The Purpose Of Social Control/Social Bond Theory

This important distinction helps to explain several previously confusing facts, such as the criminality of white collar offenders, many of whom supposedly have good self-concepts as well as strong outer-containments during both childhood and adulthood. Paradoxically, it is the strong self-concepts or egos of these individuals which, according to POM, block out their natural, healthy functioning and lead to strong conditioned urges to do whatever it takes (including crime) to maintain or increase their wealth, power, or control (Kelley, 1996). The general control perspective, this theory asks not what causes crime, but rather, what constrains it? For Gottfredson and Hirschi, the answer is self-control. Those with high self-control resist
The weaker an individual's social bonds, the greater the likelihood of deviant behavior. The purpose of the theory is to explain why individuals conform to moral and socially acceptable behavior rather than deviate. The complexities of peer pressure, the dream of quick wealth, and the status, comradeship, and safety provided by gangs makes prevention more difficult. True interventions require assistance in developing opportunities. These include after-school programs and events, job possibilities, career-training opportunities, funding to assist in higher education, neighborhood watch programs, and close work with institutions in the community, including businesses, the police, schools, churches and other voluntary associations, as well as the community-at-large. Prevention means long-term and difficult work in establishing trust in the community, reassuring people that the programs will have a positive impact, and developing the human and fiscal resources needed to establish and maintain the programs (Meacham and Stokes,
Importantly the learn aspect of seeing various gang behavior in their environments. With the highly sophistication of gangs and their membership it would most likely be possible for the youths to interact with affiliate gang members and non members. Especially, with gangs that are loosely structured in their manifestations, one most look into the collective behavior. It’s among that collective group where there’s distinguishing of actual gang members and or a group of youth population that are just affiliates (Curry et al., 2002). Therefore, it’s within that collective mentality and results in that gang behavior that could lead to gang violence or gang related