criminal justice questions 1

Why is juvenile delinquency difficult to explain?
Explain what the status of children is relative to adults.
Explain the role of the Child Savers during the 19th-century delinquency prevention movement.
Explain the distinction between what defines juvenile delinquency and who a juvenile delinquent is.
How does the media contribute to the social definition of juvenile delinquency?
What are some of the ways that law enforcement agencies have measured crime?
Explain the ways victimization data overlap with official statistics.
Describe some trends in terms of how much delinquency exists and which social groups are involved.
Identify the special characteristics of serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders and major research initiatives that study them.