Juvenile Delinquency

Those offenders are just fulfilling that prophecy that is embedded into their mind early in their childhood by their surroundings. Repeat offenders often find it very hard to get out of the system, because they make a lifestyle out of these acts. The juvenile justice system lacks in providing each juvenile with the proper treatment, there should be restorative steps in place to make the juvenile justice system more titrated to meet the needs of each individual child. Some of the steps to keep troubled youth out of the system are making the juvenile justice system more restorative and diverse. As well as having an evidence based system the faculty, parents, and juveniles need to have the proper training available to them.

The author examined that extent to parenting practices rise to different adolescent personalities which can lead to delinquency. ”In contrast to conforming youth, delinquents tend to define situations in a manner that justifies aggressive and antisocial behavior” (Kuei,L, Gene, B, YI, C, Ronald, S 2007 P 4). Essentially, if parents do not care about their kids, don’t know where they are all of the time, there could be a big reason why they are associating with the wrong group of people and getting involved in crime and aggressive behavior. Also could affect them becoming antisocial if they hang out with the wrong group of people, they may not socialize with other people that might not be as “cool” as them. Another important area that can be looked is how an adolescent interacts with others and how important that area is in a child’s life.

Recidivists make things a somewhat difficult on themselves because in some states the three strike rule is usually broken and then they are incarcerated. Restorative justice for juvenile delinquents should be the primary focus as this delinquency is found out at an early age so this juvenile can still be saved. The purpose of imprisoning their parents with them is to encourage better parenting practices. Parents often neglect their children when they become so involved with work, drugs, alcohol and relationships. Better homes will lead to better communities and parents are responsible for making this happen.

In Sutherland’s Theory he explains how “A person becomes delinquent because of an... ... middle of paper ... ...study Barnes states, “f a parent acts in a negative way, the child is more likely to follow their parent’s negative attitude. They are also more likely to generalize this attitude to the rest of society. Thus, parents have much influence over their child’s behavior. From birth, a parent will mold and shape behaviors suitable to the norms of society through childrearing” (Analysis of Family Life). As you have read, the family is a huge part of a delinquent’s initial exposure to criminal activity and favorable definition of crime.

Through the establishment of Juvenile Courts which were criminal courts in terms of the procedures and giving them jurisdiction over the care and protection issues. The Juvenile Courts became the family law courts which dispensed family justice. The courts and the state can intervene for the first time in working-class family life when children are seen to be immoral, conditions which were regarded as neglect included: truancy, begging, being beyond control etc... Molony Committee The Mol... ... middle of paper ... ...llows the authorities to tackle their delinquent behaviour but to also seek to reform their personality and way of life inside an institutionalized setting in which thorough discipline was imposed and which then imitated the harsh conditions of industrial employment. Works Cited Brown, S. (2005) Understanding Youth and Crime: Listening to Youth. England: Open University Press Hendrick, H. (2006) ‘Histories of Youth Crime and Justice’, In B. Goldson and J. Muncie (eds) Youth Crime and Justice.

It was supposed to provide a means of protecting the child from the harshness of the adult court, which emphasized obtaining guilt and punishing the individual (Hickey, 2010). The dichotomies of "treatment-punishment" and "chi... ... middle of paper ... ...with the juvenile justice system that are counter-intuitive to the well-being of children and proper justice. However, it remains to be seen whether the direct separation is involved, or if it is strictly because it is justice pertaining to juveniles. References: Fortas, J. (1967).

This theory goes on to state that parenting is the most important factor in determining a person’s self-control. According to the theory a person will have low self-control in the future if they have an unsupervised neglectful and abusive upbringing. Due to this, they could be prone to be impulsive, risk taking, non-verbal and tend to engage in crime throughout their lives. High self-control is taught at a young age by parents who supervise and spend the needed time with their kids. Parents teach their kids by punishing them for misconduct and they eventually develop the self-control needed which allows them to resist the temptations of crime.

. juvenile delinquency. In this report I will: define juvenile delinquency, give the extent of juvenile delinquency, give some suggestions on what causes juvenile delinquency, and what is being done in various communities to deal with this growing problem. The legal term juvenile delinquent was established so that young lawbreakers could avoid the disgrace of being classified in legal records as criminals. Juvenile delinquency laws were designed to provide treatment, rather than punishment, for juvenile offenders.

Some of the diverse factors that encourages people to get involved in a gang are low self-esteem, troubles with building self-confidence and one’s own identity, poverty, poor school achievement, lack of faith foundation. These factors are all based on their personalities that were built during childhood and adolescence. To conclude, a child psychologist will help reduce gang formation by counseling the parents on how to discipline their children and look at the children’s development from prenatal period till adolescences, which will later on help children realize what is a right decision versus wrong decision.

Child welfare workers are responsible to make decisions that directly benefit families; maintaining the best interest of the child(ren) involved. Thus, advocating for incarcerated parents is vital in working towards family success. When safety concerns are not present, we must advocate for visitations between children and their incarcerated parents as we have learned that this is necessary for the child’s sense of safety and wellbeing. In addition, parent and child visitations also assist with reducing the rate of recidivism. Disappointingly, the barriers discussed in this paper are a hindrance regarding reunification for many families.