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juvenile delinquency
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juvenile delinquency,
persistent antisocial, illegal, or criminal behavior by children or adolescents to the degree that it cannot be controlled or corrected by the parents. It endangers others in the community, and it becomes the concern of a law enforcement agency.
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Q. Can someone please explain the reason for juvenile delinquency?

A. Juvenile delinquency is not necessarily a trait of bipolar disorder, although it is possible for a person with bipolar disorder to act on impulse while experiencing an episode. To use Justins example, shop lifting, an adult in a manic episode may spend all of their money without thought or reason, where a child/youth may not have money to spend which may lead to shop lifting. In a manic episode Justin is right the lines between right and wrong can be blurred, thus the person suffering may make poor decisions and can find themselves in trouble with the law.

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She said that the number of delinquent children in Palestine is rising due to the tragic circumstances they are living, as in witnessing their homes being demolished, their family members being arrested or beaten up by the Israeli Occupation Forces.
Mia Farrow Visits Dar Al-Amal Juvenile Rehabilitation Center by Palestine News Agency (WAFA) (Gaza, Palestine)
Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services is one of Southern California's largest treatment and education centers for at-risk and delinquent children.
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She also highlights the role the court performed in regard to dependent children, positioning that group as the objects of the court's work fully as much as the delinquent children who occupy most historians of juvenile justice.
Gateway to Justice: The Juvenile Court and Progressive Child Welfare ... by Robertson, Stephen / Journal of Social History
 
 
 
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