Child : Child Development And Crime

Child development is the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in individuals between birth and the end of adolescence. (Wiki) Child development is inevitably altered when obstacles such as mental instability and abandonment arise, ultimately affecting children going into adulthood.

Incidents like abuse from family members, bullying, neglect, and sexual abuse are the most common. Repeated abuse can lead to psychological damage and emotional scarring. Not only are traumatic psychological experiences causing these juveniles to commit violent crimes. Situations, where children have poor education, a household without discipline, peer pressure, inadequate role models, low income, and substance abuse coupled with the wrong environment, can lead to a life of crime. These negative influences guide these juveniles on the wrong path towards crime. However, it does not mean these juveniles cannot succeed; it is however up to the juvenile to make the correct choices in their

Nothing should be done with the young children of violence-prone criminals because they had no say so in being conceived. If research could prove that the tendency to commit crime is inherited, then the criminal parent(s) should be required to take some sort of birth control. It would be an invasion of privacy to monitor the children’s behavior at any early age. Besides, Siegel (2016) states, ”Why would these killers, most of whom at one time had attended college, gone out on date, and had friendships…People who knew them claimed they seemed to have gone through a significant personality change just before the murders took place” (p. 127). This quote provides evidence that not all criminals begin at a young age, so why keep an eye on them when

This reading evaluate the trends for violence, crime, and abuse in the lives of children. This study provides updated estimates for exposure to a wide variety of offenses, including violence, crime, and abuse. This exposure is wide spread in the short term and over the developmental life course. Children and youth are exposed to violence, abuse, and crime in varied and extensive ways, which justifies continued monitoring and prevention

The ability to attempt to make a better and safer society can begin by being able to determine criminal behavior in children based on personal characteristics, demographic factors, generational factors, and/or abuse problems. The use of a neural network could be used in an effort to make these predictions with science and technology. A neural network is a type of artificial intelligence system used to make predictions based on a wide variety of information and patterns (Haag, S., & Cummings, M. 2013). The ability to be able to predict potential criminal behavior in children can possibly be thwarted with education and behavioral adjustments. Criminal behavior can be detected in children as young as 6 (Lowry, 2013). Parole boards use

There are significant signs of psychological trauma due to any kind of abuse. Children experience feelings of low self esteem and depression. Many exhibit behavioral problems including aggression towards other children. Other emotional problems include hostility, fear, humiliation and the inability to express feelings. The social impacts of physical abuse include inability to form relationships, poor social skills, poor cognitive language skills, distrust of others, over-compliance with authority figures, and tendency to solve interpersonal problems with aggression. (2008, p. 1). Verbal and physical abuse has a cumulative impact on children’s socialization. Abused children are caught in damaged relationships and are not socialized in positive, supportive way (Craig & Dunn, Ex.: 2010, p. 196). They learn defiance, manipulation and other problem behaviors that are used to escape any maltreatment. In turn they will learn to exploit, degrade and terrorize.

Child abuse affects millions of children every year. Child abuse is defined as “the hurting or causing harm to a child” (Stewart, 2003, p. 6). Most people do not understand why a parent would want to hurt their children. “The general belief is that parents who maltreat their children are pathological and certainly not like us” (Polonko, 2005). It is not just parents that abuse the children it is also teachers, babysitters, and daycare workers (Stewart, 2003). Lingern (2008) reported the following:

In every city there is something that goes wrong, be it a theft or a bursting fire hydrant. Sometimes, in those cities, children are the subject of a real prison. After reading the article, "When Children Become Criminals" By the New York Times Editorial Board, I knew that this was the case.

Development has been one of the most interesting branches of psychology that many psychologists has spent time the most throughout the years. Development can be defined as the pattern of movement and change that begins at conception and ends at about old age. This branch of psychology, can be broken down into many categories or periods since development is not only one thing, it is multi dimensional. The period of development that I choose was adolescents development, and the dimension I am going to talk about it is emotional development. The specific subject that I am going to focus my attention is the effects of a psychological intervention on adolescents. In my opinion, the study of emotional development in adolescents is very

While the theoretical reasoning that supports the idea that child abuse often leads to crime gives a basis for the concept, much of the evidence that links the two lies in the concrete details. The visible effects of child abuse and neglect that assist with the basis that has been given by the psychological theories lies in observable behavioral and emotional effects of those who are known to have been subject to maltreatment as children. Some children who have a history with abuse do not experience any repercussions while others experience extreme consequences; this is largely because of the certain child’s ability to handle and grow from negative experiences (Child Welfare Information Gateway 3). Children who experience consequences

In the United States, approximately 78 % of the allegations reported to child protection involve neglect; as compared with 18 % for physical abuse, 10 % for sexual abuse and 8 % for psychological/emotional maltreatment (Ryan, Joseph P) These high rates of abuse and neglect are often the beginning reasons why individuals at such a young age run into the issues they do in their growing up stages of life. Having such traumatic events happen to someone so young causes developmental problems. Behavior or injustices learned at such a young age are often reinitiated in the child’s behavior because it is all they know. When a child acts out in a negative or non-societal manner they then get punished or other punishments are handed down to them. Their behaviors and opinions merely mirror what they have been taught. They then began acting out because what they were taught to do, and how they were taught to act is getting them in more in trouble and it leads to continual behavior problems. I speak from first hand knowledge while working at the Humboldt County Juvenile Detention Facility for 6 months as a Correctional Officer and it became evident these kids didn’t know why they were in there and rather than rehabilitate they were punished and given no guidance. That in it self is neglect and abuse. The monitoring or supervising of a child is contributory to their advancement towards offending. (Ryan, Joseph P) As children grow older and as the time increment of

Developmental theories of crime focus on crime that occurs over the course of one’s life, unlike other theories that simply look at crime at one point in time. I think that it is very important to look at crime in this aspect because when you solely look at a certain point in time, you are leaving out many other factors that may contribute to that individual to commit a deviant act. It limits you from looking at the bigger picture of why crime may occur and how we may be able to reduce crime rates. If we are able to look at the bigger picture of crime, we can then look at patterns that may have developed over time. Developmental theories look at what age the offender is when they first commit a crime, the age the offender is once they stop

Crime is an action that is classified as an offence; it is not legal and is punishable by the law. Child crimes have increased over the years and are now becoming a major problem in our society. Children are more at risk of committing crimes with the influence of the media, video games and shows/programs they are exposed to at a young age. Bandura argues that young people seeing violence in films and TV or play violent games they are more likely to adopt the violent behaviour themselves. An American study which started in the 1980’s found that children, who watched a wide range of violence on TV from the age of eight, are more likely to show higher levels of aggression at the age of eighteen. Also they are more likely to commit criminal acts as adult (Crime, 2017) . The widely available sites and information which is not appropriate to children have now become widely available as the information hierarchy is disappearing due to advanced technology. (Postman, 1994)

"Child abuse is a major public health concern that is linked to various negative outcomes late in life, including adult crime” (Jung et al.). This statement is found to be true according to recent research that states many of adult criminals often suffered from physical or mental abuse from their parents or guardians during childhood. It is important to note and take action upon this criminological occurrence because abuse is very common within the United States and needs to stop occurring since it is very harmful not only for the victim but the rest of society as well. If abuse halts, children will be less inclined to develop the background and early behaviors of criminals at impressionable ages during youth. In order to get to the bottom of crimes against children and their repercussions, this phenomenon can be explained through recent research and the three sociological theories of rational choice by Cornish and Clarke, strain theory by Robert Merton, and social bond theory by Travis Hirschi.

Young children might not be the direct targets of the abuse, yet witnessing abuse in the household can harm them permanently and can cause psychological and behavioural problems. Children exposed to violence at home act different as compared to the children living in a healthy family. Witnessing abuse or being victim to abuse “increases one's risk of delinquency, adult criminal behavior and violent behaviors” (O’Keefe, 1996). Children are considered a nation’s future and family violence leaves negative remarks on children. The negative impacts and experiences disrupt young children from contributing to the maximum in the society and fill in their role. Family is a first institution of socialization. Children perform what they observe, and if young children observe one parent abusing the other parent he or she will be raised with the idea that family violence is a norm and will contribute to the cycle of family violence in the future, and the cycle will continue on without being questioned. Children who witness and are victim of abuse at home are more likely to have aggressive behaviour, which includes arguing with everyone, disobedience in school, disrupting class with rude behaviour. (Moylan et al. 2009) Such behaviour affects other children in school even though they are not part of the household where the abuse is occurring.