I will be discussing the four theories of Juvenile Delinquency. First one will be classical theory which is a criminological perspective indicating that people have free will to choose either criminal or conventional behavior. Second one is Biological theory is when behavior is predetermined and is constitutionally or genetically based. Psychological theory is the crime result from inappropriately conditioned behavior or from dysfunctional mental process. The last theory is Sociological, group dynamics, group organization, and subgroup relationships form the basic from which criminal activity develops. (book)
Theories of Juvenile Delinquencies
In Criminological perspective, Classical Theory emphasizes that people have free will to choose …show more content…
Cesssare Beccaria wrote “On Crimes and Punishment”, this book was the first full scale work to tackle criminal reforms and suggest that criminal justice should conform to rational principles. Beccaria put forth some of the first modern arguments against the death penalty as: the war of nation against a citizen. (Beccaria) Beccaria also argued against torture, he believed it was cruel and unnecessary he also labeled his views as classical, since they included on inherent conflict between good and evil.
Biological Theory is the behavior that is predetermined and is constitutionally or genetically based. There are two theories that fall under this theory which are atavism and the XYY Syndrome. Cesare Lombroso had a theory that if a man looked a certain way he was born a criminal or will end up being a criminal. If a person resembled an early man or had certain characteristics like a large jaw with no chin, heavy ridges above the socket, or excessive body hair, these were similar characteristics of a criminal. He did a study with …show more content…
There are two theory’s that fall under this, they are Psychoanalytic and Psychopathy. Psychological theories focus on the learning process, or the process when humans acquire language, self-definitions, definitions of others and assorted behavioral properties (Chapple, 2005). Psychoanalytic theory was Sigmund Freud’s theory of personality formation through the id, ego and superego at various stages of childhood. Another word to describe this theory is the idea that happen to people during childhood can contribute to the way they later function as adults. One example of this is Jacks mother left his family when he was a child. Ever since then, he has had a very difficult time trusting people because he is afraid they will abandon him. Psychopathy is defined as a personality disorder characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, bold, disinhibited, egotistical traits. In social learning theory, the importance of learning through modeling others who criminal behavior is a function of copying or learning criminal conduct from others. The most simplified form of social learning theory implies when children learn what they see at their house. Poor parenting, poor role models tend to emphasized as a probable cause of poor adolescent adjustment and delinquency behavior. If children’s see violence at
Theories of Juvenile Delinquencies
In Criminological perspective, Classical Theory emphasizes that people have free will to choose …show more content…
Cesssare Beccaria wrote “On Crimes and Punishment”, this book was the first full scale work to tackle criminal reforms and suggest that criminal justice should conform to rational principles. Beccaria put forth some of the first modern arguments against the death penalty as: the war of nation against a citizen. (Beccaria) Beccaria also argued against torture, he believed it was cruel and unnecessary he also labeled his views as classical, since they included on inherent conflict between good and evil.
Biological Theory is the behavior that is predetermined and is constitutionally or genetically based. There are two theories that fall under this theory which are atavism and the XYY Syndrome. Cesare Lombroso had a theory that if a man looked a certain way he was born a criminal or will end up being a criminal. If a person resembled an early man or had certain characteristics like a large jaw with no chin, heavy ridges above the socket, or excessive body hair, these were similar characteristics of a criminal. He did a study with …show more content…
There are two theory’s that fall under this, they are Psychoanalytic and Psychopathy. Psychological theories focus on the learning process, or the process when humans acquire language, self-definitions, definitions of others and assorted behavioral properties (Chapple, 2005). Psychoanalytic theory was Sigmund Freud’s theory of personality formation through the id, ego and superego at various stages of childhood. Another word to describe this theory is the idea that happen to people during childhood can contribute to the way they later function as adults. One example of this is Jacks mother left his family when he was a child. Ever since then, he has had a very difficult time trusting people because he is afraid they will abandon him. Psychopathy is defined as a personality disorder characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, bold, disinhibited, egotistical traits. In social learning theory, the importance of learning through modeling others who criminal behavior is a function of copying or learning criminal conduct from others. The most simplified form of social learning theory implies when children learn what they see at their house. Poor parenting, poor role models tend to emphasized as a probable cause of poor adolescent adjustment and delinquency behavior. If children’s see violence at