1. CAUSE AND AFFECT
One of the major causes of juvenile crimes is violence in the home. ... This causes the child to live in poverty. ... Also, peer pressure causes the child to do things they might not really want to do, but they do it to fit in or be cool. Drugs and Alcohol use affects juveniles themselves which leads to higher crime; this is the major cause of peer pressure. ... While there is no doubt that all of these things can cause juveniles to become delinquent, and the effect being that they go on to commit crimes, there are ways to deter this type of behavior. ...
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- Grade Level: High School