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Video games and juvenile delinquency
In the modern society’s setting, juvenile delinquency is at a rising trend. This is the most lightly penalized crime committed by minors worldwide. A delinquent is an underage person who indulges in criminal doings; these crimes are more often than not based on their behavior. Their behaviors are mostly characterized by carelessness, unnecessary roughness and wild nature. Delinquents are in every state worldwide. Juvenile delinquency has been attributed to lack of parental control, poverty and mostly video games. Violent video game playing has been correlated with aggression and this in turn contributes to violent nature of the youth.
Juvenile delinquency has become a serious worldwide phenomenon in the past few years. The criminal activities attributed to this are on the rise. Based on a research conducted, data from a sample of institutionalized juvenile delinquents, behavioral and attitudinal measures related to video games playing. Violent video games are associated with ant sociality and these effects withstand the robust influences of multiple correlates of juvenile delinquency. In the past few years, the number of violent video games has been increasing consequently this has been a major concern from teachers, parents and other authorities. Violent video games are deemed to be the contributory factor towards cases of youth violence. These games have been blamed for school shootings, juvenile crimes and sexist violence. Lionel Tate a 12 year boy at the time of his actions is a good case study to review. Tate was charged with first degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole on March 9; 2001.tate’s convic...

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... clear from the foregoing observations that violent games and violent scenes from these games majorly influence the behaviors of our today’s youth. To have any chances of success towards eradicating this, we need to publicize these events and let the public see the effects of delinquency. This will help in teaching children and the youths on how to prevent violence and crimes through solving problems in a non-violent democratic manner.

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References
From juvenile delinquency to adult crime: criminal careers, justice policy, and prevention. Rolf Loeber; David P. Farrington, oxford university press, 2012.
Juvenile justice source book: past present and future. Albert R. Roberts. Oxford university press.

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