Young people's behaviors are seen as a catalyst of change in society; a vector for social and moral evolution. Usually our societies, which are often driven by a sense of cautious conservatism, are prudish or even resistant towards the attitude of the youth. Contrary to common perception juvenile delinquency has existed for a very long time and has ever raised a large amount of hostile concern among the witness citizens. As Pearson puts it, "youth cultures and youth crimes assume the appearance of ever increasing outrage and perpetual novelty". He goes on to give us one of the first instances of historic "young offenders" in London in 1625. Thus offending by the youth, and the consecutive reactions of the society, are not, and has never been a recent phenomenon. The Last century saw successive waves of concerns for what was seen as youthful lawlessness. Different subcultures that belonged to the young section of the population were described and demonized, where in fact none of them were involved any criminal activity at all. However, young people were, and still are seen as disruptive and dangerous. The association of youth and crime seems obvious and results in widespread defiance in society, and is fast becoming a mere prejudice. The different forms of leisure, and the most natural behavior expected from children, have now often been turned into a form of delinquency. Is the link between young people's criminality, their leisure and the fear of crime really justified or is the youth just an easy scapegoat?
[...] have” clothes, drugs, music and styles are the determining elements of an individual and of his place in the social organisation. Such goals and requirements of young people's life in the society are hard to attain conventionally. The feeling of being unjustly expelled from the world of leisure and consumption leads to bitterness, reject or, illegality: crime is seen as a mean to belong to the norm and an easy access to the leisure world. Thus other studies logically link youth crime with financial motivation. [...]
[...] British Journal of Criminology 33: 57-69 - Home Office research Study 140: Young People, Victimisation, and the Police. - Katz 1988. Seductions of Crime: Moral and Sensual Attractions in doing evil. New York: Basic Books - Muncie Coventry and Walter R {1995} The Politics of Youth Crime Prevention: developments in Australia and England and Wales in L Noaks, M Levi and M Maguire eds: Issues of Contemporary Criminology, Cardiff: University of Wales Press - Newburn Tim. Young People and Crime in Mason Maguire R and Reiner R . [...]
[...] The Oxford Handbook of Criminology third edition pp540 BBC News : Excluded Pupils risk of delinquency” April 2002 Crime Reduction; Working together to reduce crime, Keeping young people safe and out of trouble 2000 British Crime Survey Home Office research Study 140: Young People, Victimisation, and the Police. Crime Reduction Toolkits: Youth. Fear of Crime Anderson Kinsey Loader I and Smith C {1994} Cautionary tales: Young People, Crime and Policing in Edinburgh. Aldershot: Avebury Anderson Kinsey Loader I and Smith C {1994} Cautionary tales: Young People, Crime and Policing in Edinburgh. [...]
[...] Is the link between young people's criminality, their leisure and the fear of crime really justified or is the youth just an easy scapegoat? Young people's experiences of crimes: the facts The fear of crime by youth is certainly irrational but we have to recognise that young people are often connected with the crime sphere: as actors, offenders; as victims and also as witness. Young people as offenders Young offenders are now responsible for about a third of all criminal convictions[2]. [...]
[...] And the comparison between the lawful ways to earn money and the unlawful ways are hardly in favour of the former. Thus a youngster is quoted by Collison saying that is not worth working all week for when I could go out and make that in about ten minutes.” Such reasoning is not, of course, uncommon. An easy hotchpotch between leisure, crime, youth and the reaction of the society can be found in the nightclubbing culture more than vivid in the United Kingdom's youth. [...]
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