Everyone needs someone to lean on. If a teen had someone to talk his or her problems out with, they would hear pros and cons to their situation, thus leaving a greater chance that they will not be in a situation to commit a crime. I understand that violence in pop culture is very visible now. I don't think the vast majority of kids perform violent crimes after watching a movie, though. I think parents need to take a role.
Parents have to be responsible as well as the individual.
When people take responsibility for their actions, we will one day live in a functional society that doesn't throw blame on fictitious characters. Last semester, I wrote a research paper on Attention Deficit Disorder. I learned that adults need to realize that bothersome characteristics of today's children cannot be explained as being ADD, and that it's a very serious disorder. These symptoms are so general that I not only think I have ADD, but so do all of my friends. Also, I wonder who is benefitting from having so many kids on medication.