Crime And The Death Penalty - 1138 Words

As generations pass by, more people are likely changing for the good or the bad. Changing for the bad means that they would start committing crime because they are forced, influenced or potentially to feel they will â€Å"never get caught†. Firstly, crime is an action or activity that is not really illegal, but considered to be wrong. Committing crimes is hurtful to the one committing crime and the victim of the crime. This research paper consists of reasons and a further in cite on juveniles being sentenced to the death penalty. Everyone feels bad for children, because they are posed as innocent. They don’t seem that innocent when they commit a heinous crime. The research will include the factors that relate to juveniles committing crime,†¦show more content†¦Often young children start getting involved in crime which leads to an unsuccessful future, filled with committing offenses and becoming a young offender. A juvenile or young offender is a person who has convicted or is cautioned about a criminal offense. This young offender can be a male or female. ACS Distance Education researches have shown that some factors are likely to increase youths becoming involved in committing offenses. Some of the risk factors which affect the youth to committing crime are parental criminality, poor parental discipline, lack of supervision, family conflicts, school disorganization, low family income, and having the opportunity for crime. Many youth fail in school due to poor academic performance and poor attendance. Sometimes we cannot blame the youth for their behaviors because many come from problems at home such as physical abuse, neglect or abandonment. These are many of the few common factors leading to offenses made by youth. Analyzing areas and districts have allowed us to conclude the least and most crime rates. Shaw and McKay on p.21 show the rates of male juvenile delinquents in Chicago, 1900-1906. The map shows that a high rate of crime commi tted were around the central business districts where there is industry. Also, low rates of crime were shown in city’s periphery where there is a rise in industry. Studies indicate that there is a high increase of crime based on nationality. Delinquents come from