About Juvenile Delinquency One of the much-talked-about present-day social problems is juvenile delinquency， and its rate of frequency is seemingly on the It is reported in newspapers that the delinquents range in age from 12 to Only a small portion have committed serious crimes like kidnapping and Those cases are handled through the court Most of the delinquencies fall into four categories: brawling， including gang fighting with deadly weapons; theft， mostly petty， sexually promiscuous behaviour and addiction to The delinquents are generally placed under temporary supervision by neighbourhood committees， work units or reform The causes of juvenile delinquency are Through media we often come across the following Ill-treatment to teenagers by their step-fathers or stepmothers often lead to family School pupil delinquents， being not properly cared for， have chronic behaviour Their parents are too busy either with business or with Still， there are cases resulted from parents' or grandparents' indulgence to their Petty theft once or twice is not pumshed but Gradually these petty hleves grow addicted to Adolescents tried drugs mostly out of curiosity before they finally became habitual drug- Not a few examples can be found around us in our daily Limited by time and space， I have to skip them However， juvenile delinquency， being a serious social problem concerning the young generation， certainly deserves special I think of all the things We can do， the most fundamental one is deep~rang and strengthening education so as to ultimately save the
