REASONS WHY MANY TEENAGERS COMMIT CRIMES
Adolescence is the stage where an individual is in their middle state of overlapping their childhood and coming across adulthood. Adolescence or also known as teenagers often think that they are in a stage where they do not have to ask for opinion nor getting the rightful permission from parents or guardians. To them, it is a stage where they can experience new things and do things that brings a very bad impact towards themselves. But why does this thing happen? This is because these teenagers do not get enough attention at home, they are not being taught well at school and they socialize with the wrong people who cause them to have a bad attitude and personalities.
Researchers have proven that parents nowadays are more eager on spending more time at work rather than spending valuable time with families. Development of high technology utilities these days has changed people’s perceptions on having a beautiful family to having lots of money. Parents no longer nurture their children’s with love but with money. Thus, in order to obtain the parent’s attention, the children tend to create problems purposely. They commit crimes without hesitating in order to gain the pure love from the people that have brought them to this world. But even by committing crimes, parents still abundant their children. Instead of giving them advice and attention that they need, the parents send them to schools that could teach them discipline which will make the child even more intolerant.
During weekdays, teenagers spend most of their days at school. Therefore the school is like a second home to them and teachers as their second parents. As we know, a school is a place where one gets to learn. Teachers are supposed to teach the teenagers or students on discipline and positive attitudes of students besides teaching them the subjects according to the syllabus fixed by the ministry of education. However, teachers today no longer have the interest in teaching moral values towards these students, they even set a bad example among themselves in front of the students. They come late to class and even if they do come to class. Some of them just sit around without teaching or guiding the students in studies. Due to this problem, students will not get the message of disciplinary and will soon cause them to commit crimes.
Besides parents and schools to be blamed, crimes committed by teenagers are also a contribution of friends influence. Teenagers should know how to differentiate between a good and bad friend. No one in this world can really live alone by themselves. Having a friend to talk to is very important so that one could share thoughts and also have company to spend with. Unfortunately, teenagers often befriends with people who drags them in the dark side.
As a conclusion, teenagers don’t really commit crimes due to their will. But they seek for something that is lost inside themselves which in result has made them to commit crimes without them realizing. Socializing with the wrong people, low education of moral values in school and also due to lack of love from the parents are the causes that contributes in crimes committed by teenagers. Thus, the citizens should play a role in helping the teenagers to prevent them from committing unintended crimes.
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