Teenage Theft - Causes and Reasons

Research

Teenage Theft - Causes and Reasons

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Introduction . 2 Theft - Crime in Focus

Review of Research . 3 2 .1 Reasons Highlighted

2 .2 Literature Review

Conclusion . 10

References .12 1 ) Introduction

1 .1 ) Theft - Crime in Focus

Theft is the unlawful taking of belongings of others , it comprises of burglary , shoplifting , housebreak and break-ins . It can include taking a pen from a friend without informing or even stealing ideas and words of someone and

claiming as it yours . Theft is an indecent activity which shows how unethical the person is , but unfortunately its presence has been there in our society for along time . Stealing is an evil which usually leads to other evils such as drinking , drugs etc and can take the entire personality of a person to a negative route

Even the younger generations of our society are occupied in stealing which signifies a terrifying future for our state in the coming years There are loads of news in the newss and television regarding teenagers being engaged in theft which shows how widespread this trend has become in our society

The most common way that teenagers steal is through shoplifting which is carrying , hiding or taking goods from a stop with the objective of not paying for the products . It is as easy as this , you like a product , you want it , but you do not want to pay for it , so you simply take it . This leads you to commit an illegal act for which you can be taken under custody

It has become prevalent for teenagers to shoplift quite often , they comprehend that there is a risk involved in it but they still want to play the game

Mainly teen theft is a crisis revolving around influence , drugs , and attention . There are many reasons accountable for teenagers indulging in this crime which are discussed ahead

2 ) Review of Research

2 .1 ) Reasons Highlighted

Some teenagers steal as they feel that whey will conform to a group if they behave in such a manner . In to be liked by people and impress them they take part in such activities . This behavior is known as peer pressure it in a very influential way to lead teenager to other evils such as smoking , drinking , drugs , etc too . To be considered cool in front of friends teenagers usually steal . A person should stick to what his stance instead of changing his moral value in to be accepted by others (Hutchinson , 2006

Although it is more frequent in children to lack self control and steal things which they desire for but it is also a source of theft in teenagers . Along with lacking self control there is also a want to have the similar things as other friends . When teenagers cannot find the money for fashionable designer clothes or expensive trendy jewelry as their friends , they try to acquire it through illegal channels

Parents should keep a track of the belongings...