een as a teenager's job, and problems with peers or family are more likely to affect school attendance, grades, and classroom behavior. Poor performance in school also causes problems such as chronic anxiety, and conflicts with teachers (Reaves, 3). With kids not in school and getting the education they need to excel in life, they are more likely not to further their education or gain a career. Once they begin to start habits and a pattern of living, it becomes more difficult
             for them to break their habits and change their behavior.
             Adolescent violence is a major part of juvenile crime and one of the biggest problems. Kids are harming others and taking their anger and frustration out on their peers. Most violent behavior is learned and comes from in the home. According to Lee, bullies tend to imitate their abusive parents (Lee, 43). Parents make the largest impact on their child's life, and what a child learns at home can be easily instilled in them at a young age. Poverty is also a key contributor to the juvenile crime problem. Stress from family struggles is also imposed on a child's actions and personality. Parents are unable at times to provide the support they need during tough times. According to Goldentyer, In the 1990s, an increasing number of families were extremely poor, and when parents struggle to survive, they
             cannot provide much help for their kids (Goldentyer, 25). Juvenile crime causes many problems in our society because it hurts our ch
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