Youth Crime
by: Tina Cruz, Staff Writer

There are two types of adolescent delinquents: early onset and late onset.  Early-onset delinquents are usually males who have a history of aggression and violent behavior beginning as early as elementary school age. Early offenders often come from families of low socioeconomic levels in which parents are experiencing crises. Adolescents who begin to exhibit delinquent behavior at an early age may be more likely to go on to commit more serious crimes and become chronic adult offenders.
Late-onset delinquents (teenage years) rarely continue this behavior into adulthood.  These adolescents often come from permissive families in which they are given a lot of freedom and are not very closely monitored by the adults who are responsible for them. Failure to develop complementary behaviors such as honesty, non-aggression and respect for authority figures may lead to problematic behaviors.   The majority of states and the federal government consider persons under the age of 18 to be juveniles. However when children under this age commit serious crimes, for example murder, they may be prosecuted as adults.
From a juvenile justice perspective, delinquent behavior is divided into two categories: "status" offenses and "delinquency" offenses. Status offenses are those acts which would not be considered offenses if committed by an adult; they include acts such as truancy (skipping school), running away, alcohol possession or use, and curfew violations.
Delinquency offenses involve destruction or theft of property commission of violent crimes against persons, illegal weapon possession and possession or sale of illegal drugs.  Being a delinquent in your teenage years could lead up to failure later on in life.

Bullying In Our Schools
by: Gacova Orozco, staff writer

After interviewing 41 shooters in 37 incidents sources have found that two-thirds of people have been bullied by attackers motivated to seek revenge. Too many adults are seeing bullying as a normal part of childhood.  Researchers have found that nearly 60% percent of boys classified as bullies began this path in sixth through ninth grade. It is also         documented that these individuals will be convicted of at least one crime by the age of 24.
Studies show that youth who bully in their younger years become more violent over time and  often continue to bully others in adulthood. They are more likely to engage in workplace violence, verbal abuse, and even spousal abuse.
The types of bullies existing are aggressive, passive, and bull-victims. An aggressive bully is the most common type of bully. They generally initiate          aggression toward their peers and are generally      individuals who are fearless, coercive, conflictive, and impulsive. The behavior is typically from the    individual who has a low tolerance for frustration coupled with a stronger inclination toward violence and a desire to dominate others.
A passive bully is easier to deal with than an       aggressive bully. Passive bullies are rarely provoked by others.  They take the initiative in a bulling         incident, but join in after the aggressive bully          instigates a situation in an attempt to gain his or her approval.  They usually do not have as much         confidence as the aggressive bully.
There is a fourth type of bully called a relational bully. Relational bullies are the most common type of bully among females. These bullies try to gain social status and power through the exclusion and           manipulation of others. Most of the bully behavior develops in the multiple factors of the child's          environment, which is family dynamics, peer group factors, school culture, media, and technology.

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