Why has the United States juvenile murder rate decreased by 56% in just a ten year period?
453654
One of several reasons is because the birthrate has dropped considerably in the last 40 to 50 years and another is the fact that a lot of the potential murderers are already in prison.  It's not because we have become a more peaceful society.
263366
because of poor parenting.  back in the 80's, we took guns to school.  it was no big deal.  we would go hunting or target shooting around 2:55 pm.
1177679
Yes. In countries where this is a requirement, the population seems to get on together better, and there are fewer crimes in the 20-age bracket. As well, it's a great place for undecided teens to get some training and some broadening to make decisions about the direction of the rest of their life.
849705
For certain crimes, I believe it is beneficial.  I won't start a big rally here but if you look at countries and states that have capital punishment in place for violent crimes, their crime rates are incredibly lower than ours.  Eye for an eye......sorry.
307047
this is an impossible thing to gauge..most statisticians do not differentiate teenagers from pre-teens, so you'll mostly only get numbers for children who are raped...\n\nthe biggest reason why you'll never get a complete answer is the fact that some people lie about being raped and some people never report being raped...its one of the most under-reported violent crimes in America...
761398
The United States has been run by criminals for the last twelve years.  It has infiltrated the judiciary as well as the federal government.  \n  It is due to criminal activity by those in power ie Republicans.
1168502
societies which employ the death penalty have statistically tended to have higher rates of murder and violent crime than societies which don't.\n\ncurrently among the western democracies only the usa has a high profile capital sanction - and unsurprisingly there are several american cities whose annual murder rate is higher than most european countries.\n\namericans don't mind this. they are happy to have school shootings as long as they know somebody somewhere is having a lethal injection.\n\namericans are morons.
426897
7 182 in 1990, 13 598 in 2001.\nNearly doubled in 10 years.
897544
I wasn't aware of the fact that we are killing minors as punishment.  What state are you from-Texas?
1099583
it is dying due to laxity of morals and bad parenting,the government is also to blame parents are not supposed to discipline their children the normal way but to reason with them(how can you reason with a 3 yr old) they realise that they can do anything with impunity hence spoilt brats and bad behaviour. i,ll get off my soapbox now.
19385
Its not that the US is nessasarily becoming a thrid world nation its that certain aspects of our society are being broken down such as the middle class and public education funding from the state and federal governments. However other things have become more secure and efficient in the Private Sector and our govenment is making it so our economy has less control which is common in Tiger Countries
555669
The basic laws of the country are breaking down and that is the problem..  The police can't get tough because they get sued.  It is just too much.  People on death row for 10 years.  They can't decide in 10 years if they are guilty or not.  The whole system is just in a state of non functioning.
865356
Up until March, 2005, the decision regarding minors sentenced to death  was made by each state.  Generally, the more heinous the crime, the more likely the person would be tried as an adult with the death penalty a possible sentence.  There was, of course, certain mitigating and aggravating factors that also affect this decision. \n\nCurrent federal laws prohibits the death penalty if the person is a juvenile  whether the case is in adult or juvenile court.  As quoted by Justice Anthony Kennedy as he found the punishment was unconstitutionally cruel under the Eighth Amendment.  "When a juvenile commits a heinous crime, the State can exact forfeiture of some of the most basic liberties, but the State cannot extinguish his life and his potential to attain a mature ."understanding of his own humanity."\n\n"The high court in 1989 ruled the execution of 16- and 17-year old killers was allowable."  In 2005 the change affected many.  "The ruling means the death sentences of some 70 death row inmates who were under 18 at the time of their crimes will be invalid. States in the future will not be allowed to seek the death penalty for minors." according to a report on CNN.\n\nThe link below is the ruling and dissenting views on this issue.  Good luck with your paper, hope this gives you a good starting point.
1184181
Just because the prison population has increased it doesn't necessarily mean that more crimes are committed.  It just means that more individuals are getting caught and the cjs is becoming more efficient and accurate.(hopefully)
100373
maybe find some stats on how teen pregnancy and STD rates have dropped in the past few years as schools have taken a bigger part in educating kids.
698227
I think that many children are starting to sit up and take notice because things are not the same as they were six years ago. Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins going to Iraq. Soldiers being killed on what seems to be a daily basis. These aren't things that will escape their notice. Unfortunately, with the current administration, the age of childhood innocence isn't what it used to be.
947789
No definitely not, and besides that, jail does nothing to reform juvenile offenders, it just integrates them into a culture of adult offenders.  I think the key to curbing delinquent behavior in kids starts with the family- we don't have the reigns as tight on our kids as our parents had on us, and it shows.  Kids need curfews, jobs, and a sense of respect in general, and no amount of threats will instill that.