Juvenile crimes are mentioned as far back as ancient Sumerian and Hammurabi (“About…”). In these areas, law concerning juvenile offenders first appeared in written forms. Throughout all time there has been delinquency. In Ancient Britain, children at the age of seven were tried, convicted, and punished as adults (“About…”). In the 1870’s, children were viewed as …show more content…
Most of these children were rounded up for the crime of being poor and not because they committed a crime. The poorhouses became known as reform schools. The schools were viewed as being harsh to those youths who were residents (“What is…”). As the schools became overcrowded, children were sent west as indentured servants (“What is…”). Some of them never were allowed to have contact with their parents again. Industrialization and urbanization played a huge role in the modern area of juvenile delinquency (“What is…”). Many of these factors are still relevant today. For example, many farms are going bankrupt and unemployment is steadily raised. Youth who have no money to live the way they want will often turn to crime as a way become satisfied (“What is…”). Throughout the years, the percent of juveniles involved in criminal issues have been constantly