Correlation Between Alcohol, Drugs and Youth Crime
Is there a correlation between the use of alcohol and drugs and youth crime? Many have asked this question in an effort to find the cause of youth crime and perhaps a way to prevent it. Many believe that drugs and alcohol are, in some cases, related to youth crime; such as selling drugs, break and enter or robbery in order to have funds to be able to purchase drugs and alcohol. This can be due to the media’s representation of youth crime, as well as youth drug and alcohol use. Youth crime makes up only a small percentage of the overall crime rate. However, the media sensationalizes extreme cases of youth crime (i.e. Columbine), which in turn gives the public a skewed perception of how often youth crime actually occurs. What leads people to believe that alcohol and drugs cause youth crime is that often these extreme, yet rare, cases of youth crime do involve the use of alcohol and/or drugs. If the media is the only method through which people obtain their information on youth crime, they will receive a bias picture of youth crime, as well as the use of alcohol and drugs by youth. However, no research has found that substance abuse is the sole cause of delinquency but rather one issue among many others.
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Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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