Today’s Bullies, Tomorrow’s Criminals
Children may want to think twice before they become a bully. Research has shown that bullies will experience and get themselves into serious trouble when they are older. They are likely to become the criminals you see on the television while you are watching the news. The childhood, playground bully has increased chances of becoming an adult criminal. People may think the bullies always come out on top; in reality, the bullies actually suffer later in their lives.
The playground bullies from elementary and middle school may suffer more than a person may think. Most people come to believe that the bully always comes out on top. Studies show that this in inaccurate; bullies tend to suffer later in their …show more content…
Many said there was a climate of violence in their schools which reflected life outside, often involving gangs on housing estates. Much of the school bullying was done by gangs” ("Bullying `is first step to crime" 3).
In this case people surrounded themselves in gangs that had done a lot of the bullying. This resulted in them becoming offenders. These offenders are likely to stay offenders for the rest of their lives, all through adulthood.
The reasoning behind this is bullies have higher chances of developing personality disorders. This disorder contributes to their likelihood to become a criminal as they get older. People never associate bullies with any problems; it always appears that the bullies have an easy life. In reality, this is false because “Meanwhile, children who were bullies were more likely to develop personality disorders” ("Bullying linked to future criminal activity" 3 ). These personality disorders are what leads them to become criminals. The bullies develop these personality disorders, which then leads them to have high chances of becoming …show more content…
Several risk factors for becoming a teen bully include poor school performance, poor parental supervision, poor living conditions, and family disruption. People can resolve this issue because "From a policy perspective, if we can address some of these risk factors early and identify children who are at risk of bullying, we can ameliorate adverse outcomes that may occur much later in life” ("Teen Bullies May Turn to Crime as Adults” 3). The findings suggest that if bullying is addressed at an early age their chances of becoming a bully are lowered, and with that their chances of later in life becoming a criminal are also lowered. Considering bullying has been shown to be linked to criminal behavior later in
Children may want to think twice before they become a bully. Research has shown that bullies will experience and get themselves into serious trouble when they are older. They are likely to become the criminals you see on the television while you are watching the news. The childhood, playground bully has increased chances of becoming an adult criminal. People may think the bullies always come out on top; in reality, the bullies actually suffer later in their lives.
The playground bullies from elementary and middle school may suffer more than a person may think. Most people come to believe that the bully always comes out on top. Studies show that this in inaccurate; bullies tend to suffer later in their …show more content…
Many said there was a climate of violence in their schools which reflected life outside, often involving gangs on housing estates. Much of the school bullying was done by gangs” ("Bullying `is first step to crime" 3).
In this case people surrounded themselves in gangs that had done a lot of the bullying. This resulted in them becoming offenders. These offenders are likely to stay offenders for the rest of their lives, all through adulthood.
The reasoning behind this is bullies have higher chances of developing personality disorders. This disorder contributes to their likelihood to become a criminal as they get older. People never associate bullies with any problems; it always appears that the bullies have an easy life. In reality, this is false because “Meanwhile, children who were bullies were more likely to develop personality disorders” ("Bullying linked to future criminal activity" 3 ). These personality disorders are what leads them to become criminals. The bullies develop these personality disorders, which then leads them to have high chances of becoming …show more content…
Several risk factors for becoming a teen bully include poor school performance, poor parental supervision, poor living conditions, and family disruption. People can resolve this issue because "From a policy perspective, if we can address some of these risk factors early and identify children who are at risk of bullying, we can ameliorate adverse outcomes that may occur much later in life” ("Teen Bullies May Turn to Crime as Adults” 3). The findings suggest that if bullying is addressed at an early age their chances of becoming a bully are lowered, and with that their chances of later in life becoming a criminal are also lowered. Considering bullying has been shown to be linked to criminal behavior later in