I need help creating a thesis and an outline on Juvenile Crime in the USA. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required.

I need help creating a thesis and an outline on Juvenile Crime in the USA. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. IThe changing relationships within the family and society are one of the major reasons for the increase in juvenile crimes. Family construction was entirely different during the 19 and the early half of the 20 century. The parents were respected by the children and on the other hand, parents provided immense care and attention to the children during that period. But the latter half of the 20 the century and the beginning of the 21 st century has witnessed several changes in family relationships. Most of the parents started to concentrate more on their professional commitments and social responsibilities by leaving their children behind unnoticed and uncared. Children during their early stages definitely need the attention of their parents for their physical and mental developments and the reluctance of the parents in looking after their children contributed heavily to juvenile crimes.

(Office of Justice Programs)

From the above graph, it is clear that juvenile crime rates were started to increase from 1960 onwards. Between 1975 and 1985 it was almost steady, but thereafter it again started to increase and reached its peak around 1997. The form then onwards it started to decline and at present is almost steady.

(Snyder)

“Based on the FBI’s Supplemental Homicide Report (SHR) data, 15,530 persons were murdered in the U.S. in 1999—the lowest number since 1969. Between 1980 and 1999, most victims of murders involving juvenile offenders were male (83%)” (Snyder)

The causes of Juvenile Crimes and violence

"Children who grow up with only one parent are at increased risk of becoming juvenile criminals because these children frequently receive less adult supervision and may not form strong human attachments during infancy, they may not develop empathy and self-control " (Morse, p. 32). Single parenthood is described as the major cause of increasing juvenile crimes and violence.&nbsp.