Social Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders
economically disadvantaged neighborhood. She lives with her mother and five
siblings. Wanda and another girl, also of a minority group, were taken into
custody by the police for fighting.
Discuss the social characteristics that Wanda may have in
common with other juvenile offenders and explain how these social
characteristics may or may not impact her likelihood of involvement with the
juvenile justice system. In your discussion, try to delve past statistical
categories and look more closely at the factors that might impact this
demographical information.
Use the Library to research and examine different aspects of
juvenile offender characteristics.
OBJECTIVE
-Identify the theories of juvenile delinquency and how they
relate to the concept of juvenile crime.
-Summarize the social characteristics of the juvenile court
system and accompanying laws.
Can you include reference list and a couple intext
citations?
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