A new study linking higher levels of air pollution to increased teenage delinquency is a reminder of the importance of clean air and the need for more foliage in urban spaces, a Keck School of ...

Most people consider delinquency a crime, but it is much broader. The legal definition of juvenile delinquency is “the commission of an act by a minor child that would be considered a crime if ...

Working as a child advocate in the child welfare system, one encounters numerous young people, ranging from 13 to 17 years of age, who enter the juvenile justice system due to behaviors that would be ...

A large number of youth in detention centers need psychological treatment rather than an introduction to the juvenile justice system, new research suggests. “Many of these kids could be effectively ...

Impulsive boys with inadequate supervision, poor families and deviant friends are more likely to commit criminal acts that land them in juvenile court, according to a new study. The most surprising ...

A new study linking higher levels of air pollution to increased teenage delinquency is a reminder of the importance of clean air and the need for more foliage in urban spaces. The study suggests ...

Black teenagers in urban environments who were more involved in religious activities were less likely to engage in alcohol and substance use and other delinquent behavior, according to two recent ...

About 61% of Americans have had at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), experts’ formal term for a traumatic childhood event. ACEs—which may include abuse, neglect and severe household ...

TikTok has given its community guidelines a pretty massive update in an effort to "maintain a supportive and welcoming environment." Its section on minor safety, for instance, looks a lot more ...

Black teenagers in urban environments who were more involved in religious activities were less likely to engage in alcohol and substance use and other delinquent behavior, according to two recent ...