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Presentation on Juvenile Delinquency
Group members:
Rahul Raghubansie
Teacher: Shemika jack
Justin Whaul
Class: Grade 10- Cherry Blossom
Mark Haniff
Subject: General Studies
Kyle Halley
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency is the act of committing a crime at a very young age.
A juvenile is defined in Guyana as a child between the ages of 14 and 18 years old.
Activities that juvenile delinquent engage in: Gambling (mostly engage in)
Use of obscene language
Defacing school property
Stealing (mostly engage in)
Drugs abuse
Truancy (mostly engage in)
Wandering (mostly engage in)
Causes of Juvenile Delinquency
Broken family
A teen acquires moral and ethical values from his parent and other family
member. It goes without saying that the family plays a vital role on shaping a
teen’s behavior and grooming his/her personality.
However, teens become violent or show signs of juvenile delinquency only when
they are facing disturbance at home. Broken or disturbed families with bad
relations can cause teens to go astray and become violent. Single parent are often
busy working. There they do not spend quality time with their children this causes
teens seek attention from others especially their peers.
Lack of finance
A Young child may lead to a wrong path to improve their financial condition. A
child becomes a juvenile delinquent due to the lack of finance. When they
experience poor economic activities, they may start selling drugs or steal things
to improve their economic condition.
Lack of communication
Often lack of discourse in the family can lead children to find solace outside their
homes.
When they are not having any communication with their parents and family
members at home, they may lose unity, trust and understanding which can
eventually lower their self-esteem. Once they feel their losing, their individuality
they tend to do things they shouldn’t do to boost their self- confident. They
blindly follow their peer, adopt their unhealthy life styles, they shop lift and
consume drugs to look cool in the eyes of their peers.
School problems
School problem are one of the main cause of juvenile delinquency. There are a
variety of reasons related to schooling that can lead a minor to criminal activity.
Truancy is one of the main reasons. When a child misses a lot of school they do
not reap the benefits of education or learn to discipline of attending school.
When a minor struggle to learn or has a parent that is simply not interested in
making sure that the child attend school regularly, that child can be approach and
corrected and the child can move on to leading a life crime.
Discipline has been left completely to the parents as teachers are allowed no
latitude, despite the most provoking behavior from trouble maker students who
even walk with weapons on threaten other students over trifling incidence.
Parents on the other hand can withhold privileges within the home environment.
Wandering which is probably specific to Guyana, occur when a child run away
from home. Very often this is done continually, and one the reasons is abuse,
either, sexual, physical, mental and emotional a combination of two or more of
these in the home.
Consequences and effects that juvenile delinquency will
have on family
A parent worst nightmare
The parent of a delinquent child suffer in this scenario as well, because no matter
how much they disapprove of their delinquent child’s actions they are the one
who have to face the law enforcements. Furthermore, deep down they realise
that their child turned out this way due to failing parenting, a guilt that they have
extremely hard time shaking off.
They also have to live with the facts that their child is a criminal and have to bear
the look given to them by everyone else. The worst part is that they can’t kick
their children out because they still underage and have to remain the custody of
their parents. It does not matter how much parent are making their children
suffer, they can’t do anything about it because they are bond to take care of them
unless they reach the age of 18. It is not a smooth ride by any means but they
have to live through it.
Recommendation that will eliminate/reduce Juvenile
Delinquency
Building of communities with facilities for recreational activities so teen will
engage in sport recreational activities and will not have in their mine to do
negative things.
The government needs to take pro active approach in dealing with juvenile
delinquency in a structured way. Where children with severe discipline problems
should be sent to obtain their education under rigid disciplinary conditions, which
may serve to restore their sense of social responsibility an rehabilitate them.
Organization that offer assistance to victim of juvenile
delinquency
In Guyana, a Juvenile cannot be convicted or imprisoned. However, if found guilty
of an offence can be referred to these organizations for rehabilitation or
counseling.
Child Protection Agency
Child protection agency (CPA) located in Georgetown Guyana. The child
protection agency is an organization developed to guide and protect children.
New Opportunity Corps (NOC)
The new opportunity corps is located in Pomeroon Supenaam. The New
Opportunity Corps caters for children between the age of 12 to 17 years old who
have committed an offence. It has a specific mandate to rehabilitate and trained
adolescent offenders and wanderers so that they can be reintegrated in society.
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile delinquency is the act of committing a crime at a very young age.
Activities a juvenile delinquent engage in: gambling
Use of drugs
Use of obscene language
Stealing
Defacing school property
Truancy
Wandering
Use of drug
Gambling
Defacing school property
stealing
wandering
Causes of juvenile delinquency
Broken family
Teen become violent and show sign of juvenile delinquency when their facing disturbance at home.
Lack of finance
Teen become juvenile delinquent due to their lack of finance when they experience poor economic
activities.
Lack of communication
When teen are not having communication with family member They seek peers for communication and
pick up all their bad behavior.
School problem
Truancy when a child misses a lot of school
Consequences and effect that juvenile delinquency will have on the family
A parent worst night mare
Parents have to live with the facts that their child are criminal and have to bear the loo –k given to them
by everyone else.
Recommendation that will eliminate/reduce juvenile delinquency
Building of recreational facility in the community.
The government need to take proactive in dealing with teen.
Organization that offers assistance to victim of juvenile delinquency
CHILD PROTECTION AGENCY(CPA)
The CHILD PROTECTION AGENCY is an organization develop to guide an protect children.
NEW OPPORTUNITY CORP (CPA)
The NEW OPPERTUNITY CORP cater for children between the age of 12 and 17 who commit offence.
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