1. Community-Based Programs and Juvenile Delinquency
Instead of focusing on rehabilitation of a child criminal, why not intervene and prevent the child from violating the law by eliminating destructive variables through constructive youth programs? ... Financial support for city parks, youth programs, and recreations centers has decreased, contributing to further deterioration of neighborhoods and producing high-risk environments for the local youth. The fact that most juvenile crime takes place after-school hours further implicates the lack of adult supervision as a contributing factor in youth criminal behavior. ... Community youth centers ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate