... other words it is the influence that society has upon the actions or behaviour of individuals. In this case, how are youth problems born out of the influence of the social environment? How can a person be moulded by what is going on around them? So what are the causes of youths committing crimes? Out of curiosity, young people try out everything that they have never experienced before. As they are not mature, they do not know how risky they are and how serious the consequences will be. Owing to vanity, they want to buy luxuries and use brand names products in order to show off or not to be teased and looked down upon by their counterparts. Nevertheless, their parents may hardly give them sufficient money to buy whatever they want. Therefore, they may commit crimes such as shoplifting and smuggling as they find that it is an easy way ...

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