According to the Ministry of Justice report (2014), 98,837 breaches of the law were committed by young people in England and Wales in 2012 and 2013. The report highlights the fact that 13.6 percent of the 1,235,028 arrests for reportable offenses involved young people aged 10 to 17. Juvenile delinquency is now one of the major community problems facing contemporary British society. The problem of juvenile delinquency needs to be seriously addressed as different types of crimes are committed by children, who have a lesser understanding of the world than adults. The Ministry of Justice (2014) also states that in 2012/13, 27,854 young people entered the youth justice system for the first time. Additionally, over 40,000 children under the age of 18 were convicted in England and Wales in 2012-2013 (Ministry of Justice, 2014). The Daily Mail (2012) states that offenders under the age of 18 commit a quarter of all crimes, accounting for over a million in a single year. The Home Office found that juveniles were responsible for half of thefts, 32 percent of burglaries, 31 percent of vehicle crimes and 28 percent of criminal offenses (Daily Mail, 2012). Additionally, the warning is that there is a risk of reoffending by the young criminal. As the Daily Mail (2012) indicates, around three quarters of young criminals reoffend within a year. In terms of the evidence provided, it can be argued that juvenile delinquency is a serious problem that has the potential to become a serious problem in the United Kingdom and therefore it is crucial to focus on the issue of juvenile delinquency. This essay will describe and review the causes, effects, and possible solutions to such a disturbing topic as you...... middle of article...... demonstrate criminal behavior when they do not have the same resources as their peers (Lecture Craze, 2013). According to McCord (2001), "factors such as peer delinquent behavior, peer approval of delinquent behavior, peer attachment, time spent with peers, and peer pressure to deviate have all been associated with adolescent antisocial behavior” (via Shader, 2004). Giddens and Sutton (2013) believe that there are strong links between crime and social exclusion. They say crime rates reflect the growing number of people who do not feel valued by the society they live in and who lack parental support and guidance. Moving to community factors, the environment in which a juvenile is raised plays an extremely important role in influencing the likelihood of delinquent behavior. The neighborhood you live in can allow criminal activity to go unmonitored.