Child Behavior: Then and Now

Juvenile arrests for serious violent crime rose 67% from 1986 to 1995. Arrests jumped 63% for robbery, 76% for aggravated assault and 90% for murder. More than half of all crimes against teens happen near or at school. Almost one fourth of all violent crimes against teens occur at school. Children are 11 times more likely to be violent if they have no father in the home and 6 times if their parents aren’t married. Children not living with biological parents are 4 times as much likely to or are suspended or expelled from school. Not only does having a father at home head off violent behavior, it also helps boost student achievement this article said(Robinson).

Some people today feel that they are isolated from their own community. In Oak Park, Illinois, third through eighth graders took a survey. Roughly 42% of them said they felt excluded or embarrassed socially by their classmates. Another 32% stated that they were bullied by their piers. With all these emotions going through them at such a young and developing age, it can cause serious damage with the way the kids and young teens look at life. With them feeling removed from their school community and friend groups, they may act out in violent ways against those who have made them feel this way. For example, there have been many stories in the news regarding students who bring weapons to school with the intent of harming others. Another result

I went to the Walmart with my family around 1 pm on Sunday in Oakland. While we were shopping, I saw a child named Lily who was approximately four years old. Lily was holding a toy. Her father said, “Sweetie, we were not getting a toy right now.” Lily replied, “I want one.” Her dad said, “Put it down ok, we are going now.” Lily was still holding on her toy tightly and said, “But, I need a toy and I want it.” She started crying. Her dad started walking and her dad kept saying, “Put it down, Lily.” Then, Lily started screaming, whining and crying and she was saying, “I want a toy.” She sat down in a few seconds as she was crying and whining.

By using this particular analysis method, the authors were able to demonstrate the importance of situational, time-varying factors as a means to explain delinquent behaviors. The results of the study, according to Gottfredson and Soule (2005) revealed that 7.8% reported drug use, 7.4% reported property crime, and 21.6% reported any crimes against persons. I found the rates a bit high for crimes against persons but this appears to be due in part to the fact that the threat to hit another student was included here. The study revealed that drug use and property crimes occurred more frequently on the weekends than any other time. Crimes against a person often occurred during and after school. How could this be? When broken down further, youth are confined to smaller spaces during school hours which often leads to additional peer pressures to fight. Property crimes were elevated prior to school, as well.

In today’s news, adolescent violence has gone viral. This is a crucial issue which is gaining recognition globally. Even though, the consistent interest and concerns about adolescent violence, it is not a new concern to law enforcement officials, schools, and policymakers. According to Grinberg, M. Dawkins, P. Dawkins, and Fullolove (2005), among the industrialized nations, United State has the most leading rate of violence. Grinberg, M. Dawkins, P. Dawkins, and Fullolove constructed a survey with adolescent from juvenile detention and from a private high school. The overall goal is to compare the two groups in order to identify challenges faced during adolescence and the risk of violence among adolescents. Their surveys were developed based

Juvenile offenses in the past decade have shown reductions in all aspects of crime. Previously there were higher rates of violent crimes and all around arrests. The numbers from previous years have almost been cut in half. For example in the article Juvenile Delinquency and Trends in the United States it reports that in 2009 1,170 Juvenile were arrested for murder; opposed to that from previous years. In 1994 there were 2,800 Juvenile murder arrests made. This data shows that in almost 20 years the arrests for murder have drastically decreased by over 1,000.

Much of the behavior found in adolescence is rooted in biology combine with environmental influences that causes teens to have conflicts with their parents, take more risks, and in some cases experience low self-control. By understanding what is going on biologically during adolescence we can prevent some of that antisocial behavior in kids. Parents have a greater deal of control over their kid’s behavior but little or none beyond the genes they have pass on to them over their personality traits. Those personality traits could be fearlessness, aggressiveness, sensation seeking, empathy, and impulsiveness which could be associated with delinquent, and criminal behavior early in life. The environmental influences meaning what kind of people have

CM Gilmore met VC at school to ensure safety and well- being. VC reported Bmo went to Mo to visit his sister Shalay and her husband, because they was having a baby. He reported that his mom told him she needed to help her with the baby. Porter reported that he and his sister Ti’Amber are staying with a neighbor each night. CM Gilmore met with Bmo to address the allegations in the report. Bmo reported that her daughter was having a baby, and wanted her to be there. She reported that he family would come get the children on the weekend, and they would stay with a neighbor at night time, due to Porter having an issue with not being able to use the restroom sitting down. T’Amber confirmed the information that was provided by Bmo, and reported they

Children’s actions have changed drastically throughout time. Many people believe that children have gotten worse. Though we notice these actions more now does that mean that children were better back then? Statistics show that Juvenile crimes have actually decreased since 1979. Maybe adolescents have gotten better since then, or have they? Just because a child does not commit a crime does not mean that they haven’t done anything wrong. Most parents will say how disrespectful, obnoxious and bad kids are nowadays.

Recidivism is when someone returns to the same behavior that they were previously doing (Unruh, Gau, & Waintrup, 2009). There are many factors that raise the risk of juvenile recidivism such as single parenting, and even when the parents become involved in drug use. When juveniles become high risk for recidivism it is important that the adults whether it be the parents, teachers or any adult in authority step in to help the juvenile to make better choices. By an adult taking an interest in the child it can prevent them from falling into a group that becomes high risk. From 1984 through 1997 a 71% there was a rise in crimes committed by juveniles that were also violent offences

Some teenagers do not have a great home life, and live where crimes and violence are normal. For example, if an adolescence is raised in a dangerous city were domestic crimes and shooting are a daily occurrence, this will seem natural to them, and soon they will fall into the same lifestyle. Adolescences can also receive a lack of

Since the year 2000, youth violence has been one of the biggest concerns in almost every community. In my research I decided to evaluate the study of youth violence. Youth violence is said to start since the early days of childhood and lead onto the teenage years of a child. When talking about youth violence, the child may not only be an offender but they can be a victim of violence as well. Bullying, punching, slapping, kicking, teasing, and verbal abuse are all behaviors and forms of mistreatment that can harm someone both physically and emotionally. These acts can occur at home, school, afterschool programs, and even among friends. Some parents tend to overlook the importance of youth violence among their kids. In some cases the parents aren’t even aware that their child might be either an offender or a victim of youth violence. Some parents at home try to talk to their children to make sure their kids aren’t victim of youth violence and in the process they talk to them about the dangerous being violent towards others. In my research, I discovered that some of the causes to why kids are so violent is because of either the lack of parental attention, not given parental discipline, they are victims of abuse at home, or even taught to be violent by the games and movies they are exposed to by the media. Which is why now a days the community tries to work together to create a safe environment for their children. They try to involve the children into programs that teaches them

Teenagers are not only vulnerable but also easily influenced. At risk, teenagers are in search of ways to fit into society for the nurturing feel that has never been present their lives. Majority are in the system whether it is judicial or by government assistance. Statistics show at-risk teenagers are susceptible to homelessness, drug abuse, pregnancy, and healthcare disparities. Behaviors associated with teenagers at risk are sexual intercourse, experimenting recreational drugs, and violence. According to the Center for Disease Control, 37.9 births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 19 (2015). (Center for Disease Control, 2015, p. 16) (http://www.cdc.gov/winnablebattles) As stated by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, juvenile

In today’s society, it seems that children’s attitude are growing rapidly out of control. Because it is often frowned upon, many children who misbehave receive no punishment. According to Child psychologists Jared Azerrad and Paul Chance “children are not well mannered, they are whiny, selfish, arrogant, rude, defiant, and violent”. With labels such as rude and selfish, people should take concern that the youth is declining. When one considers how we should be able to look at the children of today as a better fit for the tomorrow’s future, their current state should only bring worry. According to Psychology Today “Many explanations (as to why the children are out of control) have been proposed: high-sugar diets, environmental toxins,

John Hegger wrote an article about the causes of criminal behavior in which he stated that “our experiences growing up have the capability to shape our view of the world and also have a direct impact on one’s ability to make rational decisions”. When kids grow up in neighborhoods where there are high crime and violence rates, they are more likely to act similar to the behavior they see. According to Salehi, “recent studies show that during the last 5 years, 60 percent of the entire world’s city residents have, directly or indirectly, been a victim of violence, crime, and felony. Thus, the increasing crime rate, violent or non-violent, is a serious threat to all the urban societies of the world” (6). This proves that the environments and societies around us have contributed towards creating more violence, crime, and felony. When children are raised in these environments, they are more susceptible to live similar, violent lives. As mentioned previously, negative home environments have been known to be a cause of poor language development, behavioral issues, aggression, depression, etc. for developing children