Causes for Juvenile Delinquency

　　Juvenile Delinquency refers to criminal acts committed by children or teenagers, specifically anyone below the age of eighteen. These crimes hurt society and the children themselves.
　　There are many factors that cause juvenile delinquency.
　　Some children want to test their parents. or society.s limits. Sometimes juvenile crimes happen because of a lack of rules and supervision. For example, many times children commit crimes after school and while their parents are at work.
　　Additionally, mental illness and substance abuse are main factors. 15-20% of juveniles convicted of crimes have serious mental illnesses, when the range of mental illnesses widens，the percentages increase to 30-90%.
　　Also, many people believe, a child.s environment and family are greatly related to their juvenile delinquency record. For example, the dynamics of a family can affect a child.s delinquency rate.
　　Poverty level is another factor.
　　Finally, another cause could be the relationships a child grows in school or outside of school. A positive or negative friendship can influence the chances of children becoming delinquents. Peer pressure is also at play. Relationships and friendships can lead to gangs, these are major factors in violent crimes among teens.
　　These are just some of the causes of juvenile delinquency.



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1. Juvenile Delinquency hurts the children themselves only. 回答


2. There are five reasons for juvenile delinquency according to the text.回答


3. Parents should take some responsibility for juvenile delinquency.回答


4. Poverty has something to do with juvenile delinquency.回答


5. Peer pressure has no connection with juvenile delinquency.回答

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