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Fictional work depicting criminal tendencies and actions among people in their teens and twenties. The setting is often in an urban slum or a school, with the characters becoming members of rival gangs, with events leading to violence. Such work is typically aimed largely at a younger audience, through representations of misunderstood youth rebelling against the perceived restraints and hypocrisies of adults. Note: Not necessary to also use Youth, since that is implied by Juvenile delinquency. If the work concentrates on youth and older characters equally, then use such categories as Crime or Gangster (DEAD END). Feature examples: BADLANDS (1973); BLACKBOARD JUNGLE; BOYS TOWN; LITTLE TOUGH GUYS; REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE; ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL; RUMBLEFISH; THE WILD ONE. TV examples: CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT (with Romance); DAWN: PORTRAIT OF A TEENAGE RUNAWAY; JUVENILE JUSTICE; ON CAMPUS (with Comedy); 21 JUMP STREET (with Police).

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