Research is mainly focused on the causes of juvenile delinquency and which strategies have successfully diminished crime rates among the youth.
[2] Recent research has suggested that children with incarcerated parents are more likely to exhibit delinquent behavior compared to their peers.
[3] While some children may want to push the boundaries set by their parents or society,[4] imposing strict laws and rules such as curfews may not necessarily lead to a decrease in juvenile delinquency rates.
[4] Also, many people believe that a child's environment and family are greatly related to their juvenile delinquency record.
[13] Additionally, the Children's Defense Fund communicates that boys are five times more likely than girls to become juvenile delinquents.
[14][failed verification] Also on the Children Defense Fund website are statistics pertaining to Black and Latino boys and their juvenile delinquency rates.
[17] In recent years, the opportunity for after-school activities for children have decreased as public schools have deteriorated, at the same time city parks and recreational facilities have suffered funding cutbacks, both factors have left high-risk environments for kids during those hours.
Negative changes in the economy greatly affect all crime rates because people are more likely to find themselves in pressing situation like unemployment.
An influx of new people who are unfamiliar with the legal system could negatively affect the juvenile crime rates.
[19] Other social changes, such as educational or health reforms, could have a large impact on juvenile crime rates if they create a larger population of at-risk children.
[14][failed verification] The pipeline suggests that there are factors such as a lack of parental supervision, poverty, and education that makes these people helpless and unable to change their situations.
[14][failed verification] Though this idea might not be appealing to those that believe crime is solely the failure of a rational choice decision, this phenomenon has caught the attention of many Americans.
[14][failed verification] The campaign argues that the United States federal government spends more money on incarcerated people than on each child in the public school system.
[14][failed verification] Their vision is that if this budgeting were reversed, the number of juvenile delinquents would greatly decrease.
[14][failed verification] The ultimate goal of this campaign is to increase support for preventive measures and resources for children.
[14][failed verification] Many states responded to this campaign by forming coalitions and holding conventions in which they formulate ideas and tactics to dismantle the pipeline.
Notable writings by reformers such as Jerome G. Miller[21] show that very few juvenile delinquents actually broke any law.
They were brought before juvenile court judges who made findings of delinquency, simply because the police action established probable cause.
[23] In Craig Pinkney's TedTalk speech, "The Real Roots of Youth Violence", he states that people do things to be heard and seen in their communities.