juvenile delinquents
Underage lawbreaking youths
Juvenile delinquents are young people, typically minors, who have committed crimes or engaged in antisocial behavior.
The term belongs to legal and social work contexts, where it distinguishes youthful offenders from adult criminals: The program aims to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents rather than punish them.
Informally, it may describe any misbehaving youth, often with ironic or dismissive tone.
- reformatoriesYouth correctional institutions
- criminalsLawbreakers by act
- childrenYoung human beings
- gangsOrganized criminal groups
- misbehaviorImproper or unruly conduct
at-risk youth · truancy · running away · reform school · boot camp · scared straight · youth outreach · court system · young offenders · theft · rehabilitation programs · vandalism · youth shelters · probation · shoplifting · social services · homeless youth · street gangs
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, imps, brats, lawbreakers
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Serious crime offenders
convicts · career criminals · recidivists · ex-convicts · inmates
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Academically distinguished pupils
goody two-shoes · teacher's pets · conformists · overachievers
juvenile delinquentsboy scouts
Youth outdoor organization members
girl scouts · young leaders · valedictorians · youth leaders · altar boys
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