Juvenile's prediction of what leads to commit violent and non-violent offenses

Thesis (M.S.W.) California State University, Los Angeles, 2012Committee members: Raquel Warley, Susan Crimmins, Dale WeaverCommunity Organization, Juvenile Delinquency, Parental Support, Peer AffiliationThe number of juveniles involved in the justice system continues to grow annually. In 2008, California had the highest number (11,500) of minors who were either detained or who committed a crime (USDOJ, 2012). The county of Los Angeles has the highest number of minors involved in the justice system. The increasing numbers speaks to the lack of effective prevention and rehabilitation services in the community. The proposed study would be a quantitative, causal-comparison study, which would facilitate an examination of the impact of psychosocial development on how parental support, peer affiliation, and community organization predict whether juveniles commit violent or non-violent crimes. The information would be analyzed through a serious of multivariate analyses. The results would provide important information about what adolescents perceive to be the most influential factor