime have different crime that have different offender type. If you runaway it called a status offenses because it not a crime foreal. When the parents are involved with property crime it for something like burglary, theft or arson. Boys make up over 60% of those juveniles arrested. Now the cops got in this situation so this called violent crimes because someone got hurt. The main reason this might happen when someone is murder or rape. Most violent crimes are committed between 3:00 p.m and 5:00 p.m. cause that when school get out. 80% of boys are arrests for violent crimes such as these i just said.