Discuss the national estimate of costs related to juvenile violence

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

• Violent crime by juveniles costs the United States $158 billion each year.
• This estimate includes some of the costs incurred by federal, state, and local governments to assist victims of juvenile violence, such as medical treatment for injuries and services for victims.
• These tangible, or out-of-pocket, victim costs of juvenile violence come to $30 billion. But the majority of the costs of juvenile violence, the remaining $128 billion, are due to losses suffered by victims, such as lost wages, pain, suffering, and reduced quality of life.
• Missing from this $158 billion price tag of juvenile violence are the costs from society's response to juvenile violence, which include early prevention programs, services for juveniles, and the juvenile justice system; these costs are unknown.