Teen Problem
Group member: Stephanie Lo
Jacklyn NgAngel Ng
Winnie ShumJaime So
Juliane Yuen
STEP BY STEP
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IntroductionTeenagers’
theft in Hong Kong
• Rate of teenagers committing theft increases continuously.
• Among all juvenile delinquency cases, theft occurs the most.
• We want to understand teenagers’ psychology and prevent such cases from happening again.
Research Questions
a) What is teenagers’ theft in Hong Kong like?
b) Why do teenagers in Hong Kong commit theft?
c) What are the impacts of teenagers’ theft on parents and teenagers?
d) What can parents, teenagers and the government do to improve the situation of teenagers’ theft in Hong Kong?
a) What is teenagers’ theft in Hong Kong like?
• Teenagers: aged between 13 and 15• Items included: snacks, blush, dolls,
handbags, etc.• Occurs in supermarkets, department
stores, convenient stores, bookshops, etc.
• Form: theft, robbery and burglary• Punishment: sent to detention center
Items stolen by teenagers
0
5
10
15
20
Accessories Stationery Clothes Snacks Others
Num
ber of
res
pond
ents
Condition of teenagers' theft inHong Kong
36%
38%
26%common
not common
no comment
b) Why do teenagers in Hong Kong commit theft?
Causes: • peer pressure• greed• curiosity• seeking excitement• satisfy their certain needs • jealousy• retaliation• emotional disturbance• getting others’ attention• psychological compensation• having improper values, etc.
Reason s for teen agerscommittin g th eft
0
5
10
15
20
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35
40
Out ofcuriosity
Peer pressure Seekingexcitement
Out of greed Others
No.
of r
espo
nden
ts
c) What are the impacts of teenagers’ theft on parents
and teenagers?1. receive punishmenta) primary offenders: finedb) offend again: imprisonedc) maximum period of imprisonment: up to 10
yearsd) jailed in detention centre or rehabilitation
centre2. get a criminal record3. affect their application of migrating or studying
abroad4. cannot work in governmental organizations or
register as directors of company
The impacts of teenagers' theft on parents
0
5
10
15
20
25
Can't acceptthe fact
emotionallyupset
Can't bear thediscrimination
of others
Pay legal fee Others
no. o
f re
spon
dent
s
What teenagers' parents should do to prevent teenagers fromcommiting theft
12%
38%
24%
22%
4%Give more advice
Communicate withteenagers
Understand theteenagers more
Spend more time withteenagers
Others
d) What can parents, teenagers and the government do to help improve the situation of
teenagers’ theft in Hong Kong?
Parents• establish contact with the Police Relations
Office and Anti-triad Squad directly through the internet
• give some advice to encourage the accused teenagers to value their chance of rehabilitating themselves.
Teenagers• should not bring a large amount of money or
valuable assets back to school • mark down the number of the bank notes
first to avoid being stolen• take care of their own belongings carefully• valuables should be taken along with them,
not shown to anybody.
Government• ask the school to remind the students not
to defy the law through education. • continuously strengthen the
communication between the police, the school and the teenagers.
• supply more information about the problem of teenagers’ committing theft to the school or teenagers.
• Already carried out some measures like Early Bird which is to hold talks in the morning assembly to teach students how to stop crimes
• carried out some schemes like “ Working together with the police”.
Judges
a) advise and encourage the accused teenagers to treasure the chance of rehabilitating themselves.b) grant them a chance to receive some appropriate counseling and training to let them rejoin the society.
The impact of teenagers ’theft on criminals
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1 2 3 4 5 6
Degree of effect(1 is the biggest effect)
No.
of re
spon
sden
ts
The impact of teenagers ’theft ongovernment
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10
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25
1 2 3 4 5 6
Degree of effect(1 is the biggest effect)
No.
of r
espo
nsde
nts
The impact of teenagers ’theft on society
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4
6
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10
12
14
16
1 2 3 4 5 6
Degree of effect(1 is the biggest effect)
No.
of r
espo
nsde
nts
The impact of teenagers ’theft on family
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1 2 3 4 5 6
Degree of effect(1 is the biggest effect)
No.
of re
spon
sden
ts
The impact of teenagers ’theft on friends
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6
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1 2 3 4 5 6
Degree of effect(1 is the biggest effect)
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of r
espo
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nts
The impact of teenagers ’theft on the victims
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Degree of effect(1 is the biggest effect)
No.
of r
espo
nsde
nts
Conclusion• Teenagers aged between 13 and 15 committe
d theft because of jealousy and peer pressure and they would be sent to detention center or rehabilitation centers if caught.
• The Government should provide more information about the problem of teenagers’ committing theft to schools and teenagers
• The Government should carry out more measures like “Early Bird” and “Working together with the police”.
Difficulties• articles were too outdated • range of information was narrow • didn't know how to set the questions in the questi
onnaire• techniques of making a PowerPoint
Reflection• the relationship between all members have got cl
oser• learn how to think from different angles when we
were setting the questionnaire • communicate better during the discussions in the
lessons• finish our work on time with good quality