A juvenile delinquent is a child who participates in illegal behavior as a minor and falls under the statutory age limit. A juvenile offender can become one due to multiple factors. A juvenile can learn things through social, biological, and psychological traits. The environment that the juvenile is put in can also have an effect on them. A few examples would be if they experienced abuse in at some point, if they have a mental illness, their neighborhood that they live in, or even their school. There are also questions on how a juvenile should have consequences for the crimes they are committing, for instance should a juvenile be punished for their crime or should they be rehabilitated for it? Also is there evidence of research put into either method. There are three major traits that a juvenile can have, social, biological and psychological. The social trait has to do with things such as the juveniles social media or their peers that they decide to hang out with. For example, if a kid is hanging around with another child that is fighting in school, then they are more likely to begin fighting in school. It is stated that in 2011, one in eight students were involved in fights and one in four had property stolen from them. As well as five percent of student were caught …show more content…
The classical theory should be what determines if a juvenile is punished or rehabilitated. The severity of the punishment should be determined by the severity of the crime to deter others and reduce crime. As well as the punishment should be swift and appropriate to deter others and reduce crime. As well as the 8th Amendment should have a part on the decision for the delinquent. The extent of the crime should match the punishment given to the delinquent and the age of the delinquent should also be taken into effect when deciding how to proceed with the