| Juvenile crime is a blanket term that refers to any of | | | | unstable family environment, the risks for juvenile |
| a number of criminal acts which are perpetrated by | | | | crime become exceedingly significant. |
| minors. While adult crime is typically well understood | | | | While many people expect the state to address the |
| from a criminal psychology perspective, the range | | | | issues of juvenile crime, the expected effectiveness |
| and causes of juvenile crime are a bit more vague in | | | | of a state sponsored program is not high concerning |
| terms of our understanding. | | | | the prevention of crime, but rather it is focused on |
| In any case, juvenile crime poses a unique threat and | | | | the rehabilitation of delinquents after criminal acts |
| responsibility to society to address and prevent | | | | have already been executed. |
| before it can cause devastating consequences. | | | | Since juvenile crime begins in the home, it will only be |
| Some of the most common forms of juvenile crime | | | | prevented at the societal level. Close knit societies |
| are vandalism, harassment, drug use and sales, as | | | | can influence and address the problems facing the |
| well as gang related violence and battery. | | | | youth in a particular area and give them the support |
| While researchers do not agree upon the causes of | | | | they need to reject negative peer pressure. |
| juvenile crime, there are a number of risk factors | | | | Part of preventing juvenile crime is by giving youths a |
| which are associated with statistically higher incidence | | | | suitable substitute to the gang mentality. |
| and dangers for a given community of youths to | | | | That being said, some of the more common state |
| engage in juvenile crime. | | | | run projects to preclude juvenile crime are state |
| Some of the major risk factors which have been | | | | sponsored youth initiatives as well as drug abuse |
| found to increase the danger of juvenile crime are | | | | education. |
| poverty, and the presence of drugs and drug related | | | | Along with these activities, the state also diverts a |
| violence in a particular community. | | | | substantial amount of tax monies into supplying and |
| Domestic violence within the home is also a significant | | | | maintaining correctional facilities whose focus is the |
| player in many lives of juvenile delinquents. Exposure | | | | rehabilitation of minors involved in juvenile crime. |
| to violent streets which already suffer from gang | | | | No matter what the primary cause of juvenile crime |
| violence have also been found to play a significant | | | | is, the fact remains that it is a significant issue that |
| role in increasing the incidence of juvenile delinquency | | | | we need to address as a society. |
| in a particular area. | | | | Only by the fair address of juvenile crime at the |
| Compounded with easy access to fire arms, | | | | community level can we take the steps required to |
| exposure to violence in the media, as well as an | | | | win over the disenfranchised youth. |