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a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a medical study that followed juveniles through adolescence and into adulthood
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So, if juveniles have easier access to firearms, are more willing to commit crimes since they will just be sent home to their parents in most cases, and can’t understand the consequences of their actions mentally, what can and should be done?
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Eric Braun, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
But this street is no stranger to juveniles committing car crimes.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
At the same time, juveniles do seem to gravitate more to carjacking than adults.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
That leaves librarians and booksellers having to impose unconstitutional restrictions on access to materials by older juveniles and adults, chilling their access, Brooks said.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Two of the juveniles were armed with a gun and a knife, according to police.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Two juveniles and multiple adults were charged.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
According to the latest juvenile shooting report published by the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS), there was an 11% increase in juveniles under supervision in 2024 compared to 2023, but a 25% decline in juveniles under supervision who were victims of non-fatal shootings.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The data outlined in the report show the number of juveniles under DJS supervision who shot someone else was the highest in Baltimore City with 12.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Eric Braun, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
But this street is no stranger to juveniles committing car crimes.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
At the same time, juveniles do seem to gravitate more to carjacking than adults.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
That leaves librarians and booksellers having to impose unconstitutional restrictions on access to materials by older juveniles and adults, chilling their access, Brooks said.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Two of the juveniles were armed with a gun and a knife, according to police.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Two juveniles and multiple adults were charged.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
According to the latest juvenile shooting report published by the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS), there was an 11% increase in juveniles under supervision in 2024 compared to 2023, but a 25% decline in juveniles under supervision who were victims of non-fatal shootings.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The data outlined in the report show the number of juveniles under DJS supervision who shot someone else was the highest in Baltimore City with 12.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Juveniles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juveniles. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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