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Contributing Factors to Juvenile Crime - Regis University
There are many factors that contribute to juvenile crime, including, but not limited to, poor education, low school attendance, peer pressure, disadvantaged socioeconomic status, and substance abuse.
http://criminology.regis.edu/criminology-programs/resources/crim-articles/contributing-factors-to-juvenile-crime
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Juvenile Delinquency and Substance Abuse
When young people engage in alcohol and other drug use, they, their families, and their communities usually suffer. In some cases, because of the strong association between substance abuse and delinquency, an increased burden is also placed on the juvenile justice system.
https://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/jjbul9712-1/substan.html
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From Juvenile Delinquency to Young Adult Offending - NIJ
As part of the NIJ Study Group on the Transitions Between Juvenile Delinquency to Adult Crime, scholars examined differences between juveniles who persist in offending and those who do not, and also looked at early adult-onset offending.
http://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/Pages/delinquency-to-adult-offending.aspx
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Special Feature: Youth Violence, Statistics - NCJRS
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice, substance abuse, and victim assistance information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
https://www.ncjrs.gov/yviolence/statistics.html
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Youth Perpetrators of Serious Violent Crimes - Child Stats
The level of youth violence in society can be viewed as an indicator of youths' ability to control their behavior and the adequacy of socializing agents such as families, peers, schools, and religious institutions to supervise or channel youth behavior to acceptable norms.
http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/beh5.asp
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Juvenile Arrest Rate Trends - OJJDP
Following 5 years of decline, the juvenile Violent Crime Index arrest rate reached a new historic low-point in 2012.
http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/JAR_Display.asp?ID=qa05201
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Juveniles - CrimeSolutions
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there were approximately 73.8 million youth under the age of 18 in the United States in 2012.
https://www.crimesolutions.gov/TopicDetails.aspx?ID=5
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Juvenile Crime Facts - Department of Justice
Crime and drug abuse are rated first and third as the biggest worries among Americans according to a recent survey for The Conference Board, a research institute.
https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-102-juvenile-crime-facts
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Facts, Statistics and History - PBS
There's not been a lot of extensive research into the impact of laws making it easier to try kids as adults. But the studies that do exist indicate that the get tough approach has had little or no effect on the rate of juvenile crime. Moreover, these studies show that trying juveniles in adult criminal court may actually result in higher rates of reoffending.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/juvenile/stats/
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Juvenile Delinquency - Encyclopedia
Juvenile delinquency is that behavior on the part of children which may, under the law, subject those children to the juvenile court. As such, it is a relatively new and legal term for a very old phenomenon.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/juvenile_delinquency.aspx
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Juvenile Delinquency - RAND
Juvenile delinquency-negative behaviors of children and teens that may result in crimes or legal action-frequently causes widespread problems in communities.
http://www.rand.org/topics/juvenile-delinquency.html
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Juvenile Delinquents - FindLaw
Some states hold parents responsible for paying restitution as well as criminal fines where crimes are committed by minors.
http://criminal.findlaw.com/juvenile-justice/juvenile-delinquents.html
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Juvenile Delinquency - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Juvenile delinquency, also known as "juvenile offending", is participation in illegal behavior by minors. Most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles, such as juvenile detention centers, and courts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_delinquency
