It is important to consider the environmental factors that often impact an offender’s potential for delinquency. Juveniles can be influenced by the following:
Their conditions at home
Peer pressure in school
Other situations they are exposed to
Then, address the following in a PowerPoint presentation consisting of 7–10 slides:
Provide 2 examples of family factors that impacted the child’s delinquency, and describe how they shaped their behavior.
Provide 2 examples of the causes of failure in school, and explain how these are linked to juvenile delinquency.
Describe adolescent drug use and abuse and the patterns of behavior that change over time.
