What are some reasons offered in the text as to why the study of juvenile delinquency is important? What are your views? Explain

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• The problems of youth in modern society are both a major national concern and an important subject for academic study.
• The study of juvenile delinquency is important both because of the damage suffered by its victims and the problems faced by its perpetrators.
• About 1.5 million youths are now arrested each year for crimes ranging in seriousness from loitering to murder.
• Most juvenile law violations are minor; some young offenders are dangerous and violent.
• More than 800,000 youths belong to more than 20,000 gangs in the United States.
• Violent street gangs and groups can put fear into an entire city.
• Youths involved in multiple serious criminal acts—referred to as lifestyle, repeat, or chronic delinquent offenders—are now recognized as a serious social problem.
• State juvenile authorities must deal with these offenders, along with responding to a range of other social problems, including child abuse and neglect, school crime and vandalism, family crises, and drug abuse.
• Given the diversity and gravity of these problems, there is an urgent need for strategies to combat such a complex social phenomenon as juvenile delinquency.
• Formulating effective strategies demands a solid understanding of delinquency's causes and prevention.
• Student views will vary.