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The psychological science of adolescent behavior and decision-making is reshaping the juvenile justice system. Psychologists are partnering with jurisdictions nationwide to revise juvenile probation policies and practices to align with developmental science. By Zara Abrams Date created: November 1, 2022 12 min read. Vol. 53 No. 8.
Minors who are involved in any kind of offense such as violence, gambling, sexual offenses, rape, bullying, stealing, burglary, murder, and other kinds of anti-social behaviors are known as juvenile delinquents.
The question of what constitutes responsible and legal behavior in children and adolescents is an issue with important philosophical, scientific, social, ethical, and practical considerations.
Research over the past few decades on normal child development and on development of delinquent behavior has shown that individual, social, and community conditions as well as their interactions influence behavior.
Typical juvenile behaviour includes food begging, play and specialized behaviour such as hatching. The development of juvenile behaviour is the result of an interplay of innate behaviour and learning, especially imprinting.
Juvenile justice system contact shifts youth’s social context. Children learn pro- or antisocial behavior patterns through exposure to key socializing units (e.g., family, school, peers, community institutions; Catalano & Hawkins, 1996).
Delinquency refers to a juveniles’ behavior pattern characterized by repeated offending, and is regarded mainly in its social, but also criminal aspects. Delinquent and non-delinquent individuals may be a product of the same society or even the same family.
