Lassen, S. R. (2006). Juvenile Delinquency. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Development (Vol. 2, pp. 754-756). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE
-Juvenile delinquency has traditionally been defined as behavior exhibited by children and adolescents that has legal ramifications, such as engaging in illegal activity (statutory and criminal).
-Juvenile delinquents Deals with laws that are violated by committing a crime,they go through court.
-The system was created to divide adults from kids.
-The juvenile system is made to stop crimes at a small age and to try to rehabilitate the juvenile
-More and more delinquents are added in the criminal justice system so this means the increment to contain them by