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Treatment or Punishment?

 

Every stage of development has transitions. Family members, friends, and peers all influence these times of transition for the juvenile. It is sometimes accompanied by a desire for material things, fashion, peer pressure, cash and more. At times, the demands of wants and needs are intensified by a society that consists of high mobility, social change, and is materialistic. Also, social changes can create anxiety and disillusionment for adolescents and thus they commit delinquent acts. Obviously, human beings tend to develop in different stages until they become adults. One of these stages is the adolescent stage. .
             When humans are in the adolescent stage, they are considered juveniles, When a juvenile does something wrong, contrary to the laws or norms of the society, such as acts of vandalism, theft, drug related activity, arson or other anti-social behavior, he/she is then considered a juvenile delinquent.All juvenile delinquent behaviors are influenced not only by what goes on in the environment in which juveniles live, but also by what they observe in adults, what they listen to, learn from peer groups, parents, relatives, and society at large. Juvenile delinquency is not an inherent human condition, but rather is learned through association, imitation, observation, pressure, needs, wants, influence and desires. .
             Crimes by geographical areas are also a concern according to the Federal Bureau Of Investigation the crime statistics for juveniles under the age of eighteen that have committed crimes in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and California between 2008 through 2010 have been declining.(See Table Below).
             Wisconsin .
             Total Arrests 2008 2009 2010.
             Murder 31 10 14.
             Rape 158 162 145.
             Robbery 653 520 572.
             Aggravated assault 825 744 652.
             Pennsylvania Had:.
             Murder 55 36 44.
             Rape 212 208 173.
             Robbery 2047 1710 1730.
             Aggravated Assault 3075 2660 2653.
             California had:.


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