HIGH RISK YOUTHS AND CRIME

High risk youths and crime

High risk youths and crime

Introduction

Although pharmaceutical use amidst teenagers has turned down significantly over the past ten years, adolescents increased in deprived built-up groups extend to be at high risk for engagement in drug use and sales and for grave delinquency. Such high risk youth often exhibit behavioral problems at school, associate with delinquent peers, have inadequate supervision at home, and are typically not helped by regular school-based drug resistance training programs. Findings from recent longitudinal studies and interactional theory suggest that preventive interventions with such high risk youth must address a wide ...