This article surveys the current landscape of the juvenile court. The original concept of this court, when implemented by state legislatures, took different organizational forms. The length of judges' assignments to this court varies as does the extent of their specialization. These courts differ from one another in numerous ways such as the minimum and maximum ages of their delinquency jurisdi...

While a number of States and communities are turning to punitive approaches to addressing juvenile crime, research indicates that such approaches, despite their high cost, are largely ineffective. Juvenile offenders removed from their families and communities eventually return, and unless their underlying behavioral problems have been treated effectively, these problems are likely to contribute...

Delinquency is a social phenomenon and has background, although biological, psychological, geographical, ethnic, racial other factors play very important role in the formation occurrence of delinquency, explaining problem based on environment factor, renewing attitude society. It science, especially functioning smallest most institution, family, which plays an cooperation harmonizing normative ...

The article examines the phenomenon of “juvenile delinquency”, assesses its actual state and establishes tendencies manifestations. Juvenile delinquency in Ukraine as a part crime broad sense arises develops under influence certain determinants. study causes conditions juvenile remains relevant today, which indicates special danger this kind for development society. purpose is to problem experi...