This paper presents a broad overview of information about delinquency, crime, and school discipline and violence in relation to U.S. youths. Part 1 compares U.S. and West Germany's crime rates for 1980-1985, while part 2 focuses on U.S. juvenile crime facts and on the contribution of the increasing number of U.S. family breakdowns to juvenile crime problems. Part 3 describes young people as the most vulnerable victims of pornography, abuse, sexual molestation, and other crimes. Part 4 states that, while schools are particularly vulnerable to crime and lack of discipline, most crime-related school incidents are committed by a small percentage of students or by offenders who are not currently enrolled students. Part 5 identifies the U.S. juvenile justice court system's role. (JHP)