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This 4 page paper examines juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice. How juveniles seem to grow out of bad behavior, and why, is the subject addressed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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fully developed. Yet, some parents treat children as if they should comprehend everything and make good decisions. They do not expect their children to steal from a store or buy
illegal drugs. Of course, not every teenager gets involved with petty crime, but some do (Walsh & Bennett, 2004). Those who do not often engage in other activities as
they go through emotional change and growth (Walsh & Bennett, 2004). Many teens in fact do experiment with drugs, particularly marijuana, and drink at parties before they turn twenty-one.
Even the Bush twins were found using phony identification to order a drink, something one would think is ridiculous as they are so well known. But teenagers and young adults
do have developing brains and they do not always make the best choices. This is why sometimes, juvenile delinquents will seem to age out of their delinquency. What are the
characteristics of juvenile delinquents and why do they seem to offend less, or not at all, as they grow older? Studies conducted in the 1970s show that juvenile offenders rarely
specialized in any one type of crime (Feld, 2000 in Fagin & Zimring, 2000). While many juvenile offenders are often judged in terms of the frequency of their transgressions, as
opposed to seriousness, it is also true that only certain types of juveniles are likely to reoffend (Feld, 2000 in Fagin & Zimring, 2000). Yet, frequency matters. Those young criminals
who were arrested only once or twice were not likely to reoffend but those arrested five times or more were in fact likely to become career criminals (Feld, 2000 in
Fagin & Zimring, 2000). Another study examined adolescents who are involved in sexual offences against children (Hagan & Brey, 2000). It was shown that most adolescents who did attack children
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