Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime
Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime The word “delinquency” is a strong word and when people hear it they get scared. Juvenile delinquency is occurs when a juvenile’s behavior is in violation of criminal law, juvenile status offenses, and other juvenile misconducts. On the other hand, status offenses are those misconducts committed or engaged by a juvenile and that can be presented in a juvenile court. Status offenses are those offenses illegal for a certain group of people, in this case juvenile’s, and not illegal to others, like adults. For example, the intake of tobacco, alcohol, running away from home, owning a firearm, gambling, etc. are some status offenses. Juvenile courts differ from adult courts, but on the other hand, they are similar. Juvenile courts serve more of a guide for children who commit some sort of wrongdoing. For example, the state is the higher or ultimate parent for children within the jurisdiction. Courts save children from continuing through the wrong paths, nurture them while in the process, reform, and take primary consideration for those noncriminal procedures. In an adult court, the most important part is the due process and justice and not necessarily the person. Juveniles are known as delinquents as for adults are criminals. Both juveniles and adults receive their Miranda rights and have the same authority figures. When it comes to the variables that relate with juvenile crime rates it basically deals with similar variables that deal with adult crime rates. Juveniles tend to be more gullible when it comes to gangs and bad influences. With those bad influences come drugs, crimes, vandalism, etc. and crime rates obviously go up. When juveniles begin doing those wrongdoings at an early age they might learn not to continue doing them if they get taken into custody. On the other hand, they might not and still continue doing them throughout their juvenile lives into adult lives, which can