Who is responsible?
There are currently about seventy million Americans under the age of 18, or a quarter of the total US population. Juvenile crime statistics report that 2.3 million juveniles were arrested in 2002. This accounts for 17 percent of all arrests and 15 to 25 percent of all violent crimes. According to juvenile crime statistics, murder accounted for five percent of violent crimes committed by juveniles, 12 percent for rape, 14 percent for robbery, and 12 percent for aggravated assault. According to juvenile crime statistics, one million juvenile crime cases are processed through the juvenile court system each year and 200,000 are processed through the adult legal system.
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I first read this shortly after you posted. I read it, looked at the title then read it again. Then living took over, and my eldest, Jeremiah, shared with me some of the small criminal acts he's seeing during this, his 1st year in middle school. Now I'm back to this post thinking about one word. Accountability. They weren't born this way. Were they taught wrong, or neglected and never taught right.
The stats are shocking. Thanks fo r the knowledge and have a wonderful weekend.
SLC
Please visit Pieces of Me
http://phillysandrea.blogspot.com
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because its your responsibility right?
Wow free spirit. Just got a chance to read this one too so please excuse the late response. This is very alarming. I agree with what SLC said totally. ~PEACE~
Hello all, I hope everyone is taking responsibility for their actions/children....
~A~
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