OFFENDERS: AGE

ALTHOUGH YOUNG PEOPLE MAY BE ARRESTED MORE THAN OLDER OFFENDERS BECAUSE THE YOUNG ARE LESS EXPERIENCED, IT IS CLEAR THAT MANY YOUNG ADULTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN GANGS, ARE INTO THEFT.

ALTHOUGH YOUNG PEOPLE MAY BE ARRESTED MORE THAN OLDER OFFENDERS BECAUSE THE YOUNG ARE LESS EXPERIENCED, IT IS CLEAR THAT MANY YOUNG ADULTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN GANGS, ARE INTO THEFT.