between societal variables and behavioral outcomes.
Trends in criminal behavior, including violent behavior, by young people in the United States are investigated in Chapter 2. Explanations of the criminal behavior of young people in American society are examined and analyzed in Chapter 3. Potential solutions to the problem of youth criminal behavior in the United States are discussed in Chapter 4. The study is summarized and conclusions drawn from the research findings are presented in Chapter 5.
Criminal anti-social behavior on the part of youth in the United States in the 1990s is shockingly high and increasing in frequency. Persons under the age of 18 years old are responsible for approximately 32 percent of serious property crimes which are cleared by arrest and for approximately 17 percent of violent crimes cleared by arrest. In the instance of serious crime committed b
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