juvenile crime
Minors breaking laws
Juvenile crime is illegal activity committed by minors—typically those under eighteen.
The term appears in legal and policy contexts discussing youth offenders, rehabilitation programs, and the juvenile justice system: The city saw a spike in juvenile crime last summer.
Also called juvenile delinquency, though that term sometimes extends to noncriminal misbehavior.
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- petty theftMinor stealing offense
- youth offenderMinor who breaks law
- young offenderMinor who breaks law
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
vandalism · rehabilitation programs · probation officers · truancy · running away · mentorship programs · substance abuse · scared straight · detention centers · school counseling · underage drinking · poverty · at-risk youth · gang activity · drug possession · recidivism · joyriding · cyberbullying
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- juvenile crimetruancy, vandalism, shoplifting, joyriding, underage drinking
- juvenile delinquencyyouth offenders, delinquency, young offender, youth justice, truancy
- Youth Riskspeer pressure, bullying, underage drinking, drug use, teen pregnancy
- juvenile lawminors, age of majority, legal capacity, child protection, child welfare
- child welfarechild protection, child welfare, foster care, child services, foster home
juvenile crimeyouth leadership
Young people in charge
juvenile rehabilitation · youth mentorship · scouting · youth sports
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