Youth crime - Part 1

[blank_start]Juvenile delinquency[blank_end] has increased dramatically over the past decades.

[blank_start]Adolescents[blank_end] tend to [blank_start]commit[blank_end] various types of crime from minor acts like shop[blank_start]lifting[blank_end], pick[blank_start]pocketing[blank_end] to violent ones such as sexual [blank_start]assault[blank_end], abduction, or even homicide.

In fact, the growth of [blank_start]youth[blank_end] criminals [blank_start]comes from[blank_end] many reasons. One of the most significant factors is the lack of parental monitoring.

Without parental [blank_start]monitoring[blank_end], many children can commit an [blank_start]offence[blank_end] due to peer pressure.

There are [blank_start]tremendous[blank_end] scientific researches showing evidence that when young [blank_start]children[blank_end] reach [blank_start]adolescence[blank_end], they go through [blank_start]a number of[blank_end] changes. One of the most transformations is their [blank_start]attention[blank_end] towards their studies and leisure activities. Instead of spending time studying, they tend to do anything to be known and accepted by their peers and [blank_start]social groups[blank_end].

[blank_start]In addition[blank_end], the influence of peers could be considered a root cause of substance abuse, which has been proved as a powerful contributor to [blank_start]juvenile crime[blank_end]. Clearly, using drugs and alcohol is the first step [blank_start]leading to[blank_end] [blank_start]committing drug smuggling[blank_end].