Delinquency prevention

Delinquency prevention

Introduction

Juvenile delinquency refers to the crimes carried out by young people or minors. Most legal systems consider specific procedures for dealing with this problem, such as juvenile detention centers. There are many different theories on the causes of crime, most if not all of which can be applied to the causes of juvenile crime. The juvenile crimes often receive great attention from the media and politicians. This is because the level and types of youth crime can be used by analysts and the media as an indicator of the general state of morality and public order in a country, and as a result can be a source of alarm and moral panic. Like most types of offenses, crimes committed by juveniles have increased since the mid-twentieth century. There are many theories about the causes of juvenile crimes, regarded as particularly important within criminology. This is because the number of crimes grows enormously between fifteen and twenty years. Second, any theory on the causes of crime should consider juvenile crimes as adult criminals probably have had a start in crime when they were young. Moreover, another possible origin of juvenile delinquency results in the development of problems such as schizophrenia, behavioral and mental disorders, PTSD, conduct disorder or bipolar disorder (Bartollas, 1985).

Juvenile delinquency is one of the most acute ills that currently supports society and the modern state, members of the order and of society, are witness to many events and actions that can generate youth crime, but what is really alarming and the situation of children and young people who have accomplished a crime that appears regulated in criminal law and with extreme violence rates up to and including murder. Add to this the opening and reopening premises sale of alcoholic beverages and fun, they consciously and unconsciously in their desire for profit, allows entry to adolescents and youth deviant behavior contributing to aggression and rebellion that can end in a dependency or addiction and subsequent inclination to crime (Shoemaker, 2009).

Discussion

Juvenile delinquency is a complex phenomenon, linked to the development of urban and industrial society, and the evolution of morality in the modern world. It is at the heart of public debate since the late 1990s because of its growth in a context marked by the increase in crime in general and fear of crime. This is a concept that focuses on the jurist, sociologist and psychologist. The study of this phenomenon corresponds in fact to a double objective: to determine, for the purpose of prevention, what causes young people to break the laws of society seek the most effective ways to organize the repression of antisocial acts committed by youth.

This paper aims to contribute to the control and prevention of juvenile delinquency through new mechanisms of control and prevention considering that the resources devoted to the fight against crime are inadequate. This associated with the consumption of alcohol, drugs, lack of control and guidance from parents, schools and the indiscriminate dissemination of programs with high levels of ...