It is true that many teenagers involved in violent activities often share two traits, and the first is that they do not have great academic results. However, this does not indicate that these students are obtuse or slow on uptake; on the contrary, most of them are intelligent and shrewd enough. In fact, in most cases, schools failed them. For example, in areas where crime rates are significantly higher, schools are always more understaffed and underfunded, which turns the supposedly educational faculties into hotbeds of criminal misconduct. Teachers who are underpaid and overworked also face the conundrum of not being able to provide adequate support to the countless kids in need. Consequently, even though many young offenders intended to stay out of trouble, desperation and helplessness drove them off track.