Identify several risk factors that contribute to serious, violent, and chronic juvenile crime and explain strategies for addressing these

What will be an ideal response?


Answers may vary. Research has identified a variety of risk factors, including weak family attachments, lack of consistent discipline, physical abuse and neglect, poor school performance, delinquent peer groups, substance abuse, and high-crime neighborhoods. Strategies for preventing and reducing at-risk behavior and juvenile delinquency include strengthening families; supporting core social institutions; promoting prevention strategies that reduce the impact of negative risk factors and enhance protective factors; immediate intervention; graduate sanctions; and a focus on serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders. The most effective approaches appear to be behavioral in nature.

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