Week 2 Discussion Question
In the saying “it takes a community to raise a child,” who are the key players involved in a juvenile’s life? Who has the most responsibility for preventing juvenile delinquency? Explain your rationale. “It takes a community to raise a child”; a child adapts to the community where he or she is growing up. The key players involved in a juvenile’s life are the parents and family members in general, teachers and community members. The child is educated at home by parents during the time he or she is there but then at school the teachers should contribute to lead the child to achieve a successful future the community environment contributes to child’s behavior for example is the child is raise in a community with a high crime rate the child’s behavior can be aggressive as a defense mechanisms. The child’s parents are the most responsible for preventing juvenile delinquency, as a parent he or she should be involved in a children life and stay informed as much as possible about the child’s life while he or she is out the house unsupervised. How does delinquency differ in type, rate, or both between boys and girls? Why? Do you see gender differences in delinquency increasing or decreasing?
Previous years Juveniles delinquency was mostly performed by male juveniles, today the rates are pretty similar, most burglary cases are performed by male juveniles but the rate of most violet cases performed by female juveniles have rapidly increased. I honestly do not think that the gender differences in delinquency and I also do not think that it is decreasing.