Lack of Social Bonding as Related to Juvenile Delinquency

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The paper discusses a research proposal to investigate whether a lack of social bonding is directly or indirectly related to juvenile delinquency. The paper suggests that activities or lack thereof may contribute to the likelihood that a youth will engage in violent behavior. The paper proposes that a lack of social bonding may be partly to blame. To achieve the goal of uncovering the effects of social bonding on juvenile delinquency, the paper proposes various questions to determine the cause.

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Problem Statement
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"Juvenile delinquency is an increasingly trying and troubling problem within the United States. Studies show children that lack social bonding often join gangs, resulting in juvenile delinquency (Thornberry, Krohn, Lizotte, et al, 2003). The author's note adolescents and young adults stated they joined gangs for many reasons however, not necessarily a lack of social bonding. Rather, from their studies one may assume many individuals joined gangs because their family members or siblings were part of a gang (Thornberry, Krohn, Lizotte, et al, 2003). Even more report gang membership allowed them an opportunity to bond with other people in the gang. However, it is important to note that just as many people report they joined a gang to realize a sense of self, to bond with people because they had not the opportunity before to bond with others "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Child Delinquency Bulletin (CDB). (2003 March), Treatment services and intervention programs for child delinquents. Child Delinquency Bulletin, March, 2003. Available: http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/193410/page2.html
• Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (FIFCFS), (2006 March).
• America's children in brief: Key national indicators of well-being, 2006. FIFCFS, Available: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=236346
• Hirschi, T. (1969), Causes of delinquency. Berkeley: University of California Press.
• NCJRS (2007), "Juvenile Delinquency Statistics" Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, Available: http://www.ncjrs.gov/

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