Deviant Subcultures: Juvenile Delinquency and the Causes and Effects Andrea Clark Navarro College Abstract This paper explores what causes juvenile delinquency through explaining different theories. It explores Feud’s Id‚ Superego‚ and Ego to understand the development of the juvenile as well as exploring Merton’s Strain Theory‚ Cloward and Ohlin‚ The Chicago School‚ Albert K. Cohen’s Delinquent boys and the subculture of gangs
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The number of juvenile delinquents in Russia is growing rapidly. There are about 1.5 million juvenile arrests a year. Some causes for the rise of juvenile delinquency include lack of proper attention from their parents‚ the surrounding neighborhoods juvenile grew up in. Unfortunately‚ there are innumerable examples of family units that do not function effectively. Physical or emotional abuse‚ neglect and lack of interest by the parents in the children’s lives all contribute to a lack of proper
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Adolescent Delinquency Throughout the course of the progressive era significant legislations helped to control the growing urban society. Austin et al. claim that the establishment of a juvenile justice system is “one of the most progressive developments in the evolution of criminal justice in the United States” (4). Influenced by the children’s welfare‚ the juvenile law adopted the English doctrine parens patriate which gave states the authority to assume the role of a parent (Soulier & Scott 138)
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Robert Agnew extended Merton’s strain theory to explain juvenile Delinquency. He called his theory General Strain Theory of delinquency (GST) and broadened strain theory’s focus beyond economic goals and success. Agnew argued that adolescent strain results not only from failure to achieve economic goals‚ but also from failure to achieve noneconomic goals‚ the removal of positive stimuli‚ and the introduction of negative stimuli. Removal of positive stimuli can be the death of a loved one or the ending
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stop it‚ and we just have to live through it‚ but when a juvenile turns on a violent video game and spends endless hours playing does it change their perception of the real world and cause them to become delinquent. Many things can cause an inability to distinguish right from wrong‚ reality from fiction. A teen may be mentally unstable‚ too immature (not just in age‚ but in reasoning) to understand the magnitude of their actions
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Juvenile Delinquency and Adult Crimes Not long ago‚ juveniles were expected to behave and act as any adult would. This extended to obeying laws where juveniles were viewed as adults and were subject to the same rules and regulations as adults. There was no separation of juvenile crime and adult crime and the law made no distinction based on the age of the offender. Whoever committed a crime‚ regardless of age‚ were given a certain consequence for their actions. It wasn’t until the 1900’s when the
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as to why people commit crime‚ and how crime should be handled and prevented. There have been several theories surfacing and explained over the years as criminologists seek the most prevalent solutions to ultimately reduce the rate of crime. Juvenile delinquency‚ which was once at an all time high in America‚ is now at a low. However‚ low remains too high and by implementing early intervention may effectively reduce crime levels. This paper will briefly describe the Strong African American Family program
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JUVENILE DELINQUENCY OR SOCIAL MALIGNANCY? India is perhaps the only country in the world which has the dubious distinction of having maximum number of laws to regulate the conduct of society. It is the only country where almost all aspects of human behavior i.e. behavior with human beings‚ behavior with animals (both domestic & wild) with nature & environment etc. all are sought to be governed by laws rather than through education or innate enlightenment which is the preserve of every
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Child Neglect‚ Abuse and Juvenile Delinquency Many would argue that child neglect will lead to juvenile delinquency in the future. There have been many studies that have attempted to prove that there is a strong connection with child abuse and or neglect with juvenile delinquency. However‚ there is no strong evidence to prove this to be true. Just because there are many common factors with all three‚ they tend to believe that they are all entwined one way or another. Some of these factors are
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