Juvenile Criminal Justice
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1. Older citizens report less victimization than teens. What reasons could help account for such a wide disparity in victimization? Explain.
2. Discuss some reasons why youths engage in high risk behaviors.
3. Are juveniles rational actors who weigh the costs and benefits of their actions, or are they more impulsive and easily swayed by peer pressure?
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This solution discusses the reasons that could help account for such a wide disparity in victimization between older citizens and teens. It also explores several reasons why youths engage in high risk behaviors, as well as if juveniles are rational actors who weigh the costs and benefits of their actions, or more impulsive and easily swayed by peer pressure. References are provided.
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1. Older citizens report less victimization than teens. What reasons could help account for such a wide disparity in victimization? Explain.
Teens are more easily victimized because they are more vulnerable and more easily taken advantage of by perpetrators of crime. Teens also have less power and are often easily manipulated by assailants, so there is a higher rate of victimization that in older citizens, and thus a higher reported victimization in this population. Also, teens are often victims of family abuse, where they are dependent so the reported rates of victimization are often higher in teens.
See http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/vage.htm.
2. Discuss some reasons why youths engage in high-risk behaviors. Are juveniles rational actors who weigh the costs and benefits of their actions, or are they more impulsive and easily swayed by peer pressure?
There are many high-risk behaviors in which youth engage, such as smoking, drinking, sex and drugs, which have important implications for their present well-being and their prospects later in life. Maturation is one reason why youth engage in high-risk behavior. In other ...
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