JUVENILE

DELINQUENCY
IN OKLAHOMA
Group 7
Joseph Brown, Patricia Higeons, Shannon Iker, Kilie Moss and Tami Vinson

Tami Vinson

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY-A JUVENILE

DELINQUENT IN THE UNITED STATES IS A PERSON WHO IS TYPICALLY

UNDER THE AGE OF 17 AND COMMITS AN ACT THAT OTHERWISE
WOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED AS A CRIME IF THEY WERE AN ADULT.
DEPENDING ON THE TYPE AND SEVERITY OF THE OFFENSE
COMMITTED, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR PERSONS UNDER 18 TO BE CHARGED
AND TRIED AS ADULTS.

www.Wikipedia.org/juveniledelinquency

PATRICIA HIGEONS

INTERESTING FACTS ON JUVENILE DELINQUENTS

Adolescent brains
the two different brain systems : impulse and
constraint

Impulse system/ reward seeking system is easily

aroused which makes kids seek and go after
rewards

Constraint system is still developing very slowly

and its not fully matured until people are into their
20s
Adolescents take more risks in groups
There are much greater activation of reward
centers in the brain when adolescents are in a
group or being watched by peers
When adolescents are playing alone their brain

activity looks exactly the same as an adult

http
://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/11/15/daily-circuit-juvenile-of
fenders-brain-development

Rearrested rate

49% of Juveniles will be rearrested within one year

66% of Juveniles will be rearrested with in two years

Male Juveniles VS. Female Juveniles

Males are substantially more like than females to be

rearrested and reconvicted

Juveniles Rehabilitations lower the likelihood

or them re-entering the juvenile justice system
Group Housing Juveniles obtain services they need
in a safe environment when their home environment
is not safe
Family Therapy Allows the entire family to be
rehabilitated. Juvenile delinquents are less likely to
recidivate because they are rebuilding a strong
foundational relationship.

Tami Vinson

Juvenile Violent Crime Arrests

count arrests of youth from the
ages of 10 through 17 for violent
offenses. Rates of Arrest of
Juveniles for Violent Crimes
measure the portion of youth
arrested for violent offenses, and
is displayed as anannual
average number ofarrestsduring
a given yearcalculated for every
100,000 youth ages 10 through
17. Violent offenses include
homicide, forcible rape, robbery
and aggravated assault.

Patricia Higeons

SOCIETIES VIEWS ON JUVENILES

DELINQUENTS
Forgiving Consequences

Strict Consequences

Some people in Society believe in:

Community Service help rebuild and
take pride in their community
Rehabilitation
Counseling
House arrest
Big Brother or Big Sister program
Beyond Scared Straight tactic The
television show on A& E where
adolescents are given an opportunity to
see first hand what their future would be
like if they dont get their life together.
2012 A&E Televisions Networks, LLC

Some people in Society believe in:

Remove adolescent from home

Incarceration
Tried as an Adult for their crime
Factors that might lead a court to grant a

waiver petition and transfer a juvenile case

to adult court include:
The juvenile is charged with a particularly

serious offense.
The juvenile has a lengthy juvenile record.
The minor is older.
Past rehabilitation efforts for the juvenile

have been unsuccessful.

Youth services would have to work with the

juvenile offender for a long time.

According to Officer Kevin Rowley, Commander Reserve Officer in Chelsea, OK

Patricia Higeons

SOCIETIES VIEWS ON JUVENILES

DELINQUENTS (CONT.)
Pros of Adult Court for Juveniles

Cons for Adult Court for Juveniles

Minors have the right to a jury trial in adult court -most

states do not provide a right to a jury in juvenile court

Juries in adult court may be more sympathetic to a

minor.
In some jurisdictions where dockets and jails are

crowded, the court may be inclined to dispose of the

juvenile's case more quickly and impose a lighter
sentence.

The juvenile is subject to more severe sentences,

including life sentences.

Judges in adult court do not have the wide range of

punishment and treatment options that are available to

juvenile court judges -- such as imposing a curfew or
ordering counseling instead of jail time.
The juvenile may have to serve time in adult jail or

prison, rather than in juvenile detention centers.

A conviction in adult criminal court carries more social

stigma than a juvenile court judgment does.

Adult criminal records are harder to seal than juvenile

court records -- sealing or "expunging" records makes

them unavailable to the public.

http://criminal.findlaw.com/juvenile-justice/how-do-juvenile-proceedings-differ-from-adult-criminal-proceeding.h
tml

Joseph Brown

RELEVANT INFORMATION BY
INTERVIEWEE
Drugs and Alcohol- (On drugs or attempting to get them)
Studies of drug use among youth involved in the juvenile justice system indicate high levels of

abuse.
4/5 children and teen arrestees in state juvenile justice systems are under the influence of alcohol

or drugs while committing their crimes, test positive for drugs, are arrested for committing an
alcohol or drug offense, admit having substance abuse and addiction problems.
The 177-page report of the five-year study, Criminal Neglect: Substance Abuse, Juvenile Justice

and The Children Left Behind.

The report found that 1.9 million of 2.4 million

juvenile arrests had substance abuse and addiction
involvement and that only 68,600 juveniles receive
substance abuse treatment.
reference. Chief of Security, Jess Dunn/Eddie Warrior prison. Todd
Brown

Shannon Iker

JUVENILE HOUSING IN OKLAHOMA

Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center -Tecumseh, OK
Children's Recovery Center of Oklahoma -Norman, OK,
Lloyd E. Rader Center -Sand Springs, OK
Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center -Manitou, OK,
Children's Justice Center -El Reno, OK
Comanche County Juvenile Bur -Lawton, OK
Craig Juvenile Detention -Vinita, OK
Johnston County Juvenile -Tishomingo, OK
Juvenile Affairs Office -Miami, OK
Juvenile Service Unit -Durant, OK
Oklahoma Dept Central Services -Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs -Jay, OK
Oklahoma Office of Juvenile affairs -Stilwell, OK
Oklahoma Saint Juvenile Affairs -Ponca City, OK

Oklahoma
https://www.oklahomacounty.org/jjc/SiteMap.htm

County Juvenile Bureau -OKC, Oklahoma

JUVENILE STATISTICS 19802011

Joseph Brown

The juvenile arrest rate for all offenses reached

its highest level in the last two decades in
1996, and then declined 48% by 2011.

In 2011, there were 4,367 arrests for every

100,000 youths ages 10 through 17 in the
United States.
The overall juvenile arrest rate was 32% lower
in 2011 than in 1980.

reference. Chief of Security, Jess Dunn/Eddie Warrior prison. Todd

Brown

HUGHES COUNTY JUVENILE

STATISTICS

Shannon Iker

226 CRIMES COMMITTED INVOLVING JUVENILES

MOST JUVENILES WHO COMMITTED NON VIOLENT CRIMES

ARE RELEASED TO THEIR PARENTS WITH CITATIONS AND A
COURT DATE. OTHERS ARE DRIVEN 63 MILES TO THE
CLOSEST DETENTION CENTER.
MOST PREVALENT CRIMES AMONG JUVENILES
ILLEGAL USE OF ALCOHOL
USE OF ILLICIT DRUGS
THEFT
VANDALISM
PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH OKLAHOMA STATE TROOPER BRIAN IKER #333

Tami Vinson

OKLAHOMA COUNTY
JUVENILE STATISTICS
4,470 Juvenile crimes have been committed this year.
1 out of 10 arrests involve drugs and alcohol
The average age of the juvenile is 17.
The most prevalent crimes are physical violence, and theft of alcohol and

tobacco.

Overstreet, J. (2014, November). telephone interview.

Kilie Moss

CHALLENGES

Drugs & Alcohol are contributing factors to juvenile delinquency

Lack of supervision by the parents enables juveniles behavior.

Some officers believe that the law needs to be modified to not include a
child not going to school or missing a court date a crime. It needs to be a
lesser offense.

There is not much for youth to do that will soak up some of their time and
so they result to going to hangouts and parties where these this are
present.

There are not enough consequences for juveniles for the crimes they
commit.

A lot of the consequences are more for the parents to take care of such as
fines and making sure the juvenile makes it to court.

Kilie Moss

TIPS & SUGGESTIONS

Think about how the rest of your life will be affected by the decisions you make NOW.
It only takes a split second to make a stupid mistake that can ruin your life or the life of

somebody else.

Parents need to take note that what they do greatly affects their children.
Delinquents can seek out programs to help them with their issues such as counseling,

planned parenthood, Cadet Lawman, or tutoring.

Parents need to support them in their choices to be involved in whatever interests them

and encourage them to participate in as many school functions possible.

http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2000/2/00.02.05.x.html