There are various crimes associated with youth victimization. According to Ashcroft (2003) there are various underlying causes that contribute to juvenile delinquency that are very prevalent and must be addressed to minimize the issue. Additionally, the report is based on group comparison that encompass (gender, race, and ethnicity) of offenders at the local level of government and is utilized to formulate national estimates of different crimes as well as to document the number of victims of the crimes. Furthermore, a relationship is prevalent among mental health issues, deviant behavior, and victimization. Based on the finding of the report according to Ashcroft (2003) in the United States there is a high number of violence among youths twelve …show more content…
According to Ashcroft (2003) some of the strengths encompass researching various aspects of victimization in an effort to develop prevention techniques, determine underlying factors that contribute to victimization to possibly limit the exposure of youths, and to understand better the characteristics of victimization to avoid future occurrences, as well as to limit long-term ramifications and encourage the reporting of crimes. Some of the weaknesses according to Ashcroft (2003) encompass the lack of on-going data that will help determine a pattern regarding the causes, and consequences of violence, crimes reported may not be accurate therefore information available may be limited. The report warrants further study based on the underlying factors that contribute to delinquency among youths 12-17 years of age. According to Ashcroft (2003) this is because there is a significant chance that the factors influence juvenile delinquency greatly. Additionally, it will also help determine factors that contribute to drug abuse and to implement policies that are more aligned with the needs of delinquent offenders in an effort to minimize the on-growing issue of crime effectively. It is important to understand individuals are a product of their environment and developing long-term solutions must be centered on the underlying factors of each individual …show more content…
The plan should encompass the input of the offender because they are better able to convey their reasons for offending. All juveniles need structure and positive re-enforcement mechanisms as a guide. This will help them conform to societal norms. It will also help them differentiate between good and bad choices. When they understand the constraints that are in place, the purpose they serve, and the consequences of being caught it is less likely they will take part in criminality. Positive social interaction must be incorporated into the plan as well. Youths are very influential and this makes a significant difference in how they cope with stressors within a given society. Some youths do not clearly understand what stressors are and how they are affected by them. Therefore, the assessment plays a crucial role in equipping youths with the appropriate tools regardless of their back ground or economic status. The report provide supportive evidence about how to limit the factors that influence delinquency, assessing each child to determine the underlying causes of crime and deviance, and the need to implement positive re-enforcement mechanisms in an effort to reduce juvenile delinquency on a long-term
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The youth justice system’s functions are to not only regulate the laws and ramifications of crime in the youth population, but to rehabilitate and reintroduce these juveniles into society. Of the three criminological explanations that can shape a juvenile justice system; individual, situational and social structural, social structural implications is by far the most effective ideology in shaping a modern youth justice system. Shaw and McKay (1942) emphasize in their studies that youth deviance is strongly linked to the social structure they belong to. In support of this theory, Cunneen and White (2011) state that crime is a social phenomenon that can not be directly connected to a person’s individual or personal biology. With that being said, there are a number of theories that can be best used to construct a youth justice system from a social structural angle, including; social strain or social disorganization, social bonds and differential association theories. Each of these theories, from their own theoretical angle, can provide framework and ideologies on how to better the youth justice system in a number of facets in order to target modern youths’ social structural and delinquency struggles.
There are many crimes committed by teenagers every year. Crimes that are committed by teens each year are mainly assault, bullying, gang violence, and physical fights. According to National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center, about 1 and 9 murders are from kids that are under 18 (Center, 2001). In 1998, there were approximately 2,570 among youth aged 10-19. Every day there are at least 7 children murdered in the United States (Center, 2001). Statistics say that between 16%-32% female teenagers have committed a crime before the age of 17. Also 30%-40% male teenagers have committed a violent crime before they turned 17 (Center, 2001). Teenagers that commit crimes are the ones who were abused or bullied as a...
“The youth identified 35 causes of youth violence, but most students focused on specific subcategories within each of the four factors: individual, peer, family, and social. Although most students mentioned multiple causes, few identified causes within all four factors” (Zimmerman et al., 2004). The factors were broken down as such:
Thompson, W. E. and Bynum J. E. (2010). Juvenile Delinquency: A sociological Approach Eighth Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Youths who have entered the justice system have often been diagnosed with mental disorders or diseases. “A majority of adolescents formally involved in juvenile court have at least one, if not more than one, significant emotional or learning impairment, or maltreatment experience” (Mallet, 2013). The existence of these diseases often effect the juvenile’s stability and ability to make rational decisions. Which may result in them engaging in criminal activities The prevalence of disruptive behavior disorders among youths in juvenile justice systems is reported to be between 30 percent and 50 percent (The mental health needs of juvenile offenders). The difficulties of these disorders are often
The future of the juvenile justice system is promising. The methods and approaches utilized should continue to improve in the next twenty years in the same way that they have improved over the past twenty years. Addressing the main factors that contribute to juvenile offending will help to solve the problem of delinquency in the United States. Juveniles in the present system do have the ability to straighten out their lives. This might be less challenging for them than it has been in the past, but hopefully the future will make the road to reform easier for them.
In the film Antigone, directors make the deliberate decision to costume Haimon and Kreon similarly, but with key differences, to convey the moral values of each character. Kreon wears a silver suit made of a thick and dense material, like wool. The buttons are shiny silver and the lapel is folded over smoothly. His jacket has no belt at the waist, and Kreon’s shoes are plain and short. Haimon wears a similar style suit, with shiny buttons and dense material, but the shape is different. His jacket has a black belt or sash around the waist and across the body of the suit. His shoes are tall black boots, and the color of his suit is a slightly more natural shade of pale tan, different from Kreon’s metallic silver suit. The difference in shape of suits, suggests Kreon and
Thompson, W. E. and Bynum J. E. (2010). Juvenile Delinquency: A sociological Approach Eighth Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
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The media has been focusing a lot of youth crime, which appears me to be on the rise. To explore this I have chosen to do research on this and focus on my main question, “What causes a youth to engage in criminal activity?” the main focus of this essay will be on the background of crime and how youth crime has changed, the major factors of what causes youth to engage in criminal activity, media use and perceptions.
Solutions to Juvenile Crime Crime is a plague that has haunted American citizens for centuries. The severity of crime has ranged from running a red light to cold blooded murder. Statistics indicate that crime rates have been on the rise in the past decade, especially in juvenile crime. Statistics show that, ‘the number of youths aged 14 and younger who have been charged with homicide has jumped by 43 percent in the past twenty years’ (Kids With No Hope, No Fear, No Rules, And No Life, 2).
Juvenile delinquency is one of the major social issues in the United States today. Juvenile delinquency, also known as juvenile offending, is when “a violation of the law committed by a juvenile and not punishable by death or life imprisonment” (Merriam-webster.com). Although we have one justice system in America, the juvenile system differs from the adult juvenile system. Most juvenile delinquents range from as low as the age of seven to the age of seventeen. Once the delinquent or anyone turns the age of eighteen, they are considered an adult. Therefore, they are tried as an adult, in the justice system. There are many different reasons why a child would commit crime, such as mental and physical factors, home conditions, neighborhood environment and school conditions. In addition, there are a variety of effects that juvenile justice systems can either bad effects or good effects. Finally there are many different solutions that can reduce juvenile delinquency. As a result, juvenile delinquency is a major issue and the likeliness of it can be reduced. In order to reduce juvenile delinquency there has to be an understanding of the causes and the effects.
There is no one certain theory, regarding juvenile delinquency, that can completely distinguish all the determining factors that makes youth turn to crime; although, the study of all these theories and ideas can bring criminologist one step closer to uncovering the truth about juvenile delinquency. Only the further understanding of juvenile delinquency can help the prevention of future juvenile offenders. This paper will focus on the individual factors of delinquency, as well as the social elements, and provide an explanation of how the combination of the two elements may cause children to engage in criminal activity.