Juvenile delinquency is a by-product of negative influences in the life of a youth. There are many reasons why juvenile delinquency occurs. It can be because of peer pressure, in reaction to a situation, or a combination of many different factors. In order to understand fully why it occurs, the root cause(s) must be addressed. It is the view of this writer that juvenile delinquency is caused by two significant factors that are the catalyst by which all other factors evolve that create and cause juvenile delinquency and one main factor. The significant factors are environment and socioeconomic Continue reading...