| A | B |
|---|
| Poverty Line | Min amount family needs to live on |
| Literacy | ability to read, write, and use basic math skills |
| Runaways leave because of | child abuse, alcholism, pregnancy, and poverty |
| AIDS | the nations leadiing killer of people between ages 25 and 44 |
| Absence of legal guilt | Juveniles are not found guilty of crimes but are found delinquent |
| Juvenile delinquents | people 18years of age or youjter who commit a grime or statutory offense |
| Reasons children join gangs | lack of social approval, abusive home life, inability to make money, poor success in school, opportunity to buy and sell drugs |
| Families | May be a positive or negative force in a child's life |
