Most people consider delinquency a crime, but it is much broader. The legal definition of juvenile delinquency is “the commission of an act by a minor child that would be considered a crime if ...

A new study linking higher levels of air pollution to increased teenage delinquency is a reminder of the importance of clean air and the need for more foliage in urban spaces, a Keck School of ...

In a new study, race, sex, perceived peer inclusion, and teacher discrimination were predictors of students’ delinquent behaviors. In a Journal of School Health study, race, sex, perceived peer ...

A new study linking higher levels of air pollution to increased teenage delinquency is a reminder of the importance of clean air and the need for more foliage in urban spaces. The study suggests ...

Lower levels of brain activity during childhood may lead to decreased self-control and, eventually, delinquent behavior in adolescence, according to a new study published by a team of researchers from ...

More and more evidence seems to suggest that successful efforts to curb violent behavior should begin early in a child's life. It also may be possible to determine early on what predisposes a person ...

About 61% of Americans have had at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), experts' formal term for a traumatic childhood event. ACEs--which may include abuse, neglect and severe household ...

Juan Del Toro, doctoral candidate in NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development finds that Black and Latino adolescent boys who are stopped by police report more frequent ...

Black teenagers in urban environments who were more involved in religious activities were less likely to engage in alcohol and substance use and other delinquent behavior, according to two recent ...

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Black teenagers in urban environments who were more involved in religious activities were less likely to engage in alcohol and substance use and other delinquent behavior, according to two recent ...