University of Phoenix
Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice
CJA344
Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice Paper “Delinquency is defined as the total prevalence of delinquent acts during the past12 months. The delinquency scale was adopted from the delinquency scale currently utilized in the Monitoring the Future Study of United States students that has been ongoing since1975” (Benschop, Harrison, Korf, & Erickson, 2006, p. 67). Race and ethnicity play a significant role in juvenile delinquency. As we grow up we are and become a product of our environment. Race and ethnical background play huge roles in who we are, how we are raised and what kind of life we provide for ourselves. It would be very hard to say that every aspect of juvenile delinquency is because of race or ethnicity, but there is without an influence. Many people are not aware of the amount of serious crime that is committed by juveniles that in turn place them in the jail or prison system for long term. There are many different aspects within the juvenile delinquency topic that will be examined. The first one is regarding age. This is not necessarily going to be specific to the age of a person is when their crimes are committed, but when does a majority of the delinquency begin. The second aspect of this topic that is important is to examine the crimes that the juveniles are committing. Each different crime that is committed means a different type or form of sentencing. The third aspect of this topic and is without a doubt much of the cause of the crime are criminal street gangs. The general population has little to no idea about how significant the gang problem in our society is. This problem also plays a major role in how race and ethnicity have become to play such a significant role. When you look at our society’s criminal justice system there are many different views. In many cases the adults who spend
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