Define Juvenile Delinquency. Briefly explain the social, environmental and personal factor of Juvenile Delinquency.
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Juvenile delinquency refers to antisocial or criminal activity of the child below 18 years of age, which violates the law (Juvenile justice act 2000). Some of these offences or felonies may include sexual crimes, homicide, violent crimes and drug and property violations.
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Family characteristics such as poor parenting skills, family size, home discord, child maltreatment, and antisocial parents are risk factors linked to juvenile delinquency (Derzon and Lipsey, 2000; Wasserman and Seracini, 2001)
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