A traumatic childhood can predispose a child to violence against himself or others, in adolescence or adulthood. This information is and has been confidential, but so far no relationship is known between the extent of traumatic experiences and different forms of violence during puberty. A study published in Pediatrics, involving 136,549 American students aged 12 to 17, was commissioned to evaluate this relationship. The researchers sought to determine six negative experiences the boys had as children, including physical and sexual abuse, witnessing abuse, or problems at home due to alcohol or drug use. by a loved one. Then he saw violent behavior during puberty: delinquency, stalking, stalking, dating violence, carrying weapons at school and automobile violence, including suicidal attempt or ideation. Katner, 2006) There have been cases where children experienced a traumatic event in their childhood, mainly related to the consumption of alcohol by a loved one. Each traumatic event increased the risk of committing a crime by 35 percent to 144 percent. Among girls, the risk of committing violence increases between 1.7 and 5 times compared to those who had a happy childhood, whatever the event. In the case of boys, the risk is 77 times higher. DiscussionIn common parlance, juvenile delinquency is understood to mean adolescents who break the law or participate in malicious behavior. Defining minors as under 18 is the general rule because, under the current legal system, once that age is reached, individuals can be tried as adults, serve in the military, and, in some states, consume alcohol. (Reckless, 1972) One may wonder why juvenile delinquency is middle of paper......violation of norms, and finally provide credible research to influence social policy. (Watson, 2009)ReferencesHenry B. (2000) “Juvenile Delinquency and the Schools”, University of Chicago Press.Tappan W. (2003) “Juvenile Delinquency”, McGraw-Hill.Rosenquist, M. (2000) “Delinquency in Three Cultures,” University of Texas Press. Katner D. (2006) “The Mental Health Paradigm and the Macarthur Study: Emerging Issues Challenging the Competence of Juveniles in Delinquency Systems”, Journal of Law and Medicine. Reckless C. (1972) “The Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency: An Experiment”, Ohio State University PressBradshaw A. (1995) “The Juvenile Justice System: Does it Work? », FBI Law Enforcement BulletinSmith G. (2009) “Criminology”, Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia Watson S. (2009) “Juvenile Crime Soaring”, newspaper article