I think Charlie got involved with a gang through social learning. Social learning is the process in which a person chooses criminal behavior by how they identify with their surroundings, and their expectations, morals and experiences (Bartol & Bartol, 2014). The gang appealed to Charlie because it offered him socially the family bond he did not have at home. Charlie did not know what it was like to be loved and disciplined. So he went on a search for it, as humans do, and did not know that was not a healthy relationship. When someone so young is rejected, they look for others who were rejected as well (Bartol & Bartol, 2014).
The impact his parents had on Charlie was negative. Because his father was in and out of prison, Charlie saw
The impact his parents had on Charlie was negative. Because his father was in and out of prison, Charlie saw