The problem that we have chosen to address is juvenile violence. Through our research on the web, we have discovered that this is an increasingly prevalent issue.
Teenagers commit the largest portion of crime in America.
While the national rate of violent crime has leveled off and the nation s population of juveniles has fallen, violent crimes committed by juveniles have risen dramatically. More than one third of all murders are committed by offenders under the age of 21. Crime committed by adolescents has increased a substantial amount while adult crime has leveled off. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the number of juvenile murderers has tripled between 1984 and 1994. It is also important to take notice of the fact that the juvenile population has been declining since 1980 and will rebound at the turn of the century.