Oneofthemuch-talked-aboutpresent-daysocialproblemsisjuveniledelinquency,anditsrateoffrequencyisseeminglyontherise.
Itisreportedinnewspapersthatthedelinquentsrangeinagefrom12to18.Onlyasmallportionhavecommittedseriouscrimeslikekidnappingandmurdering.Thosecasesarehandledthroughthecourtsystem.Mostofthedelinquenciesfallintofourcategories:brawling,includinggangfightingwithdeadlyweapons;theft,mostlypetty,sexuallypromiscuousbehaviourandaddictiontodrugs.Thedelinquentsaregenerallyplacedundertemporarysupervisionbyneighbourhoodcommittees,workunitsorreformschools.
Thecausesofjuveniledelinquencyarevaried.Throughmediaweoftencomeacrossthefollowingcases:
Ill-treatmenttoteenagersbytheirstep-fathersorstepmothersoftenleadtofamilytragedies.Schoolpupildelinquents,beingnotproperlycaredfor,havechronicbehaviourproblems.Theirparentsaretoobusyeitherwithbusinessorwithgambling.Still,therearecasesresultedfromparents'orgrandparents'indulgencetotheirdarlings.Pettytheftonceortwiceisnotpunishedbutencouraged.Graduallythesepettythievesgrowaddictedtostealing.Adolescentstrieddrugsmostlyoutofcuriositybeforetheyfinallybecamehabitualdrug-takers.
Notafewexamplescanbefoundaroundusinourdailylife.Limitedbytimeandspace,Ihavetoskipthemover.However,juveniledelinquency,beingaserioussocialproblemconcerningtheyounggeneration,certainlydeservesspecialattention.Ithinkofallthethingswecando,themostfundamentaloneisdeepeningandstrengtheningeducationsoastoultimatelysavetheyoung.