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Factors Contributing to Juvenile Crime: A Narrative Review
- 1 Shanghai High School International Division
- 2 Nanjing No.1 Middle school
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Abstract
This study aims to discuss on some of the main factors that contribute to juvenile crime commitment, and specifically how those factors affect the psychological health of young adults. Factors identified in previous literatures as a significant contributor to juvenile crimes fall under three main categories: family, school, and peers. Structure of the family, parental attachment and treatment of the child during their early childhood are the main elements of family-related factors that determine the likeliness of teenagers leaning towards infliction. For school-related factors, a poor performance (whether academically or extracurricular-wise) and bullying/harassment on campus strongly control the rate of crime conviction in juveniles. Longtime accompany with other anti-social friends and social distancing are the major peer-related factors that play a huge part in leading to offending in the later adolescent stage. Current studies can certainly be a knowledge basis for finding solutions to juvenile crime. Further research can be done in further study of how these factors correlate, and whether slight alternations to them can reduce the rate of crime in those under the age of 18.
Keywords
Juvenile crime, family, school, peers, childhood maltreatment
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Sun,H.;Yan,X. (2024). Factors Contributing to Juvenile Crime: A Narrative Review. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,60,1-7.
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