Causes And Solutions Of Juvenile Delinquency EDIT
Kelly Owens
SOC 210
Causes and Solutions on Juvenile Delinquency
March 20, 2014
Causes and Solutions on Juvenile Delinquency This is a very interesting article in its root as it tries to get to the bottom of the cause of juvenile delinquency. The article touches on four perspectives: family, personal reason, peer group influence, and society.
Family:
Economics
Let’s first start with economic factor. The author is basically just giving you a common sense fact that by being poor you are the more likely to head to a life of crime. I agree with this statement because if children are born in a family where they are not able to eat, or have to go to bed hungry, of course there is going to be some problems. When they are starving, they are going to be less focused on school. The growing rate of unemployment makes it difficult for parents to provide for their children. It also makes it easy for people to turn to a life of crime. One of these crimes is drug dealing and buying. When they live in an environment that has a supply of drugs and guns more than new textbook there is going be some problems. In a violent environment you are going to be more prone to be violent or a victim of violence. Whatever resources are more readily available in their neighborhood is the one they are more likely to pick up. So, if they have new guns and old textbooks, they might just pick up the new gun. When they are living in substandard housing, they might just feel substandard and depressed. They also are prone to have more environmental hazards in or near their neighborhood. All these previous things can have an effect on people’s genetics or them personally.
Psychological
The author in this section wants his audience to know that your problems can be passed on by parents and siblings through mental illness or behavior. There is a long list of people in jail right now that have some type of mental illness. It is probably over 50% of the jail population. The question that isn’t asked
SOC 210
Causes and Solutions on Juvenile Delinquency
March 20, 2014
Causes and Solutions on Juvenile Delinquency This is a very interesting article in its root as it tries to get to the bottom of the cause of juvenile delinquency. The article touches on four perspectives: family, personal reason, peer group influence, and society.
Family:
Economics
Let’s first start with economic factor. The author is basically just giving you a common sense fact that by being poor you are the more likely to head to a life of crime. I agree with this statement because if children are born in a family where they are not able to eat, or have to go to bed hungry, of course there is going to be some problems. When they are starving, they are going to be less focused on school. The growing rate of unemployment makes it difficult for parents to provide for their children. It also makes it easy for people to turn to a life of crime. One of these crimes is drug dealing and buying. When they live in an environment that has a supply of drugs and guns more than new textbook there is going be some problems. In a violent environment you are going to be more prone to be violent or a victim of violence. Whatever resources are more readily available in their neighborhood is the one they are more likely to pick up. So, if they have new guns and old textbooks, they might just pick up the new gun. When they are living in substandard housing, they might just feel substandard and depressed. They also are prone to have more environmental hazards in or near their neighborhood. All these previous things can have an effect on people’s genetics or them personally.
Psychological
The author in this section wants his audience to know that your problems can be passed on by parents and siblings through mental illness or behavior. There is a long list of people in jail right now that have some type of mental illness. It is probably over 50% of the jail population. The question that isn’t asked