Juvenile delinquency is one of the most important issues we face as a nation in the new millennium. Despite the social awareness, juvenile delinquency is on the rise, case in point: the tragic killings at Columbine High School in Colorado. This gives us much cause for concern. Juvenile crime is increasingly more sophisticated and it's participants becoming younger. Gun violence has spread from urban centers into Suburbia. Drug and alcohol use among adolescents has reached …showed first 75 words of 451 total…

…showed last 75 words of 451 total…benefit from tutoring and GED programs. For the kids that have already hit the system, classes focusing on the impact of crime on victims and job training may be a good deterrent to prevent some from becoming re-offenders. Drug and alcohol counseling as well as mental health counseling would help many kids that are from troubled homes. Once the kids exit the system, mentoring and recreational programs can help kids from getting back into trouble.