Juvenile Delinquency

Juvenile delinquency describes illegal behavior by young people under the relevant jurisdiction’s age limits. Understanding youth offending means looking at interacting risk and protective factors rather than blaming one child, family, diagnosis or technology platform.Start here: Causes of juvenile delinquency explains eight major risk factors; how to prevent juvenile delinquency provides practical family and community strategies. We also explore the effect on younger siblings and responsible interpretations of online crime trends.