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Juvenile Crime: Who is Responsible? |
| Section: MODERN THOUGHT / YOUTH CRIME AND JUVENILE JUSTICE |
| Author: Robert E. Shepherd, Jr. |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/1990 |
| Size: 1,989 Words, 11,961 Characters |
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At a time when a "get tough" stance toward juvenile crime prevails, a focus of concern has been the issue of responsibility for minors' criminal actions. In one arena, this has translated into efforts to make young people more accountable for their acts by transferring the cases of young offenders from juvenile to adult courts. A second, and just as controversial, topic regarding juvenile criminal responsibility is the proposal that parents be held responsible for the crimes of their children. The consequence of this latter focus has been a curious patchwork quilt of court decisions, regulations, and statutes grouped around the issues of parental criminal responsibility for delinquent acts or truancy, parental civil liability for delinquency or noncriminal misbehavior, such as truancy, ...
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...uence over the behavior of adolescents than parents do. More importantly, a quest for panaceas and easy answers causes society to ignore far more pressing and significant problems such as poverty, inadequate housing, the disruption of families, poor schools, the lack of prenatal and early childhood health care, and other societal problems that place children at risk for delinquent behavior. vbcrlf
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