Research Paper on:
Canada, Victimization, and Juvenile Delinquency

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action are now considered violent reactions to elements within society. Juvenile delinquents have long been considered deviants to society because their actions do not "conform" to the norms of society  and in fact "offend" society. In fact however, on assessing recent studied rates of juvenile delinquency and victimization in Canada, it has been reported that over half of the youths  studied have committed acts of delinquency. In addition, youths who have reported high rates of delinquency have also reported high rates of victimization in their peer and family environments. If  this is the case, youths who are considered delinquents may only be reacting to their immediate violent environments of peer and family in which victimization and delinquency are considered the  norm and committing further acts of delinquency is reinforced and in part considered acceptable by their peer and family social groups. In a recent study examining delinquency and victimization in  junior and senior high school students in a large Canadian city, it was found that over half of the students reported engaging in some form of delinquency within the past  year. Other than victimization of a sexual nature, males reported higher rates of victimization than did females and younger children reported higher rates than did older children. Male youths also  reported a higher level of delinquent behavior than did females. Males in grade nine reported higher levels of delinquency than did those in other grades (Paetsch and Bertrand, 1999). Although  statistically, Canadians have been aware that youth violence is increasing in the country as the number of youths charged in crimes has increased. Researchers however wondered if this was as  a result of an increased sensitivity in the criminal system and public awareness or whether or not the existence of deviance in youths really was high. In 1993, Ryan, Mathews