Category: Juvenile Delinquency

According to the United States Constitution, the sixth amendment provides citizens with the right to a speedy and public trial accompanied by legal counsel. When being tried by a jury, there are many legal factors being accounted for. But, in Race, Socioeconomic Status and Sentencing in the Juvenile Justice System, Terrence B. Thornberry, Ph.D. in…

Theories of social deviance and concepts about the causes of crime are some of the most important pieces of literature in today’s society. Without these explanations for crime commission, there would be no way to try and prevent it. The theories of General Strain and Social Disorganization both seek to understand the reasoning behind deviance…

Abstract Theories with respect to cognitive ability and moral development by theorists such as Piaget, Kohlberg, and others point to relationships existent between cognitive and moral developmental levels and criminal or deviant behavior. Research studies that have been conducted over the years, primarily on juveniles, have found, in most instances, a strong correlation between cognitive…

Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency and Single-Parent Challenges There were nearly 48,000 juveniles in which were incarcerated on any given day in the United States in 2019. In todays society, delinquency is almost glorified between adolescents and is seen as being socially acceptable. These young people do not think about how it will affect them later…

Restorative Justice (RJ) is a relatively young discipline in the Criminal Justice system, aiming to enable a safe communication between victims of crimes and offenders. Evidence suggests that restorative interventions have been successful in serious and complex offences, and now a significant amount of work is focusing on the use of restorative approaches to support…

Introduction Vulnerable populations are the groups of people who are disadvantaged in some way. Examples of such communities are people of low income, mental disorders, racially, culturally, and religiously diverse, homeless, HIV positive, etc. Due to these challenges, they need more social protection and support. Among the social problems of vulnerable populations are discrimination and…

Social problems, such as racism, poverty, addictions, and unplanned pregnancy, occur in educational institutions. Children unconsciously reflect the attitudes of adults who, as members of society, are involved in all of the problems, that is why educational institutes discover the same range of issues. Juvenile delinquency is the problem that profoundly affects educational institutions as…

Table of Contents The Education Institutions Impact Teachers as an Incubator for Prevention the Criminal Activity Socioemotional Skills Training Law-Related Education Conclusion References Children, adolescents, and young people desire to discover something new, previously unknown, to assert themselves in innovative activities. The younger generation is naturally characterized by increased activity, which manifests in the negative…

Introduction Juvenile delinquency refers to the breaking of the law by children. By virtue of being minors, offenders of this nature may or may not be treated normally by the judicial system of a country. Psychologists continue to grapple with the problem of finding out what causes this behavior. They have come up with theories…

Table of Contents Thesis Statement Violence among black juveniles Juvenile Law Juvenile violence against blacks Prevention Works cited Juvenile delinquency is a term used to refer to criminal acts that are committed by a minor. In most countries, there is a set age in which a person is referred to as a minor and after…