Juvenile Risk Assessment
The rate of criminal activities in the world is increasing steadily. It is a traumatizing truth that even youths are engaged in offenses that could turn to be a dangerous criminal notion in the future. Juvenile delinquency has been proved an issue of concern in the United States of America and across the world. In the USA, states have a slightly different way of carrying out risk level assessment for juvenile delinquency. According to the example given for Georgia state, several pieces of information need a second thought. For example, juvenile delinquency is influenced by numerous factors. Surprisingly, some of the risk factors are conditions that can be controlled by society, especially family. Peer pressure, family background, substance abuse, age, neighborhood, social influence, cognitive deficits, and schools are some of the commonly identified risk factors of juvenile delinquency.
The highlighted factors are common yet daring. However, there is something that I feel is missing in this assessment. It is high time for the justice system to think about the role of law and government in juvenile delinquency. All the factors stated above have not been accessed within the law mechanism. For example, the government should be vigilant in fighting against substance abuse before reaching minors. Besides, social structures should be under the watch of laws that gloom and shape their people into better society persons. Despite the government putting relevant laws, it can do better in making sure that the laws and policies are well-caught. Nonetheless, the family has a critical role in saving the menace of juvenile delinquency; hence government should empower families to achieve high-level law-abiding citizens.