Essays on Juvenile Crime

The criminal justice system (CJS) is a medium through which society at large is protected from undesirable behaviour that may put the community at risk, hence it undeniably forms the foundation of any civilisation. In Australia, a large percentage of crimes are committed by young...

In 1998, juvenile offenders were responsible for 29% of criminal arrests in the United States and are among the fastest growing groups of offenders. The purpose of this paper is to examine the different perceptions of juvenile crimes and punishment among the general public. Perceptions...

Today, India is a nation which is pleased with the human power that lie with her children and tremendous potential she has in structure a country sooner rather than later. Children and youth are a resource for the country and the commitments they can make...

Ever since the beginning of time children have been active participants in homicides across the world. Sources argue that when children do these crimes, they are not mentally mature to process what it is they are doing. This in addition to the fact that children...

In the recent past, gang-related violence in the USA witnessed a sharp rise. One of the reasons for the rise is gang-related violence and in particular, juveniles engaging gang-related crimes. Interestingly, these juveniles do not engage in violence individually but as part of gangs. The...

Should there be a death penalty for juvenile criminal offender? This has been one of the most sensitive and highly debated topics both in our Federal and State Legislatures in recent years. It is also one of the most high-profile subjects that several civil rights...

Can juveniles learn to commit crimes, specifically shoplifting or theft? Edwin Sutherland’s differential association theory explains crime is learned through social processing. Sutherland’s nine propositions disassemble the process of learning crime through social interactions, and to understand that crime is learned how we, as humans,...

In recent years, gangs, and gang influence has played a major role on the effect of juveniles, and the rate at which they act with violence. Gang membership in adolescence can be linked to serious and violent crime resulting in long term effects in adulthood....