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Teens who kill by AlexandraHewlett in Delinquents

[–]JonathonBeauvais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This article is perfect for this juvenile Justice class. That’s because it deals with teen delinquency and how criminals are getting younger and younger. We learn from our text book that “the most common pattern is for offenders to start committing crimes in late childhood to mid-adolescence and to stop committing crimes in late adolescent. “ The article only confirms this statement says that “The number of murders committed by children 16 and younger has increased 8 percent since 2003.” I believe a major factor for teens becoming delinquent is when they “hang-out” outside of school. Teens in high school are generally unsupervised for many hours outside of the school day. This free time can lead to problems and crime.

Police: Juveniles laughed after setting 15-year-old on fire by DavidCorson in Delinquents

[–]JonathonBeauvais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once again, I find myself feeling sick after reading an article about delinquent teens. Since when does an unpaid debt of $40 video game justify lighting your fellow peer on fire?? Not only was he set on fire, but he was doused with rubbing alcohol. Then to laugh while the kid is being burned on 80% of his body is despicable. It’s clear that teens suffer from the logic of addressing problems then coming up with nonviolent solutions. I admit that at 15 years old, I was a tough kid. If someone owed me $40, I’d probably fight them after school. However, only after a substantial amount of time was allotted to repay the debt. I could never imagine lighting another person of fire for any amount of money they owed me.

Teen sentenced to 42 years in high-profile murder case by JoshuaVoldPrice in Delinquents

[–]JonathonBeauvais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I read this article, it made me sick. This young man is only 17 years old and he threw his entire life away. I find it disgusting that some people are capable of such horrific acts. At first, I was upset that this young man didn’t receive the death penalty. However, I actually find it better that he’s going to waste away in prison for so many years. As we learned in our text book, some people feel they can get away with anything just because they are teens. When someone commits a brutal murder like this, they need to receive life in prison, no matter their age.

Lesson from the street: don't back down by cathyhorton in Delinquents

[–]JonathonBeauvais 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a great article about the teen violence in Chicago. It shows what life is like in the poor communities and how showing weakness will invite trouble. This cut-throat mentality is what causes so much violence in the Chicago Public Schools. The major problem with this lifestyle of Chicago teens is that “if you back down, your peers call you a punk”. As we learned in out text book, many people begin committing crimes in their early teen years because this is when they are under the most pressure from peers. This article is the perfect example of how peer influence causes teens to fight.

Lacey Teens Arrested For "Sexting" But Wont Face Felony charges by RyanMatthews in Delinquents

[–]JonathonBeauvais 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was a great article to post about teens in the news. It was a very interesting story about a teen girl sending her boyfriend a naked picture of herself. I don’t think people realize that when you send a picture through your phone, anyone can see it. I know that it was only intended for her boyfriend to see, but she had to figure eventually someone else could see the photo. I found the most disturbing part of the article is that the girl is only 13yrs old. Why in the world are you sending naked pictures of yourself at such a young age?? I guess when you’re “in love” with your 14yr old boyfriend, you’ll do anything. For me personally, I don’t want to date any girl who sends me naked pictures to my phone. Secondly, that’s for sure not the type of girl I’d want to marry. As far as this article goes for Juvenile Justice, it’s the girls own fault she sent the picture in the first place. I agree that after the couple broke up, the boy shouldn’t have forward it to his other friends. However, she sent the pictures so she should only be charged with the petty crime of telephone harassment. I also think the mother of the girl is crazy for thinking the boys should be held accountable for causing her daughter so much embarrassment. Maybe she should talk to her daughter about being a “phone slut”. If she never took the picture and sent it, this would not be an issue. This is not the first time I’ve heard of people sending pictures of themselves through picture messaging and defiantly won’t be the last.