Juvenile Delinquency and Child Crimes

   

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Running head: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Juvenile DelinquencyName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1JUVENILE DELINQUENCYJuvenile DelinquencyJuvenile Delinquency is the criminal or the antisocial activity that is committed by a childwho is below the age of sixteen years and eighteen years respectively (Bartollas and Schmalleger2014). When any law is violated by any child, it can be referred to as juvenile delinquency.Juvenile delinquency is considered to be the gateway of the adult crime because a hugepercentage of the criminals start the criminal career from childhood itself. Child crimes areserious topic of discussion if the present scenario is considered. There are various programs that have been adapted by the state in order to take care ofthe juvenile delinquency programs. The Adolescent Diversion Project This program is based on the strength and it a program that is advocacy oriented. Theprogram helps in arresting the youth and provides them various services that are based on thecommunity and the society. This program has been very effective and it has also receivedpositive ratings (Thompson and Bynum 2016). The program was actively associated with aneffective reduction in the number of official delinquency of the juveniles in comparison to thejuveniles who are formally processed. There was a major drawback that is program faces. It hasnot been able to affect the self-reported delinquency of the youth. Adults in the MakingThis program that is completely family-centered. The program has been designed in sucha manner that the family can intervene, which helps in enhancing the protective process of thefamily. It also helps in deterring the escalation of using alcohol and the development of theproblems that are substance based. The program has a very positive effect on deterring the
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