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What Motivates Young People To Get Into Trouble Summary

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The article, “What Provokes Young People to Get Into Trouble: Singapore Stories”, was about a research study conducted at the Kaki Bukit Center Prison School located in Singapore. The results were gathered from 54 adolescents stationed at the school. The facility was established so young offenders could have the opportunity to learn healthy behaviors and progress towards living a normal life. Unlike a regular prison, their goals comprise of giving young troubled people the chance to rehabilitate and further their education. Convictions of the juveniles ranged from fighting, stealing, illegal video distribution, destroying property, obtaining a dangerous weapon, and being caught holding drugs or alcohol. There are many theories to why these young people chose to break the law, and researchers wanted to figure out which theories were more accurate. Most of the theories stated that poor socialization, learning disabilities, peer pressure, low self-esteem, harsh living …show more content…

I’m not proud to admit that I’ve also participated in minor delinquent behavior, but luckily escaped without getting caught in the act. There also seems to be areas where delinquency is extremely high with numerous violent incidents. Living in Anchorage, Alaska specifically, there are multiple incidents every month. This article was very informative and had a lot of suitable propositions for resolutions. Although the research resulted in a number of reasons for delinquent behavior, I think their study wasn’t broad enough to say that those reasons are the only range of causes for young adults to act out. I also think they should take in mind the fact that a lot of delinquents don’t live in poor conditions. There are probably a lot of higher-class kids who live in great neighborhoods that cause a lot of disturbances. Terms in the article seemed mostly

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57). Research shows that delinquency and youth violence have been on the rise over the decade growing in epidemic proportions since 1993 (Hoyt & Scherer, 1998). Delinquency means for one to break the law and does not have to involve any form of criminal activity in one doing so. However, it is known that antisocial behavior, delinquency, and violence share common roots and similar consequences according to Mcwhirter et al. (2013). Violent crimes committed by youth has escalated by youth victimized by youth violence doubling the in juvenile arrests for violent crime by 2010, and fueled anxieties about future crime wave as the juvenile delinquents mature into adults (Hoyt & Scherer, 1998) with female delinquency making its mark up the ladder according to research.

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The state of delinquency among juveniles is a persistent and pervasive American social problem. According to a 1985 study conducted by Hawkins, Juvenile crime represents over 40% of the total arrests for major crimes, including burglary, rape and murder. This rate of juvenile incarceration mirrors that of adult incarceration. This segment of the population which has been ignored by both the written law and society has created great social and economic costs. This pattern of juvenile delinquency and crime must be addressed.

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Once these kids see how they are treated by these individuals in power, they begin to “. . .reject the law and its underlying values, often develop[ing] a resistance orientation and [taking] a defiant and destructive stance” (Rios, 43). At this stage, I believe that the youth have already given up on themselves and are subconsciously angry with those that have given up on them

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When it comes to crimes committed by juveniles there are several risk factors. Those living in poverty are exposed to violence and drug abuse early in their life. Coming from broken or unstable families is one of the highest risk factors for young

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In most instances the juveniles who are arrested for crimes are either at the wrong place at the wrong time or usually with a group of people who are doing the crimes. Many juveniles are forced into the criminal lifestyle from the area that they live in and around. Through these environments and areas of livings, most juveniles have learned and adopted to defy authority and

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I believe that each juvenile goes through significant changes and development at an early age, including social, emotional, and physical. But, some of them may be vulnerable to negative influences, such as joining gang members. Gangs are known to be organized groups of individuals who engage in criminal activities, such as drug trafficking, robbery, murder, and vandalism. The factors below are my 4 reasons I think juveniles join gangs and how these factors contribute to gang membership and juvenile crime in society.

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Our society relies on millions of our citizens to become robust citizens both mentally and psychologically. While teenagers are expected to be obedient, they often commit acts which if they were adults would result in a felony. While these mistakes are inevitable, I feel abandoning the concept of delinquency but maintaining a system to address offenders is best. Considering the pros and cons from this point of view, it appears clear that abandoning the concept of delinquency among children rather than relying on traditional methods appears to be the most effective method which requires the most

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The children born into these poverty-stricken areas, are the same ones who grow up to be in gangs and incarcerated. In Memphis, the amount of youth committing violent crimes has increased fifty percent in the past ten years alone. In an interview with an incarcerated gang member, the boy explains that it is a way of life and that people want to be grouped together with people they have stuff in common with, and for most gang members—it is their lack of money and education. The fact that they basically had to raise themselves and fight dirty for everything they ever owned had a large impact in it, he stated in the interview. Another reason youth tend to gravitate towards gangs is peer pressure.

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Nobody is able to get everything they want, and can only get what they need. Kids who have committed any sort of crime had done it because of some sort of problem in their environment once. People do bad

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Kids are not born being criminals, there are numerous reasons why kids get drawn into the world of delinquency. Three main reasons are peer pressure, the desire for protection, and the thirst for power and money. Many teenagers feel pressured by peer groups into doing things that they don’t want to do, yet they perform these acts in order to fit in or to stop harassment. In the article, “Juveniles Don’t Deserve Life Sentences”, the author Gail Garinger states that adolescents are “...less mature, more vulnerable to peer pressure, cannot escape from dangerous environments, and their characters are still in formation” (¶6). A multitude of teens join criminal associations like street gangs in search of protection, most of them have a distanced

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In the Disney movie The Little Mermaid, Arial doesn’t want what everyone else around her wants in life. She dreams of being a human unlike her friends and family. Both Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and Franz Kafka are different from the norm, like Arial. They experiment with what it means to be a “normal” human in their books. Though the books Metamorphosis, and Notes from the Underground have different authors, they share many parallels, but also have numerous contradicting themes.

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Understanding the risk and protective factors of child delinquency is imperative in order to create and implement treatment and intervention programs. Because children’s behavior develops during the first five years, it is important to know what risk and protective factors could increase the likelihood of a child becoming a child offender (Wasserman et al., 2003). Moreover, overcoming the risk factors would help prevent the child offender from becoming a juvenile, and later, adult offender. As Wasserman et al (2003) stated, “risk factors for child delinquency operate in several domains: the individual child, the child’s family, the child’s peer group, the child’s school, the child’s neighborhood, and the media” (pg.1). As one can see, children are exposed to risk in partially every aspect of their lives.

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When considering these statistics, which state that Black and Latino teens are more likely to commit juvenile offenses it is important to keep the following in mind: poverty, or low socio-economic status are large predictors of low parental monitoring, harsh parenting, and association with deviant peer groups, all of which are in turn associated with juvenile offending. The majority of adolescents who live in poverty are racial minorities. Also, minorities who offend, even as adolescents, are more likely to be arrested and punished more harshly by the law if caught. Particularly concerning a non-violent crime and when compared to white adolescents. While poor minorities are more likely to commit violent crimes, one third of affluent teens report committing violent crimes.

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Families that are poor or have a low income are more likely to commit crimes for the purpose of their own needs to survive. “It is a fact that neighborhoods where the poor are concentrated are more prone to high crime rates, and poor residents are the most common victims of crimes” (1). The best explanation for this is that poorer people have the same needs as a regular middle class citizen. The poor citizens need certain things to help him or her live a healthy life, such as healthcare, food stamps, and more employment options. It has been argued that healthcare is too expensive and that food stamps have been taken away from many people.

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(1988). Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice and Law (3rd ed.). United States of America: West Publishing Company. Wright, W. &.

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