An offense-based system of juvenile justice holds that the reason a juvenile engages in delinquency is secondary to the offense the juvenile committed juveniles as a group do not possess the same mens rea, or criminal intent, as adults the causes of delinquency come from the broader social environment juveniles are not as intellectually, socially, or morally developed as adults Identify an important factor that helped bring about the punitive model of juvenile justice. increased focus on nonhabitual juvenile offenders increased rates of juvenile drug use decreased gang membership among juveniles decreased due process Identify an important factor that helped bring about the punitive model of juvenile justice. increased focus on nonhabitual juvenile offenders increased rates of juvenile drug use decreased gang membership among juveniles decreased due process