Parental Supervision: Delinquent's Antisocial Behavior

According to Gale, a document that interviewed David Doi about juvenile’s mental health states, “What we need is early assessment of young people who might have a mental illness, so kids who may be acting out in school, who may come from troubled homes. And there certainly could be services available for those young people even before they come in contact with the police.” The social environment of teens holds an enormous influence on how the teens act and behave. Teens are easily influenced by their surroundings and they look to others for guidance. Poor parenting also plays a big role why their children misbehave and become out of control. Parents rarely know what they are up to or what they are doing now in days. Parents need to be more involved in their children's lives to avoid them from misbehaving and making any unnecessary decisions that would put them in

The students take a two-semester course that trains them how to put the program’s theory into practice by placing the students as mentors with young offenders for eight hours a week for 18 weeks. The student mentors the offender and their family on how to effectively communicate with each other. In addition, the students find ways to help the juveniles tap into their interest such as music, computer technology, and dance. As a result, the program has become an award-winning program that has been a success for over 35 years. Although, most delinquents eventually age out of crime; the assumption is family bonds is a major key factor of the therapeutic process. This is evidenced by research which shows the negative impact of waiting until the mid-to-late teenage years to intervene in persistent delinquency ensures that the battle will be all but lost

This research is important because understanding what makes a juvenile delinquent is necessary to know. Parents can be educated on what is affecting their teen to contribute to delinquent behavior. The family structure has been avoided by many citizens. Educating the public on the family structure can make a different in a teen’s life.

Since the late 1900’s incarceration rates have been rising constantly. Incarceration impacts other individuals that aren’t behind bars locked up in a cell. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1.5 million minors deal with parental incarceration every year (Harrison & Beck, 2006).This project will investigate/ observe the effects of parental incarceration on male juveniles. Young juveniles of prisoners appear to suffer from the difficult living environments due to lack of guardianship leading them to commit crimes and violent offenses. The main focus of this project is to validate and observe the behavior of juveniles whose parents are incarcerated. There would be two control groups to be evaluated; Juveniles that haven’t had their parents incarcerated, and those who have been incarcerated throughout their lifetimes. This study will use data from the analysis conducted from the office of state courts administrator juvenile office risk. These children would be observed to analyze if any anti-social behavior is depicted. It is reasonable to predict that juveniles, whose parents have been incarcerated throughout their lifetime, will demonstrate acts of violence and illegal behaviors towards society. Prisoners’ children are more accessible to violence since no parental supervision is acquired when the parents are locked up.

The 14-year-old was going home every night to a motherless household. He had been holding together as best he could, even getting his brother and sister breakfast and getting them off to school. Like Tommy, an enormous number of youth come to school inundated by problems that are not school related which are frequently expressed through negative behavior. Too often, school administrators and teachers turn to exclusionary disciplinary practices to address behavioral issues that often push students out of the classrooms into the juvenile criminal justice

When it comes to juvenile delinquency an adolescent personality is usually impacted from different factors such as early child hood experiences of witnessing a crime, seeing a violent act, being the victim of a crime, or being around others or family who engaged in criminal activity, these factors can either create an adolescent with a positive or negative attitude, or an anti-social behavior which could create a path for a delinquent behavior (Wilson, p. 34). A study has shown that family interactions accounts for about 40 percent of the cause of an adolescent with an anti-social behavior, the study also shown that aggressiveness which is a common trait of adolescent who engage in delinquent acts is usually created from peer influences (Wilson, p. 34).

Peer participation is a double problematic, and it encompasses the rebuff of normal, altruistic peers and at that point the addition of an adolescent to a peer cluster of abnormal, rebellious peers; nonetheless, numerous influences, comprising of juvenile violence, societal removal, and the absence of communication abilities can subsidize peer rebuff, even in kindergarten (Holmes, Slaughter, & Kashani, 2001). The Holmes, Slaughter, & Kashani, (2001) study proposes that Peer rebuff at age ten; consequently, a mixture of educational failing and unfortunate parent supervising could lead to friendship with a disruptive peer cluster at age twelve. Connection to an abnormal peer cluster is linked with a surge in drug abuse and additional abnormal performance; furthermore, the effect of abnormal peer groups may be more apparent in a later start of conduct disorder (Holmes, Slaughter, & Kashani, 2001). Family influences are connected to the growth of conduct disorder, unpredictable management intermingled with punitive retribution, huge household proportions, and parent rebuff, unpredictable parents, and a boozing dad are all risk factors for conduct disorder (Holmes, Slaughter, & Kashani,

Due to the heavy reliance of the juvenile justice system on containment, confinement, and control, removes youth from their families because the presence of a parent or parent figure who is involved with the adolescent and concerned about his or her successful development is a critical factor of healthy psychological development (Bonnie, Johnson, Chemers, and Schuck). Distanced from their peers, because inclusion in a peer group that values and models prosocial behavior and academic success is another condition that is critically important to healthy psychological development in adolescence (Bonnie, Johnson, Chemers, and Schuck). And detached from their neighborhoods the communal context of their future lives, because schools, extracurricular activities, and work settings can provide opportunities for adolescents to learn to think for themselves, develop self- reliance and self-efficacy, and improve reasoning skills, another vital factor towards healthy psychological development in adolescence (Bonnie, Johnson, Chemers, and Schuck). The communities of delinquent youths are essential aspects for their development, so therefore it is understandable that it should be incorporated with his or her

Juvenile delinquency is a social issue in the United States today. Juvenile delinquency, is when “a violation of the law is committed by a juvenile and is not punishable by death or life imprisonment” (Juvenile Delinquency). The juvenile system is different from the adult system in many way and most juvenile delinquents are from the age of ten to the age of seventeen (Juvenile Delinquent). Once the delinquent or anyone is at the age of eighteen, they are considered to be an adult. Therefore, in the justice system they are tried as an adult. There are many different reasons why a child would commit crime, such as mental and physical factors, peer influence, home conditions, neighborhood environment and school conditions. Teens are greatly influenced by the interactions and surroundings they are around. Their behaviors can result from the parent and/or their peer influences. Parents play a great role in the child’s life and a teen’s peers also play a strong role in how the teen behaves when the parents are not insight. This research will examine links between the social environment of teens and how it influences the teens actions and behavior which leads them to commit an offense.

In today's society, there are more and more juveniles getting involved in criminal activity.  Low self-esteem, poor decision-making and communication skills, association with a negative peer group, and a dysfunctional family unit are some characteristics of delinquent youth creations (Extension Journal, Inc. 1993).  With this being said, there are also many different types of juvenile diversion, intervention and prevention programs and resources available for these juvenile to help with rehabilitation.  These programs are created to help the youth with criminal activity issues and help reduce to eliminate the rate of

Some say there are good kids, and there are bad kids. But is it really that simple? Does a bad youth have a set future in front him filled with grief and stress for his/her family? Does being a troubled youth or mischievous youth automatically mean that you’re going to grow into a juvenile delinquent? These are questions that are often asked and confronted when assessing how the behavior of a youth can possibly determine the outcome of their near future. The truth is, juvenile delinquents are youths that may suffer from plethora of mental instabilities, a checkered past, behavior issues or just plain bad luck and poor decision-making. But what shapes those decisions? It could be as simple as coming from a bad neighborhood where peer pressure

They include: The socially competent; the socially inhibited; the lonely; and the socially isolated. The socially competent ones are known to have a wide social network and they experience no isolation. The socially inhibited have a limited social network and experience no loneliness. On the other hand, the lonely social group has a wide social network but experiences loneliness. Finally the socially isolated have a small social network and they experience loneliness. The socially isolated becomes the outcasts and they are less confident socially compared to the others. Their self confidence is greatly hampered. This group requires high level of companionship from the family, friends, and even associates (May, 2009).

In 1969, a man named Travis Hirschi wrote and proposed something called the Social Control Theory. This theory can be applied in numerous kinds of ways when trying to address and solved social problems dealing with adolescents delinquent behavior. Before we can try to apply the Social Bond Theory, we must first understand the components and definition of the theory. Once we have a firm grasp of the theory, we can then look into our own lives and programs within our communities, to possibly provide support to strengthen the validity of the Social Bond Theory.

Children need to have a role model in their presence to advocate educational activities, community involvement, and avoiding contact with the law for bad behavior. As Baker states, “Delinquents are made, not born” (1991, Pg. 274). Possible noncriminal behaviors that may affect a juvenile to become delinquent include; child neglect and/ or abuse, termination of parental rights, foster home placements, those beyond parental control, interfamily assault and other criminal acts (Baker, 1991, Pg. 275). Parents must learn to teach family conflict intervention, management problems, favorable parental attitudes and involvement in problem behaviors. At an early age we learn to do what it thought, showed, and have the adult figure set the example in our lives. For example, helping with academic failure, avoid delinquent criminal peers, and guide away from drug use and crime. Adolescent problem behaviors start with the parents, then move into the community, and society must respond by providing alternative programs and institutions to help the problem.

The social environment of teens holds an enormous influence on how the teens act and behave. Teens are easily influenced by their surroundings and they look to others for guidance. Their behavior results from that of the parent and peer influences. Parents play a particularly influential role in their child’s life and it is up to them to make sure that they are leading their sons or daughters in the right directions. A teen’s peers also play a large role in how the teen behaves when the parents are not around. A teen’s social environment, consisting of family and peers, plays a vital role in their life, therefore becoming the ultimate cause of juvenile delinquency.