The legal definition of juvenile delinquency is “the commission of an act by a minor child that would be considered a crime if committed by an adult.” So, while some delinquent acts may not ...

Bpd officers told WBRC, a 14-year-old is at the Jefferson County youth detention center and is facing a delinquent act charge. That means right now he's being charged as a juvenile.

The Senate must pass the updated HEROES Act to protect justice-involved youth by Aubrey Edwards-Luce, opinion contributor - 10/07/20 4:30 PM ET ...

Criminal delinquent acts, explained in Indiana Code 31-37-1, include offenses that would be considered crimes if committed by an adult or dangerous possession of a handgun (IC 35-47-10-5) or ...

Delinquent youth are at risk of early violent death in adulthood, regardless of race, and females are especially vulnerable, ... The Affordable Care Act could help make some services ...

In 2000, there were 1,492 young people in the study who reported any delinquent acts and they averaged 1.74 such acts in total. In 2001, participants reported slightly fewer delinquent acts, ...

The average difference, however, was not dramatic. At age 13, for example, early bloomers admitted to one delinquent act in the past couple years, versus an average of 0.5 for other girls.