Juvenile Delinquency

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Juvenile Delinquency

Introduction

Juvenile delinquency refers to the crimes carried out by young people or minors. A criminal is one who relapses and commits crimes repeatedly. It has become common since the last century, Juvenile delinquency is one of the criminological problems is growing every day, not only in our country but also worldwide, is one of the socially negative actions that will be fixed by law and morality created and accepted by society. Juvenile delinquency is a social phenomenon that endangers the public safety of society, and it goes against the morals established by the society. Juvenile delinquency is a global phenomenon, as it extends from the far corners of the industrial city to the suburbs of large cities, from rich families or wealthy to the poorest, is a problem that occurs in all social strata and every corner of our civilization.

Issues and Stakeholders

Juvenile crime has increased dramatically in recent times, becoming an issue concerning the growing society both for its quantitative increase, and for their progressive qualitative hazard. Juvenile crime is also a feature of societies that have reached a certain level of prosperity and as authoritative reviews, more common in Anglo-Saxon and Nordic countries in the Euro Mediterranean and the developing nations. Less developed societies are less likely to address the incidence of juvenile crime throughout the criminal world than in more modern communities economically. In large American cities, juvenile delinquency is linked to obtaining-criminal-luxury consumer goods and usually do not practice violence for violence's sake, but as a means to get their material goals (Fagan, 2001). Criminological researches on Juvenile delinquency show the multi-causal phenomenon, but, it can point to some factors seem decisive in the increase in juvenile crime since the Second World War (Altschuler, 2004). Thus, factors that are the basis of juvenile delinquency inability of large segments of the youth to join the system and the values it promotes like the only and true (in material and social, for example) and generates its own subculture of crime that is passed from gang, so each new adept tries to emulate, and if possible overcome the murderous actions carried out by former members of the group.

Young generation is looked is the hope to light the future. Their code of conduct will decide the future of human civilization. Their perception of life and the beliefs they have is very much important for the upshot of the humanity. As they are very much related to the future of society, it makes a very sense to protect and develop their personality in a very positive sense in a general aspect. However, a catastrophe is being faced by the present generation of young people. The development on individual basis is being caught up by the tests and challenges of juvenile delinquency. Most of the young people are being trapped in the unethical and unacceptable acts such as drugs, gambling, and other many illegal actions. Majority of the youth is misled by bad companies and are prone to addiction ...