Sentence examples for * delinquent acts from inspiring English sources

Juvenile gangs often perform delinquent acts, not solely out of frustration with society but also out of a need to attain status within their group.

Rather, crimes committed by minors are called "delinquent acts".

The author, based upon personal writings and clinical observations, considers some delinquent acts of adolescents within a continuity of fantastical over-activity strengthening narcissistic ideals and desires of omnipotence.

Persistent alcohol and drug use among adolescents has been associated with a number of related problems, including poor academic achievement, engagement in dangerous behaviors, fatalities, and increased risk of involvement in delinquent acts (Horan Fisher et al. 2017; Tripodi and Bender 2011).

Females were actually more likely to engage in delinquent acts if they reported higher levels of emotional intelligence.

Research is strong that without intervention, these youth are likely to drop out of school, become pregnant, have health and mental health problems, and become involved in delinquent acts to support themselves.

Neighborhood quality may have an effect on outcomes such as committing a delinquent act or getting pregnant because these outcomes are more common in girls than is the cluster of specific persistent and pervasive antisocial behaviors known as CD.

Another prospective study of approximately 6,000 Finnish males found that prenatal tobacco smoke exposure was associated with a 1.74-fold increased odds of committing a delinquent act in late childhood or early adulthood (Rantakallio et al. 1992).

Lamb was convicted of assault under the Juvenile Delinquents Act and served six months at the House of Concord, a young offenders' unit near London, Ontario, run by the Salvation Army.

Delinquent acts have in common not just their illegality, but the fact that they offer immediate benefits, such as cash, sexual gratification or excitement, while simultaneously entailing the risk of long-term costs greatly exceeding the benefits (Hirschi, [2004]).

I'd pay handsomely to see the musical this delinquent Irish double act might produce, but until then their loose-fitting hour of mostly new numbers will do nicely.