Cognitive Criminal Behavior of Adolescents
The family is the fundamental building block of society. The foundation of the nation is as strong as Briton’s families. Family plays a significant role in shaping the child and preventing and treatment of delinquency and crimes. Home is the natural school for children where the child learns good behaviors and manners as well as values that are important in shaping their future conduct. In families where children are abandoned or rejected by parents or inadequately supervised, there is a…...
Youth Violence
Social Disorganization
Social and Economic characteristics shape under-class communities. Sub-cultures in these communities will typically have parenting practices that hinder children’s intellectual and behavioral development. Children in these areas are prone to having problems with the law. Social Disorganization In the 1920-30s, the social disorganization theory developed by the Chicago School links high crime rates to localized city urban areas. It refers to the inability of community-based control of its residents more likely to engage in illegal activities. Sampson (1986) suggested that…...
Youth Violence
Street Code: Inner City Morality
Introduction & Purpose In his book Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City, Elijah Anderson analyzes the subculture of impoverished, inner-city neighborhoods that were based on gaining and maintaining the juice, a combination of respect, status, and reputation (73). The book discusses a myriad of issues such as teen pregnancy, the underground economy, and child delinquency. Anderson concentrated on the overarching problem of the street’s “code” that persuade some youth to employ violence…...
Youth Violence
Youth and Gang Violence
Gang violence refers to all activities that result to psychological, emotional, physical and cultural harm to individuals, public or damage to property. Youth gangs refer to a group of at least two individuals between the age of 12 and 24 years who have a common character, use the same clothing, symbols, and even colors. They come from the same area, and form a very strong membership that performs various illegal activities together. Gang names and membership involve initiatory rituals that…...
Youth Violence
The Influence of the Media on Youth Violence
Young person force is increasing and rapidly going one of the major concerns in American today. Frequent young person force can be found at schoolyard, at place, outside, and everyplace in the community. Why do n't people inquire themselves what is doing the young person today so violent, and is at that place anything they can make to halt this tendency? Youth force is a serious issue, and there are many factors that contribute to youth force; they are domestic…...
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