Recent studies have shown that there has been a growth in juvenile delinquency since the 1970s. It is believed that by the year 2010, juvenile crime will double. Congress is moving to implement harsher penalties for underage criminals, but more effective law enforcement and stiffer penalties cannot ...

Crime statistics provide data used for a wide range of things. They are used for planning, setting budgets, assessment of police performance, evaluating prevention programs, identifying certain crime patterns or trends and for determining where a person wants to live. The only problem is that crime...

"The Politics of Crime" While sitting peacefully in my own frame of mind, I quickly jumped to the sudden, roaring sounds of police and ambulance sirens. I said to myself, "I hope what is happening is not true". From blocks away, the repetitious sound of the sirens were star...

In cases of Juvenile arrest, rehabilitation, not punishment should be streesed Essay written by Ryan King Why would our government try to hurt kids? Well, kids are being hurt right now. You see, in America punishment, rather than rehabilitation is being emphasized for juveniles who commit...

Operation Identification Many individual factors are important in fighting crime from a preventative standpoint. One of these factors is property identification programs. An example of a property identification program is Operation Identification. Operation Identification is a nationally reco...

Juvenile Justice The Juvenile Justice Act 1992 (QLD) defines a juvenile as a young person under the age of 17 years. It maintains that a child under the age of 10 years is not considered criminally responsible, and is incapable of forming 'criminal intent'. Similarly, a child under the age of 1...