a child under the age of 18 years old , also referred to as, juvenile

delinquency. Some offenses are minor; parental disobedience, shoplifting,

and truancy, others are much harsher. Children can have criminal intent at

any age; there is no limit. According to the official U.S. crime reports, in the

1980's about one-fifth of all persons arrested for crimes are under the age

of 18, in the 1970's, juvenile arrests increased almost in every serious

crime category; female juvenile crime more than doubled. The most

common offenses are vandalism, shoplifting, underage drinking, and

marijuana usage. Most juveniles who commit acts of crime come from

homes without a strong family unit in one way or another. Juvenile crime

will not be solved until parents can become more involved, and set a better

Crime is a serious problem all in itself, it more of an eye opening

issue when it involves the children of our society. All children are not born

into a life of crime, it is the issues they have to face during the coarse of

their lives which tend to shape their future, whether it be peer pressure or a

companies have given to working mother and fathers so that they are able

kids have had crime be their prime example of

time to time on their own. Working parents need to heed additional

encourage them not to persuade other children to do as they please. Have

provide the parental assistance needed while providing an income fore

families were extremely poor, and when parents struggle to survive, they

Kids need to stay away from drugs, and not have that example there in

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