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    Learning and Social Care

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    CACHE Qualification Specification CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (QCF) CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (QCF) CACHE © Copyright 2011 All rights reserved worldwide.   Reproduction by approved CACHE centres is permissible for internal use under the following conditions: CACHE has provided this Qualification Specification in Microsoft Word format to enable its Centres to use its content more flexibly within their own

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    Essay Prompt: Post-Kornhauser‚ social disorganization theory was initially largely transformed into a “systemic model” of informal control‚ as illustrated by this week’s readings. Explain this systemic theory. Shaw and McKay (1969) set the foundation of the social disorganization theory in their work “Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas”. The importance of economic status‚ ethnic heterogeneity and residential mobility to juvenile delinquency and crime in urban settings were emphasized‚ however

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    emphasis from learning with the focus being on the individual (local) to learning as part of a community (global). The emergence of social communities have worked in tandem with established forms of learning to educate the masses. These social communities were called by various names each having a different function and or terms of reference. Local learning takes place within ‘self’‚ as we learn people learn with us and from us‚ in a non formal or informal way. As we learn we tend to build social communities

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    The Social Bond Theory

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    Hirschi (1969) believed that there are other contributing factors to desistance such as Social Control Theory‚ also known as Social Bond theory. According to the Social Bond Theory‚ the bond between individual and the people around them are important in the support of preventing and controlling the individual from reoffending (Hirschi‚ 1969). There are 4 factors in the social bond theory which are; attachment‚ commitment‚ belief and involvement (Vold et al.‚ 2002). Attachment is the bond between

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    Social Work and Service Learning Social work to me is helping others in need to improve the well being of an individual or group. Since the profession of social work was created it has been known as the helping profession. Social work incorporates social policy to meet basic human needs. Social workers have many roles that they play starting with being an Activist and an Advocate. Social workers are not only a support system‚ but also they go out there and express issues clients are facing. Social

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    Assignment # 3 Crime Theories Jamie Hamill Juvenile Delinquency and Justice Strayer University Social Process Theories – Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory At the time of Edwin H. Sutherland’s work‚ social structure theoriessocial disorganization and strain – were prevalent. However‚ Sutherland asserted that delinquent behavior is a function of learning and not a function of either the ability to obtain economic success or of living in a socially disorganized area of a city

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    Juvenile Gangs

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    Rodriguez CJ150 Kaplan College Mr. Templeton August 30.2012 Juvenile gangs have become a serious and growing problem in many areas throughout the U.S. It is unlikely that gang control strategies can be successful as long as legitimate economic alternatives are lacking. I will be exploring the possible proactive solutions to this social problem. Juvenile gangs on the street and in prison “Violent crimes committed by juveniles are not diminishing‚ as other crimes‚ as reported by the Justice

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    Juvenile Delinquents

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    Table of Contents I. Abstract II. Introduction III. Problem Statement IV. Literature Review V. Theory VI. Hypothesis VII. Research Questions VIII. Conceptualization and Operationalization IX. Methodology X. Data Collection XI. Data Analysis XII. Conclusion XIII. References Abstract This paper will touch base on some data taken from the Gluecks classic study in 1940

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    Social Control Theory

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    Social Control Theory vs. Conflict Theory Chris Jones Utica College SOC-355-Z1 March 23‚ 2011 Prof. Social Control Theory vs. Conflict Theory Social Control Theory: The Social Bond theory was written and proposed by Travis Hirschi in 1969. Social Bond theory‚ that later developed into Social Control Theory‚ has historically been an interesting way of approaching social problems and how we in turn explain them. Before one can apply the Social Bond theory‚ they must first have a firm understanding

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    In 1969‚ Travis Hirschi published Causes of Delinquency‚ in which a detailed critique was presented of the strain‚ cultural deviance‚ and social control theories. Hirschi’s social bond theory basically states that delinquency takes place when a person’s bonds to society are weakened or broken‚ which reduces one’s personal stakes in conformity. In society‚ individuals maintain conformity for fear of how others may view them such as friends‚ family‚ peers at work or school‚ employers‚ etc. This overall

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