Juinveniles Crime : The Causes Of Juvenile Crime

Over 1/3 of the 11,000 index crime arrests were juveniles under the age of 16.

These individual rights must be effectively balanced against these present and emerging community concerns: Widespread drug abuse among youth The threat of juvenile crime Urban gang violence High-technology, computer, and Internet crime (cybercrime) Terrorism and narcoterrorism Occupational and whitecollar crime

This reading evaluate the trends for violence, crime, and abuse in the lives of children. This study provides updated estimates for exposure to a wide variety of offenses, including violence, crime, and abuse. This exposure is wide spread in the short term and over the developmental life course. Children and youth are exposed to violence, abuse, and crime in varied and extensive ways, which justifies continued monitoring and prevention

It is also important to note that the data packet specified the majority of the juvenile crimes recorded in 2013 were occurring on Fridays (CEBCP, 2013). However, there was no consistent monthly pattern that could be determined. We believe the juveniles would offend on Friday due to the release of school for the weekend. Because there were multiple schools within the hotspot, there would be a large convergence of juveniles at or around the same time. Also, there were multiple transit stops and paths within the hotspot. Crime might have been exacerbated by the transient nature of the area. There was recently a large event that brought approximately 1,000 people to the area (CEBCP, 2013). This would also result in a large convergence of people along the bus stops and bring strangers to the area, aggravating the current crime problem. However, Group 2 specifically focused on the juveniles who were shoplifting clothing from the nearby stores.

Juvenile crime is a very serious issue the reason for this is because juveniles are the next generation and allowing them to continue making mistakes without getting any punishment is the problem. So for this reason the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ has created ways to show an overview of juvenile’s behavior that have acted in a criminal way. There are three major methods of calculating juvenile’s delinquent and criminal behavior/acts. One of these methods is the self-report technique which is to ask an individual if they have been involved in any criminal activities and how often has this occurred. The other is the victimization survey method. This method focuses on gathering data on different types of crime for example, assault, burglary, rape and robbery. The surveys report and the self-report is put together to explain and show side by side and official measure of delinquent juveniles.

Are crime rates for juveniles in the United States on the rise or are they falling? What kinds of crimes are juveniles typically arrested for? Are all the laws and policies with reference to juvenile justice seen as truly fair? Should a juvenile be locked up for life without the possibility of parole? What has the U.S. Supreme Court ruled as to locking juveniles up for life without the possibility of parole? These and other issues will be discussed in this speech.

The act of justice is to provide both fairness and equality for both the victim and offender. With the increase of juvenile offenders, the YOA was enhanced therefore forming the YCJA, which would ultimately focus on ending the cycle of recidivism among young offenders, and as a result of the YCJA being introduced, 42% of overall crime by youths had been declined from the year 2000 to 2014. In doing this the YCJA’s main goals were and still are to recuperate the youthful offenders by focusing on rehabilitation and reintegration, and looking at the underlying cause of the crime. Although not acknowledging the suffering and constant fear that the victim and community go through, as the result of the crime.

According to Gottfredson and Soule (2005), the implications of their study revealed the need for additional studies as a means of crime prevention. The research implied that prior research overestimated the after-school crime peak, likely due to relying solely on law enforcement data. The authors felt that due to the results of their study, additional strategies were needed to be put into effect to curb delinquent crime. Some of the suggestions

The United states, has more Violent juvenile crimes, due to the access of guns, drug trafficking gangs, Death squads, –Drug lords and Juvenile gangs. What makes, America different is the way in which measures are conducted in the courtroom as well as the sentencing process. To start every country, has their own definition of what qualifies for juvenile crime and the age range.

Once youth is committed a crime he or she must face the criminal justice. Whether it is simple face to face contact with the police officer or trip to juvenile facility, juvenile is becoming part of the criminal justice system. For many youth it is their first contact with the justice system however for some others it is a very familiar process. So once juvenile is making face to face contact with the police officers, his life is in the hands of that officer who can make very important and sometime life changing decision for that youth. It is up to that officer to determine whether the youth will be headed to the juvenile facilities or straight home. The difference between youth and adults crimes, is that with adult crime, police officers don’t have much of discretion to whether arrest or not that offender. Majority of the time they follow certain guidelines and laws. With juvenile justice system, officers have more freedom to make that decision. However officers do not just have a discretion whether to arrest juvenile or let him go, they also can impact juvenile’s court decisions after he or she are arrested.

Santos Elena Ruiz Solano, 26, was charged with murder after police say she killed her newborn baby girl at a residence in West Islip where she worked as a housekeeper. Prosecutors say the baby suffered at least three skull fractures that would have been caused by being hit in the head. Police say after giving, Ruiz Solano called her husband to pick her up and take her to the hospital. When he got there, she handed him a bag and asked him to throw it out. He did not know what was inside. Ruiz Solano's husband became suspicious, so he checked the bag when he got to the hospital, where he found the baby and called the police. Ruiz Solano was pregnant for seven months without anyone knowing. Solano says she was raped while crossing the border from Honduras, and that is why she was pregnant. Ruiz Solano's criminal lawyer of Suffolk County says his client is devastated and claims the baby was stillborn.

Juveniles have always been a touchy subject in the criminal justice system. Many would argue that they deserve to be treated and sentenced as adults while others believe that they can be rehabilitated and changed into fully functioning members of society. Florida has established a Juvenile Detention Alternatives initiative in order to support the vision that all juvenile justice offenders would have opportunities put in place to develop them into law-abiding adults. This initiative uses core strategies and decision-making skills based on data driven policies and practices that will reduce secure detention placements and promote healthy lifestyles for the youth while also enhancing public safety. A program established by the Department of Juvenile Justice in Florida hopes to do just that. Intensive Delinquency Diversion Services, also referred to as the IDDS, is offered to youth who are first time offenders. This intense community and home-based intervention hopes to deter offenders from becoming lifelong criminals. This paper will give a brief background the program, a summary and description of the program, a theory that supports the program, and finally policy implications of the IDDS program.

James Lehman, an author who dedicated his life to troubled juveniles once said, “I believe that the kids who are labeled “good” are children who know how to solve their problems and manage their behavior and social life, and the kids who are labeled “bad” are kids who don’t know how to solve those problems.” Every day, kids are committing illegal acts of varying severity. Some are involved in petty robberies, others involved in murders and rape. These juveniles become the responsibility of the juvenile justice system which is tasked with the duty of properly helping and punishing these kids. However, this is precisely the issue, do we punish these juvenile offenders? Or do we help rehabilitate them into law abiding citizens?

Crime is a major issue in America today; an issue that continues to eat away at our country economically. Because of the immensity of the issue, there have been numerous speculations into what the cause of crime may be in an effort to find a solution. Many people lean towards believing that a one’s home life, economic status, and location are all factors in the possibility of becoming involved in criminal activity.

There are many crimes that juvenile’s do that can put them in juvie for a short time, or even a long time, it depends on how bad their charge is against them. There are many crimes that juvenile’s do like : alcohol, battery, Violations, truancy, harassment, traffic violation, fraud, and Burglary.