Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

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This research paper has been able to adequately shown that the causes of delinquency; how teachers must be able to assist and recognize children who are at risk of falling into the

category of delinquent early before they become part of the criminal system. How Communities and neighbourhood could assist in raising a child. Police Officers and the role they should play in terms of programmes and support groups. Howard N. Synder 2008, states that parents should be aware of and accept responsibility for their children upbringing. That they should be able to show how the church and several organizations have a strong influence in maintaining a stable social relationship. Over the past several decades, it has become apparent that juvenile delinquency …show more content…

There is, however, initial evidence that certain comprehensive interventions show promise. Public reaction to increasing rates of youth violence has resulted in a policy initiatve that is centered on offense based punishment. As mentioned in the beginning of the paper, the policy debate regarding the juvenile delinquents at the Barrackpore West Secondary School may be futile to frame the question of what it takes to have an impat on violent juvenile offenders.
In terms of whether rehabilitation or punishment is the most desirable coutse may not be an “either or” situation, but a combination of the two might be required. The intensive, comprehensive, community-based approaches may be most acceptable only when they have a clear monitoring and sanctioning component and the retributive strategies may only be workable when

they incorporate treatment for selected subgroups of juvenile delinquents. Effective intervention would likely lie somewhere in the middle, where ideology could give way to a reasoned program designed to curb juvenile delinquency in the Barrackpore West Secondary School …show more content…

In Trinidad and Tobago the use of drugs are prohibited, if found punishable by a fine or jail time. The use of drugs in teenage years is hazardous as a result teens can commit violent crime when under the use influence of an illegal substance, it can also result in death. Teens need to be taught the dangers of drug use, sale and abuse and the consequences of their actions. Peer friends has a major influence on our children and it can result in negative actions. Parents need to be aware of the company their children are keeping and ensure that they belong to the same strata in society in order to avoid envy, which may be the result of criminal action in teenagers. Parents should ensure that their young ones are associating with respectable children and, ensure that their children do not become involved in gangs. Teenagers need to be held accountable for their actions when the laws of the land are

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