After continuing to research juvenile crime in America, I have decided to take a different route, in selecting a new topic altogether. While there are undoubtedly plenty of juveniles raised in single-parent families, this is a correlation not a causation of crime. Juvenile crime was on the rise for over 2 decades, but it hit its peak in the mid 90's. Since then, from petty crimes to violent crimes, the overall crime rate in America has plateaued. I considered researching why the crime rate has decreased since the mid 90's but wasn't too interested that approach. Contrary to male crime, female crime, in particular, violent female crime has shown a slight increase over the past twenty years. However, female crime is almost 90% of the time non-violent crime, and less than 1/5 of all crime in America. There really is no link between criminal physchology and the topic I decided to research- childhood obesity. I had considered writing about this dilemna originally as it is certainly a prevent issue in America right now. The life expectancy of children born after 2000 is shorter than that of their parents. Type 1 diabetes, once thought to be an adult only form of the disorder, is now becoming more prevalent among children. The topic is one that will hopefully assess the crisis in America, and will create reasonable solutions to this problem.