You Have the Right to Remain Silent

Pryor, Douglas W. "Juvenile Delinquency." Grolier Mulimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online. 22        September 2010. Web.

• Consists of two types of offenses: acts that are illegal for minors and adults and acts that are illegal until adulthood.
• Provisions exist that allow minors to be tried as adults depending on the seriousness of the crime.
• 
  
   Most minors are caught generally for burglary.
• 
  
  Minors often commit crimes in gangs (youth gangs).
• 
  
  Juvenile violence more likely to occur in urban areas.
• 
  
  Cases involving minors are taken to Juvenile Court
• 
  
  Juveniles have the same rights as adults.
• 
  
  One proposed explanation for youth crime is that "....youths who face limited economic oppritunities or experience low status among peers..." commit crimes out of hopelessness or despiration.
• 
  
  The death penalty "...is not constitutionally prohobited for juveniles aged 16 or 17."
• 
  
  "Youths are more likely to commit homicide with a firearm."