Essay On Youthful Offenders
Youthful offenders
As Stacia Tauscher once said “we worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” For my opinion is true, young offender population has increased of the years. Parents may be worried about their children's future instead of watching them while they’re are in their sights.
Thought out history there were some young offender but not a crime to get punished for. By modern times some crimes have be become unusual drastic of children. 2004 12 year old schoolboy was arrested ,fingerprinted, DNA tested and formally reprimanded.(Matthews) Only to find out that a fork was throw to a girl over a argument during recess.(Matthews)
Some of the crimes are caused by the five factors commonly known …show more content…
Puberty produces a strong desire to be older, or more mature. Slightly older peers who are committing offences appear resemble the independence and choices to become adult (such as drinking alcohol, or driving cars). In this way, exposure to the activities of anti-social peers can increase the likelihood of offending. Another strong risk factor related to peers is alcohol and drug abuse. While there is currently some debate about whether alcohol and drug abuse causes offending. , and 5.)biological factors - The relationship between risk and protective factors is extremely complex. For example, studies have shown that an adequate parent (knowing where your child is) is protective against youth offending. Researchers agreed that amongst lower socioeconomic groups. an adequate parent is seen as a sign of care and concern; that the child is important to the adult. However in higher socioeconomic groups parents does not provide the same protection,
As Stacia Tauscher once said “we worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” For my opinion is true, young offender population has increased of the years. Parents may be worried about their children's future instead of watching them while they’re are in their sights.
Thought out history there were some young offender but not a crime to get punished for. By modern times some crimes have be become unusual drastic of children. 2004 12 year old schoolboy was arrested ,fingerprinted, DNA tested and formally reprimanded.(Matthews) Only to find out that a fork was throw to a girl over a argument during recess.(Matthews)
Some of the crimes are caused by the five factors commonly known …show more content…
Puberty produces a strong desire to be older, or more mature. Slightly older peers who are committing offences appear resemble the independence and choices to become adult (such as drinking alcohol, or driving cars). In this way, exposure to the activities of anti-social peers can increase the likelihood of offending. Another strong risk factor related to peers is alcohol and drug abuse. While there is currently some debate about whether alcohol and drug abuse causes offending. , and 5.)biological factors - The relationship between risk and protective factors is extremely complex. For example, studies have shown that an adequate parent (knowing where your child is) is protective against youth offending. Researchers agreed that amongst lower socioeconomic groups. an adequate parent is seen as a sign of care and concern; that the child is important to the adult. However in higher socioeconomic groups parents does not provide the same protection,