Juvenile delinquency refers to the anti-social act or behavior which is against the norm, culture, customs and regulations of the society and is committed by the youths (Guevara and Bautista, 2008).
According to Villanueva (2006), "Juvenile delinquency is a major problem that a society suffers from and will continue to suffer until there is a significant social and economic change taking place".
Ngale (2009) emphasizes that "monitoring becomes increasingly important as children move into adolescence and spend less time under the direct supervision of parents or other adults and more time with peer."
Smith, Tolan, Loeber & Henry (1998) find that parental conflict and paternal aggressiveness predicted violent offending, whereas lack of maternal affection and paternal criminality predicted involvement in property crimes.
In addition, Ngale (2009) says that "juvenile delinquent acts are the direct consequences of their family's economic disempowerment, permissive parenting style, and parent's heavy job-time overload".
Moreover, Ngale (2009) reveals that in the absence of moral, psychological and financial viability at home, the children are forced to seek to "survive" beyond the family context. Juvenile delinquency in this case is an escape from a family system which is neither empowered nor empowering
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1.)The general statement presented in the passage is that juvenile delinquency is a significant problem in society, which is caused by various factors such as lack of parental supervision, family dysfunction, economic disempowerment, and permissive parenting style.
3.)The writer supports the general statement by citing various sources and studies that emphasize the factors that contribute to juvenile delinquency. For example, Guevara and Bautista (2008) define juvenile delinquency, while Villanueva (2006) highlights that it is a significant problem that requires social and economic change. Ngale (2009) stresses the importance of monitoring children's behavior during adolescence when they spend less time under direct adult supervision. Smith et al. (1998) conducted a study that found that different types of delinquent behavior were predicted by parental conflict, paternal aggressiveness, lack of maternal affection, and paternal criminality. Furthermore, Ngale (2009) argues that juvenile delinquency is often a consequence of economic disempowerment, permissive parenting, and family dysfunction. Finally, Ngale (2009) suggests that juvenile delinquency may be an attempt by children to escape an unempowered or disempowering family system, due to the absence of moral, psychological, and financial viability at home.
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