Juvenile Delinquents Can They Still be Our Future? (3 Pages 1714 Words) Children that commit crimes should have an opportunity to be rehabilitated while they are still young instead of becoming institutionalized at a vulnerable age. There is still a chance that these young criminals can still be a useful part of the community. They can be reeducated in the way that society operates, in cognitive development, social skills, job training and marketability. They can even become productive citizens instead of a complete drain on the economy and society as a whole. Juvenile delinquency is a prevailing problem in America. Arlen Egley and James C. Howell estimated that, In 2009, there were 28,100 gangs and 731,000 gang members throughout 3,500 jurisdictions in the United States...