various theories on why people commit crime‚ but today we are going to specifically look into the three main social theories of juvenile delinquency. The first theory is the Social Structure Theory. The Social Structure Theory is based on social and economic stressors‚ especially related to poverty and how low income areas can become breeding grounds for juvenile delinquency. This theory has caught the attention of the nation‚ and the federal government has taken steps to provide assistance in lower
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structure on delinquency. The majority of research finds that children from broken homes report increased levels of delinquency. In order to examine this issue in depth we must ask ourselves‚ “What provokes a child to become negligent and what makes the child gravitate so easily towards this lifestyle?” Adolescents are more likely to become juvenile delinquents if there is little family structure provided for them. This study explores how family life influences juvenile delinquency. Although there
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There are many social factors that can contribute to juvenile delinquency. One that has risen to the forefront has been the role the family plays in delinquency. It has become increasingly obvious that a child’s family can have a significant impact on the child’s level of deviance (Matherne &Thomas‚ 2001). In fact‚ research has shown that children with strong parental ties are less likely than their peers without these ties to become delinquent. However‚ this is only the beginning. Parents obviously
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Introduction More than 2 million juveniles are arrested each year with nearly 600‚000 entering into juvenile incarceration. (Kapp‚ Petr‚ Robbins‚ & Choi‚ 2013) There has been a steady increase of youthful female offenders. From the early nineties up until about 2006‚ simple assault crimes have decreased “4% for male juveniles and it increased 19% for females” (Espinosa‚ Sorensen‚ & Lopez‚ 2013). “25 to 50 percent of antisocial girls commit crimes as adults (Pajer‚ 1998)”. "Similar risk factors
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Abstract Psychologists‚ sociologists and criminologists the world over have long debated the various causes of delinquency. This paper focuses on some of the causes the have been and are considered viable from a theoretical and practical perspective. Some of these theorists point to the seminal experience of a childhood trauma especially child abuse‚ either of a physical or sexual nature. Others indicate that race‚ gender and socio-economic conditions (especially poverty) are of prime importance
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The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 allowed the establishment of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in order to address concerns of juvenile delinquency in addition to improving the juvenile justice system practices. There are several types of delinquency prevention programs whose main purpose is to prevent delinquency from occurring. This is done by teaching the youth specific skills‚ educating‚ and occupying their time with programs that are beneficial
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when discussing juvenile delinquency‚ choice views‚ sociological views and developmental views. These three theories attempt to explain what causes adolescents to turn to crime. Choice views of delinquency‚ was founded by Ceasare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham. These two theorists founded the idea that we as human have free will‚ and they concluded that individuals weigh the consequences of their actions before determining their actions or behaviors. The choice view of delinquency‚ is also referred
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“Social Perspectives on Juvenile Delinquency” Artie Swift Kaplan University CJ445: Case Management in Juvenile Justice Unit 8 Final Essay Professor Kathryn Sellers 02/03/2014 The juvenile generation of today has drifted far from the family values that their parents grew up with and tried to pass along to them but there are many loop holes in the generations of yesterday and today. Although‚ it is not easy to find the true connection between the practices of early childhood
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little insular worlds‚ most juveniles are fueled by their selfish‚ self-centered desires. Even with experience as their best teacher‚ juveniles often feel superhuman and invincible‚ at least until the worst of all possible scenarios happens to them. Typical of youth‚ such unbridled and extravagant thinking causes juveniles to feel practically untouchable by the long arm of the law. As personal perceptions make a person ’s reality what it is‚ the perceptions of juveniles‚ no matter how warped‚ lead
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in the dangerous and unwelcome streets‚ and the main causes of this saddening problem is mainly the fear of shame and poverty. Religious and moral ethics faces hidden love and affection in a big clash. One of the most concrete causes of juvenile delinquency relates to illegal couples abandoning their new-borns‚ fearing the embarrassing and shameful gossip this event can engender. Thus‚ abandoning their illegal children to the streets seems the only solution. Another example would be the fathers
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