JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

Juvenile delinquency is a term given to children who commit crimes. When children violate the

criminal law, the word “criminal” does not apply to them because they’re not adults.

Children often challenge the limits and boundaries set by their parents and other authority

figures. Delinquent children present great concern to parents and the community. Children are

the future, and pointing them in the right direction should be the responsibilities of parents,

family, and/or mentors.

This blog will raise the issue of juvenile delinquency. According to US Today, police in cities

across the USA are linking the recent jump in the nation's violent-crime rate to an increasing

number of juveniles involved in armed robberies, assaults and other incidents. This including

factors that are responsible for the increase of crime, and suggest methods that can deter and

prevent juvenile delinquency. The Juvenile Justice reported that on average, juveniles were

involved in one-quarter of all serious violent victimizations (not including murder) committed

annually over the last 25 years.

Juvenile delinquency not only affects parents and the community, but it plays a major role in our

juvenile court system.

How effective is our court system in keeping juveniles out of the system?

How much does it costs and how effective is deterrence by housing youths in a detention facility?