More violence content in the media and the lack of correct guidance from parents are to blame for an endemic of juvenile delinquency all around the world. There are a number of punishments which should be meted out to deter youth crime.
Teenagers are particularly susceptible to violence in media content and might imitate media violence if their emotional well-being is neglected by parents. For instance, television sometimes encourages aggressive or even violent behaviour among young people, and children who are exposed to those programs would tend to resort to violence when they face problems. In addition, parents pay more attention on physical condition instead of psychological situation of their children. This is particularly the case for single parents, who have to resume childcare responsibility while being occupied with a full-time job. When parents fail to meet their children’s emotional needs, it is possible for children to feel unloved and rejected and therefore take revenge on society.
The authorities should take the severity of an offence when it comes to giving punishments to young offenders into account. To be specific, teenagers who commit minor crimes such as pick-pocketing should serve a relative short sentence and have a chance to retrain for new skills in rehabilitation facilities. By doing this, it will ensure them a job when they are back to society. By the contrast, for those who have carried out severe crimes ought to receive harsh punishment such as a long prison sentence regardless their ages. This is because the punishment is a comfort to victims and would have a deterrent effect on society as a whole. Besides, young offenders who commit felony should be given a chance to retrain useful skills and develop better understanding of correct moral behaviour in case of being a repeat offender.
In conclusion, a frequent exposure to violence in the media and parental neglect are two contributors to a rising trend of youth crime. The government should carry out punishments according to the severity of a crime and take actions to reintegrate teenage criminals into society when they are free.
More
violence
content in the
media
and the lack of correct guidance from
parents
are to blame for an endemic of juvenile delinquency all around the world. There are a number of
punishments
which should
be meted
out to deter youth crime.
Teenagers
are
particularly
susceptible to
violence
in
media
content and might imitate
media
violence
if their emotional well-being
is neglected
by
parents
.
For instance
, television
sometimes
encourages aggressive or even violent
behaviour
among young
people
, and
children
who
are exposed
to those programs would tend to resort to
violence
when they face problems.
In addition
,
parents
pay more attention on physical condition
instead
of psychological situation of their
children
. This is
particularly
the case for single
parents
,
who
have to
resume childcare responsibility while
being occupied
with a full-time job. When
parents
fail to
meet
their
children’s
emotional needs, it is possible for
children
to feel unloved and rejected and
therefore
take revenge on society.
The authorities should take the severity of an
offence
when it
comes
to giving
punishments
to young offenders into account. To be specific,
teenagers
who
commit minor
crimes
such as pick-pocketing should serve a relative short sentence and have a chance to retrain for new
skills
in rehabilitation facilities. By doing this, it will ensure them a job when they are back to society. By the contrast, for those
who
have carried out severe
crimes
ought to receive harsh
punishment
such as a long prison sentence regardless their ages. This is
because
the
punishment
is a comfort to victims and would have a deterrent effect on society as a whole.
Besides
, young offenders
who
commit felony should be
given
a chance to retrain useful
skills
and develop better understanding of correct moral
behaviour
in case of being a repeat offender.
In conclusion
, a frequent exposure to
violence
in the
media
and parental neglect are two contributors to a rising trend of youth
crime
. The
government
should carry out
punishments
according to the severity of a
crime
and take actions to reintegrate teenage criminals into society when they are free.