Criminal law states that at the age of 7, any young child engaged in criminal behavior can be prosecuted in the family court. Additionally, minors can also be arrested for violating curfew, refusing to obey parents, running away, missing school, and underage drinking. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention reports that about half of all arrested youth are charged with theft, simple assault, drug abuse, disorderly conduct and curfew violations. OJJDP statistics confirm that theft is the main cause of youth arrests. (Martin, 2011) When they are prosecuted and after the judge gives the verdict, they become juvenile delinquents. A young offender is a young person aged 7 to 18 who commits a criminal act. The law also follows a specific length of placement, which is as follows: a) Misdemeanor - stay in prison for 12 months b) Felony - stay in prison for 18 months c) Designated crime - 5 years. More or less than 70,000 children are incarcerated in juvenile prison in the United States. Researchers have determined and proven that child abuse, one of the leading causes, can reflect delinquent behavior that can also lead to their involvement in the juvenile justice system (Maxfield, 1996). Experiences of childhood abuse and neglect have been associated with many poor developmental outcomes, including serious and violent juvenile delinquency (Reid, 1998). Child abuse can be defined as physical, emotional, sexual behavior, failure to provide for the physical needs of the child, such as food, clothing, shelter and medical care; a pattern of failure to meet the child's emotional needs, such as affection, attention, and supervision. Although a number of risk factors have been identified...... middle of document ......, a large percentage of them, minors, have problems with drugs and/or mental health. Another study by the Department of Justice also showed that approximately 82% of these juvenile offenders were rearrested within 3 years. The criminal justice system should rehabilitate young offenders instead of treating them like adult offenders and locking them in cells until their release date, at which point they will simply be reintegrated into society. The second thing is the juvenile detention center. It is a place where young offenders are taken seriously, they are secure establishments. These facilities meet school attendance requirements, there must be a medical treatment center, hospitals for medical needs, and a health service (such as a guidance counselor). Some establishments even have a chapel for them to hold religious services..