Juveniles and their involvement in Crime

Statement of the Problem

When was the last time that you turned on the news channel and didn't see a story about some type of crime that was committed somewhere? Chances are you haven't. Crime is everywhere is society, and it's committed by all kinds of people all the time. But the latest trend in criminal activity is that of juvenile delinquents. Juvenile crime is a problem to society and we must take the steps to halt and correct it. But, what exactly is juvenile crime"

In the early twentieth century, the Juvenile Court was established because state governments wanted to be able to take responsibility of rehabilitating and protecting juveniles who had broken the law. For the most part, juvenile law is overseen by just the state law, or parens patriae, which authorizes the state to protect, care for, take into...