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delinquent /de·lin·quent/ (de-lin´kwent) 1. failing to do that which is required by law or obligation. 2. a person who neglects a legal obligation. juvenile delinquent an individual who commits a violation of the law within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court system. juvenile delinquent, a person who performs illegal acts and who has not reached an age at which treatment as an adult can be accorded under the laws of the community having jurisdiction. Also called juvenile offender, young offender. Patient discussion about juvenile delinquent. 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. Read more or ask a question about juvenile delinquentHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Regina, SK -- William Whatcott, a former juvenile delinquent, then an Evangelical pro-life activist and today a Catholic prolifer living in Red Deer, AB, has been a pro-life gadfly in Saskatchewan for over a decade. You probably know the story of how Johnson went from Warren Sapp's backup at the University of Miami to World Wrestling Entertainment star, but have you heard the story of how he went from troubled juvenile delinquent growing up in Hawaii to college football player? Although there is no single factor underlying aggressive behavior in children, my own 30-plus years looking into the relationship between excessive parental discipline and delinquency has convinced me that the violent, recidivist, male juvenile delinquent who was not raised on the belt, board, cord, or fist is nonexistent. |
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