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Teens in New Mexico, Arizona more likely to use drugs. While teen drug use has largely declined, the latest data from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health shows moderate differences by state.
It includes self-assessments from 15,963 teenagers, ages 13 to 18, who answered questions online about their motivations for drug and alcohol use from 2014 through 2022.
[14] [failed verification] Moreover, there are many suggested explanations as to why it is that boys commit more crimes than girls. One comes from theorists who believe boys are naturally more aggressive than girls. [18] Another theory argues that boys commit more crimes because of societal pressures to be masculine and aggressive. [18]
As stated before most life-course persistent offenders begin exhibiting antisocial, violent, and/or delinquent behavior, prior to adolescence. Therefore, while there is a high rate of juvenile delinquency, it is the small percentage of life-course persistent, career criminals that are responsible for most of the violent crimes.
In 2002, in the U.S. about a quarter of convicted property and drug offenders in local jails had committed their crimes to get money for drugs, compared to 5% of violent and public order offenders. Among State prisoners in 2004 the pattern was similar, with property (30%) and drug offenders (26%) more likely to commit their crimes for drug ...
The overdose death of a Salem teen due to counterfeit Oxycodone pills that were actually fentanyl led to a 6-year prison sentence for his drug dealer.
The zero-tolerance practice in Illinois of sending any youth charged with drug crimes within 1,000 feet of any school or public housing project directly to adult court has resulted in the largest racial disparity in the country—over 99% of youth affected by this policy were minority youth.
Citing research into brain development, local legislator proposes to keep teens and young adults in juvenile justice system through their 20th year Teens, young adults charged with crimes could be ...