Juvenile Delinquency is becoming more and more prevalent in American culture, especially the way that our society's perception is changing. Juveniles are being misdiagnosed at a higher rate than ever before with Mental Health disorders. Legal medications are being prescribed to deal with a juvenile's behavior. Parents are relinquishing control of their child's behavior to the doctors. Juveniles are abusing the medications, which causes further delinquency.
According to Juvenile Delinquency: the Core, juvenile delinquency is defined as, "the participation in illegal behavior by a minor who falls under a statutory age limit" (416). Dictionary.com defines juvenile delinquency as, "behavior of a child or youth that is so marked by violation of law, persistent mischievousness, antisocial behavior, disobedience, or intractability as to thwart correction by parents and to constitute a matter for action by the juvenile courts." There is always a struggle with juveniles, especially......
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