Criminals
Most criminological theories predict an inverse relationship between employment and crime, but teenagers' involvement in paid work during the school year is positively correlated with delinquency and substance use. Employment is often thought to discourage participation in crime, but self-report data from juveniles consistently disclose a positive correlation between employment and delinquency.
A primary reason that teenage employment might have more negative consequences than adult employment is that working too many hours could conflict with commitment to schooling and thereby reduce social control. In addition, employment may gain teenager’s financial resources (e.g., money for gas and car payments) and autonomy from parental supervision that enable more unstructured socializing, thereby reducing the controlling effect of parental influence. Other main reason is that employment increases delinquent behavior by exposing adolescents to a wider network of peers, including delinquent peers. Many have suggested that women’s participation in the labor force has contributed to higher juvenile delinquency rates due to the extensive amount of time and attention that working mothers must spend outside the home and away from their children.
The most effective way to prevent juvenile delinquency has indisputably been to assist children and their families early on.Education: Model programs have assisted families and children by providing them with information. Some programs inform parents on how to raise healthy children; some teach children about the effects of drugs, gangs and weapons. Educational programs have the underlying intent of encouraging hope and opening up opportunities for young people.
Recreation: One of the immediate benefits of recreational activities is that they fill unsupervised after-school hours. Recreation programs like sports, dancing, music, rock climbing, drama, karate, bowling, art, allow youths to connect with other adults and children in
A primary reason that teenage employment might have more negative consequences than adult employment is that working too many hours could conflict with commitment to schooling and thereby reduce social control. In addition, employment may gain teenager’s financial resources (e.g., money for gas and car payments) and autonomy from parental supervision that enable more unstructured socializing, thereby reducing the controlling effect of parental influence. Other main reason is that employment increases delinquent behavior by exposing adolescents to a wider network of peers, including delinquent peers. Many have suggested that women’s participation in the labor force has contributed to higher juvenile delinquency rates due to the extensive amount of time and attention that working mothers must spend outside the home and away from their children.
The most effective way to prevent juvenile delinquency has indisputably been to assist children and their families early on.Education: Model programs have assisted families and children by providing them with information. Some programs inform parents on how to raise healthy children; some teach children about the effects of drugs, gangs and weapons. Educational programs have the underlying intent of encouraging hope and opening up opportunities for young people.
Recreation: One of the immediate benefits of recreational activities is that they fill unsupervised after-school hours. Recreation programs like sports, dancing, music, rock climbing, drama, karate, bowling, art, allow youths to connect with other adults and children in