1.

rules of conduct or method of practice (PARAGRAPH 2):

DISCIPLINE

2.

become adults, mature (PARAGRAPH 2):

GROW UP

3.

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions (PARAGRAPH 3):

POVERTY

4.

with no housing (PARAGRAPH 3):

HOMELESS

5.

acts punishable by law (PARAGRAPH 3):

CRIMES

6.

refuse to acknowledge, give no attention to (PARAGRAPH 4):

IGNORE

7.

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully (PARAGRAPH 4):

THEFT

8.

things that contribute causally to a result (PARAGRAPH 5):

FACTORS