Juvenile Delinquency

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This paper discusses the delinquency theories put forward by Vera Lopez and T. Emmer in their article "Adolescent Male Offenders: A Grounded Theory Study of Cognition, Emotion, and Delinquent Crime" and K. Heilbrun, W. Brock, D. Waite and A. Lanier's "Risk Factors for Juvenile Criminal Recidivism: The Post-Release Community Adjustment of Juvenile Ofenders." It looks at how Lopez and Emmer through their study conclude that the context in which a juvenile commits a crime is often determinative of what type of crime the juvenile will commit
while Heilbrun, Brock, Waite and Lanier attempt to identify factors that could indicate the likelihood of a juvenile's recidivism after his release from a juvenile correctional agency.

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"While Lopez and Emmer considered the reasons for juvenile offending, Heilbrun, Brock, Waite and Lanier attempted to identify factors that could indicate the likelihood of a juvenile's recidivism after his release from a juvenile correctional agency (2000, p. 275). Heilbrun et. al. point out that juvenile correctional agencies have a responsibility to develop and deliver risk-reducing interventions to high-risk juvenile offenders. And to fulfill this responsibility, many correctional agencies incorporate validated risk assessment measure. Thus, by linking risk assessment to risk-reduction intervention planning, juvenile agencies can more accurately determine who should receive intensive parole services, the level of supervision needed, and the most effective use of staff (Heilbrun et al., 2000)."

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