The Increase in Female Juvenile Offenders

For many people, the term juvenile delinquency may remind us of standing in a corner of young people wearing loose clothes and making provocative attitudes. However, some may be surprised to realize that the face of juvenile offenders is rapidly changing. The juvenile takes full responsibility for most juvenile delinquency, but the number of juvenile women participating in the judicial system has steadily increased in the past 30 years (84). Of particular concern are the background of boys and girls crime because the arrest rate in the field of violent crime is the highest being raised.

Statistics show that the proportion of violence against adolescent women is increasing, which is also shown to be greater than that of men. Between 1988 and 1992, the number of women under the age of 18 who were arrested for all violent crimes increased by 63%, while the number of men under the age of 18 who were arrested for violent crime increased by 45% Did. Regardless of male or female, most of the boys arrested did not commit serious or violent crimes, but committed a property crime or the crime of the person himself. Even violent juvenile offenders rarely specialize in crimes against people. They may also be involved in material or drug related crimes.

More and more youth violence is a concern of the state, arresting juveniles is increasing. Implementation of a comprehensive strategy guide for serious, violent and chronic juvenile offender, Juvenile Justice and Crime Control Office (June 1995). Between 1984 and 1993, the number of young people arrested for violent crime increased by nearly 68%. ID The majority of this increase occurred between 1989 and 1993, during which time juvenile murder arrests increased by 45%, robbery arrested by 77%, striking worsened. The number of arrests has increased by 37%. ID

Figure 6 shows the number of homicides known to involve juvenile offenders since 1980. Murder including juvenile criminals sharply increased between 1988 and 1994 and then declined in 1995. But please be aware that underage criminals account for only a small fraction of the total murder. In 1980, youth participated in the murder of 1,283 people, accounting for 8% of the total. These numbers declined in 1984, with about 800 murders, accounting for 5% of all murders, including juvenile offenders. Since 1984, the number and proportion of adolescents' homicides increased (Snyder 1998). The murder of a juvenile criminal peaked in 1994. At that time, the boy, including 2,317 murders, accounted for 16% of the total, then declined dramatically between 1994 and 1995. In 1997, only 1,545 (13.5%) out of 11,475 known murders were available for juvenile offenders in the most recent year.