Law Homework Help

Similar to adult deviance, juvenile delinquency can be defined and measured in a variety of ways. The one unique characteristic with juvenile delinquency is that the legal definition will vary from one state to another.

1. In your initial post, discuss some of the differences in legal definitions concerning what constitutes a juvenile. 

2. Next, identify and explain two different ways that juvenile delinquency is measured. 

3. Conclude your response by identifying the measurement of juvenile delinquency that you believe is most effective and briefly explain why you believe this is an effective measurement of juvenile delinquency.

Posts must be a minimum of 650 words not counting the repeating of the question or reference list, and incorporate material from at least two (2) cited sources.