chsymbolizeslawandorderoftheadultworld.Piggytriestoprotectit,representingtheauthoritytheboysareusedtoobeying.WhenJackdestroysit,anarchytakesoverbecauseanyhopeofstrongcenterleadershiphasbeenabandoned.Theislandsocietycollapsesinchaos.Ofapproximately2millionjuvenilesarrestedeachyear,anestimated50percentarereleasedimmediately.Thosewhosecasesaretriedincourtareoftengivensuspendedsentencesorputonprobation.Ofthosewhoaresentencedtoprison,mostreturntocriminalactivityupontheirrelease,eoutofprisonsevenmoreviolent.Inaddition,theunmanageablecaseloadsofprobationofficersinmanycitiesmakeitimpossibletokeeptrackofjuvenilesadequately.Thus,thoseteensthatturntocrimefacelittleinthewayofadeterrent,asituationthathascausedmanyauthoritiestoplacealargeshareoftheblameforteencrimeonthefailureofthejuvenilejusticesystem.
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