Juvenile Victimization in Identity Theft
Introduction
Identity theft is continuously growing crime, and over the past severalyears we have seen a rise in the victimization of juveniles in thehorrendous crime. Three important terms which are addressed in thisresearch (that are important to know and understand) are identity theft,juvenile, and victimization. According to the Bureau of JusticeStatistics, identity theft is defined as “the unauthorized use orattempted use of existing accounts, or unauthorized use or attempted useof personal information to open a new account or for other fraudulentpurposes (Harrell, 2013).” Juvenile refers to children, typicallypersons under the age of 18. Victimization means to make victim ofsomeone or to harm or commit a crime against someone. It is important tounderstand these terms to understand the full purpose of the followingresearch of juvenile victimization in identity theft (Woods, 2014).
Problem Statement
According to news reports and recent studies, children are at higherrisk for identity theft than adults, infants and youth have becomegreater targets to criminals in the growing trends of this catastrophiccrime. Identity theft is a crime of which is difficult for an adult torecover from and get their life back after falling victim, much less aninfant, child, or even teenager.
In an article released through the Juvenile Justice Exchange states,“kids under the age of 18 are 51 times more likely to become victims ofidentity theft than their parents” (Duda, 2011). Juveniles make suchtempting target because of the high possibility that the theft may gounknown for years. Just as for adults, juvenile identity theft can havelasting effects (sometimes even greater effects).
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