Youth Crime

Juvenile crime is a problem in American society today. Some believe the best action to take against these teens is to throw them in jail and forget about them. Juveniles need a second chance in life, too many young offenders are being put into jail along with the hardened teenage criminals. If teens are given outlets they will not have to find something bad to do.( Sandy ,18) Teenagers need more social facilities for enjoyment and …

…It costs $4,300 a year per child in community service as opposed to $35,000 to $65,000 a year to keep them in a jail.(Sandy, 20) With this said it easy to realize that locking a juvenile up and isolating them from society is not always the best thing to do. A better solution is to work with juvenile delinquents, help them understand that they can be somebody in life and shape them into intelligent inhabitants of the future.