Types and Needs

The African-American juvenile offenders are those who are usually held responsible of any chaos in a society . The notion that they are bad elements of the society won 't stop long as there are instances that they are the ones who are involved . Media through science and technology have paved the way for any news to spread like a fire in every corner of the world . Most often than not , especially the issue United States is going through , these African-Americans are in their top list , thinking that they can never keep up with

the native Americans . Before going into the main , let us define what juvenile delinquency is . It is the behavior of a minor or those who are under 18 years of age that is against the law - these juvenile delinquents ' had violated the welfare of people in general in a given society

When these African-American juvenile offenders had committed acts that are unlawful , most probably they will be punished according to the set law of a society depending on the degree of the crime they had committed . The society always dictates how to punish juvenile offenders so does those who are not considered juvenile . There are social reforms for children in lieu to the juvenile justice-state-sanction , this aim to tap and solve the problems of juvenile which resulted to their anti-social behavior . For example in the United States , there are two cities that have been crowded with African-American juvenile offenders There had been studies to solve this problem and how to better treat these juvenile offenders . It shows that African-American juvenile offenders are punished according to the damage they have caused . Thus it will reflect on the upbringing of these juvenile offenders . It is known that they are one of the underprivileged groups in the society . It shows that they live based on their own means without the major help of their parents . Their numbers are growing because most of them lack the chance of going to school and not knowing the benefits of family planning . They also can not keep up with the fast changing world and the advancement of technology

These are the reasons why these juvenile offenders needed to have a thorough attention to address their problems that have caused them to be offenders themselves

Reference

Span , Christopher M (2002 . Educational and Social Reforms for African-American Juvenile Delinquents in 19th Century New York City and Philadelphia Retrieved January 08 , 2007 , 2007 from HYPERLINK "http /www .findarticles .com /p /articles /mi_qa3626 /is_200207 /ai_n9085485 http /www .findarticles .com /p /articles /mi_qa3626 /is_200207 /ai_n9085485

Springer , David (2004 . Factors Predicting Treatment Retention among High-Risk Mexican American and African American Juvenile Offenders Retrieved January 08 , 2007 , 2007 , from HYPERLINK "http /www .utexas .edu /research /cswr /nida /springerPage1 .html http /www .utexas .edu /research /cswr /nida /springerPage1 .html...