Criminal law states that at the age of 7, any young child involved 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, dropping out of school, and underage drinking. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Crime Prevention reports that about half of the youths arrested are charged with theft, simple assault, drug abuse, disorderly conduct and curfew violations. OJJDP statistics confirm that theft is the leading cause of youth arrests. (Martin, 2011) When they are prosecuted and after the judge gives the verdict, they become juvenile delinquents. A juvenile delinquent is a young person between the ages of 7 and 18 who commits the act of a crime. The law also follows a specific placement term, which is: a) Misdemeanor - stay in prison for 12 months b) Felony - stay in prison for 18 months c) Designated Felony - 5 years. More or less than 70,000 children are incarcerated in U.S. juvenile prisons. Researchers have determined and demonstrated that child abuse, one of the leading causes, may reflect delinquent behavior which may also lead to them becoming involved in the juvenile justice system (Maxfield, 1996). Childhood experiences of abuse and neglect have been linked to numerous negative developmental outcomes, including serious and violent juvenile delinquency (Reid, 1998). Experiences of child maltreatment can be defined as a physical, emotional, sexual pattern of failure to provide for the child's physical needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, and medical care; a pattern of failure to provide for the child's emotional needs, such as affection, attention, and supervision. Although numerous risk factors were identified, halfway through the paper, it was found that a large percentage of them, young people, have drug and/or mental health problems. Another study conducted 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 juvenile delinquents instead of treating them like adult delinquents and locking them in cells until their release date, when they will simply be reinserted into society. The second thing is the juvenile detention center. This is a place where young offenders are taken seriously, they are safe facilities. These facilities meet the requirements for attending schools, there must be a medical treatment center, hospitals for medical needs and a health service (such as a guidance counselor). Some facilities also have a chapel for religious services to be held.