How to Use juvenile delinquency in a Sentence

juvenile delinquency

noun
  • For one of them, running saved him from juvenile delinquency.
    — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 7 June 2019
  • Anxiety over juvenile delinquency is not new.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
  • The day’s hearing, the ones listed on the docket include guardianship and juvenile delinquency cases.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, azcentral, 31 July 2019
  • At least one contract includes children with juvenile delinquency cases.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, azcentral, 17 Aug. 2020
  • She was charged with three counts of juvenile delinquency/intimidation, police said.
    — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Most probably don’t know that Simpson’s teenage years were full of (to be charitable) juvenile delinquency.
    — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • These children also might be prone to pathological lying and juvenile delinquency.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2021
  • He was convicted of juvenile delinquency and testified against fellow gang members.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 May 2020
  • When Tjay was 15, his juvenile delinquency had resulted in a yearlong sentence for a robbery.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Roy Norquist, the city’s first probation officer, thought the lack of a swimming pool contributed to juvenile delinquency.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2020
  • Seven schools ask athletes a question about juvenile delinquency proceedings.
    — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 13 July 2023
  • In baroque prose, Coover subtly criticizes the zeitgeist, loose morals, juvenile delinquency and parental negligence.
    — Yu-Yun Hsieh, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Violating the probation terms, such as by skipping school or getting arrested again, could lead to juvenile delinquency charges.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Now, at the time, Missouri was a blue ribbon state in terms of their rehabilitative approach to juvenile delinquency.
    — Mará Rose Williams august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Crime and horror comics were widely criticized as promoting juvenile delinquency.
    — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 7 July 2018
  • Willett filed to run for the 323rd District Court, which hears child welfare and juvenile delinquency cases.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
  • That leads to a series of displays of juvenile delinquency — from arson to teen drinking to armed robbery — each of which ostensibly carries its own inherent messages.
    — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The prosecution of a 12-year-old girl would be handled in the juvenile delinquency system rather than in adult criminal court, Kimpel said.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
  • In a petition for juvenile delinquency, the teen faces eight felony counts of first-degree reckless injury, and one misdemeanor count of possessing a firearm while under 18.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2020
  • That drew the attention of a psychiatrist named Fredric Wertham, who became famous for his crusade against comic books as a major cause of juvenile delinquency.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Among them were children with serious medical and psychiatric diagnoses, records of juvenile delinquency and histories of running away.
    — David Jackson, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2020
  • The boy was arrested on a charge of juvenile delinquency, to wit possession of a BB gun and unlawfully carrying a dangerous weapon.
    — Maria Lovato, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Police arrested the boys suspected in both hotel incidents, and prosecutors charged them under the juvenile delinquency code.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
  • All charges are listed in a juvenile delinquency petition, which differs from a criminal complaint in terms of public accessibility and the type of punishment that can be imposed.
    — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Getting children off to the right start pays off, reducing juvenile delinquency, addictions, school dropout rates, learning disabilities, obesity and other problems.
    — kansascity, 30 June 2018
  • Previously having passed an act to curb juvenile delinquency through the yearly event, the Japanese government forces the students to win by eliminating their classmates or die trying.
    — Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • They're appointed by judges for people who can't afford to hire attorneys — mostly in criminal defense cases, but also for other matters like juvenile delinquencies and child protection cases.
    — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The Payne Fund Studies began to (unsuccessfully) link the rise of juvenile delinquency with Hollywood movies.
    — Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Studies have shown that removal from the home is associated with higher rates of juvenile delinquency, teen pregnancy, criminal behavior, and mental and physical problems.
    — Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The working groups have topics such as homeland security, juvenile delinquency and youth crime, police officer health, social problems impacting public safety and reduction of crime.
    — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020

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