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This paper explains that the children of addicted parents are at a much higher risk of continuing anti-social behavior and chemical dependency than those from non-abusing families. It is also suggested that there is a need for more research to investigate and compare juvenile delinquents from homes of substance-abusing families with those who come from non-substance-abusing environments. The writer concludes that there is need for specialized intervention services that offer offenders help to deal with their childhood experiences .

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"Every year in the United States, approximately 2.3 million persons under the age of eighteen are arrested by police and many more cases go unreported by citizens or unfounded by police (Juvenile Pp). The majority of juvenile crime is increasingly committed at younger ages and frequently marked by brutality and gratuitous violence (Juvenile Pp). During the last fifteen years, the number of juvenile offenders under the age of 15 increased by 94 percent. Juvenile crimes include assault, carrying a weapon, murder, robbery, auto theft, arson, vandalism, burglary and rape (Juvenile Pp)."

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