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    Family Social Bond Theory

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    In Danny’s case‚ his social bond‚ mainly his attachment with his family and friends were weak and which allowed him to become friends with the wrong person‚ which lead him to commit crime. Age-graded theory‚ being an extension of the social control theory‚ denies that people are necessarily locked into developmentally distinct pathways‚ such as pro- or antisocial because it emphasizes environmental

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    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

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    getter a better understanding of the act of antisocial behaviour and what it may be associated with. In this essay‚ a better understanding of antisocial behaviour will be developed by considering theories such as Cohens delinquent boys and social bond theory and to give a just answer‚ Thornberry’s theories of selection and facilitation will be critically evaluated. The term Antisocial behaviour was conceptualised to refer to issues which surround youth hanging about and causing trouble in various ways

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    Social bond theory developed by Travis Hirschi in 1969 that claims social bonds or ties to family‚ school‚ friends‚ or work tend to minimize crime. The idea behind the theory is that people who are bonded to others they respond to the other people who are then able to control the person behavior. Young agrees that if the theory was limited to an explanation of low crime rates within bonded social groups it would be an accurate theory but to say that these types of social bonds would prevent crime

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    there ties to social institutions. This theory he speaks about is called Social Bond Theory. At this time in my life I was left without anyone to draw a bond with. For around a year and a half I was moved from five different foster homes never creating that bond with the families that was needed to prevent delinquency. The whole time I also had been to three different schools because for bad behavior. At this stage in my life it is easy to see that Hirschi’s theory of social bond was prevalent

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    Social bond theory (Hirschi‚ 1969) explains conformity as a result of attachment to others and how people are concerned about what others think of them. For example‚ in Disney‚ visitors are wished a happy day at each transition. Therefore‚ encouraging a bond with the employees and visitors (Newburn‚ 2012). Commitment is also an element‚ the investment of time in specific events prevents deviance because one doesn’t want to risk the loss of investment. For example‚ when Shearing’s daughter developed

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    Describe developments of social bond/self-control and deterrence theories. Please also summarize the key research and empirical evidence. Make sure that you include the key concepts‚ theorists and principles in each theory. Compare and contrast between the two theories. How these two theories are similar or different from each other when they explain crime and delinquency? Social bond theory or sometimes referred to as social control theory developed by Travis Hirschi American Criminologist in

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    Theories Of Gang Violence

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    come to be the contemporary understanding and depiction of the word “gang” has a historical context set in the roots of psychology. For starters the term “gang” is where a group or collectivity of persons with a common identity who interact in cliques or sometimes as a whole group on a fairly regular basis and where their activities are similar from legitimate to criminal or even more (Sheldon 24). I point this out first because gangs socially control themselves right off the back by just having a common

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    Valence Bond Theory

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    VALENCE BOND THEORY The ‘mixing’ or ‘blending’ of atomic orbitals to accommodate the spatial requirements in a molecule is known as hybridization. Hybridization occurs to minimize electron pair repulsions when atoms are brought together to form molecules. Possible hybridization schemes: 2nd row elements: sp sp2 sp3 3rd row elements also have: dsp3 d2sp3 Each of these hybridzation schemes corresponds to one of the five fundamental VSEPR geometries. Bonding arises from the overlap

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