J.R. Mathis 4/24/01 Criminal Justice In the mid 1990's about one fifth of all persons arrested for crimes were under 18 years of age. For the most serious crimes, about 30% were juveniles and 13% were under 15 years old. Since 1970 juvenile arrests have increased in every serious crime and female juvenile crime has also ... may be another factor in criminal activity. Other causes include failure at school, increased availability of drugs and alcohol as well as guns which to tend to increase probability of a child committing a crime although direct cause has not been established. There are m...

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