Juvenile crime is a blanket term that refers to any of a number of criminal acts which are perpetrated by minors. While adult crime is typically well understood from a criminal psychology perspective, the range and causes of juvenile crime are a bit more vague in terms of our understanding.
In any case, juvenile crime poses a unique threat and responsibility to society to address and prevent before it can cause devastating consequences.
Some of the most common forms of juvenile crime are vandalism, harassment, drug use and sales, as well as gang related violence and battery.
While researchers do not agree upon the causes of juvenile crime, there are a number of risk factors which are associated with statistically higher incidence and dangers for a given community of youths to engage in juvenile crime.
