Juvenile crime, while on the rise and a real concern, has its origins in societal issues.<\/p>\n
For the most part, juvenile crime is considered to be criminal acts that are carried out by minors, and while we seem to “get” why adults commit crimes, it’s harder to figure out why juveniles do. This means society is at a loss for what the causes seem to be and therefore, what to do about this type of crime.<\/p>\n
Most often the types of crimes juveniles (teens) are involved in involve drug use, illegal drug sales, bullying, vandalism, assault and battery, and gang violence. Evidently statistics show there are a number of possible factors that would encourage teens to commit crimes; e.g. drugs present in the teens environment, domestic violence, family alcohol problems, and dysfunctional families.<\/p>\n
If there is violence at home, it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine that what teens see at home (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Juvenile crime, while on the rise and a real concern, has its origins in societal issues. For the most part, juvenile crime is considered to be criminal acts that are carried out by minors, and while we seem to “get”…<\/span><\/p>\n