Four Social Bonds

In module four reading covers a broad view of elements in explaining the causation of crime. As many scholars invested heavily in extensive research to understanding the scope of crime; expressly Hirsch emphasized on the importance of social bonds that are lacking in many communities which often lead to criminality. He further explains that lack of the four social bonds could result to a greater probability of delinquency and whereas the greater social bond likely to have the opposite effect. Although scholars in previous chapter focused on biological factors as well as free will, and Shaw and McKay’s concluded that delinquency flourishes in poor neighborhoods as opposed to more affluent communities. As will be discussed below Hirsch’s reject the classical school tenet of individualism …show more content…
In this week’s module reading, we have seen once again scholars have different point of view with other scholars as well as their predecessor regarding criminality. For instance, in Hirsch’s theories focusses on the four social relationships which include attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief. All of these social bonds are equally important and play a significant role in explaining criminality and delinquency. As Hirsch’s pointed out, the social bonds of attachment is an important trait because youths feel a sense of emotional closeness and attachment with an adult. Although this is true, I believe that the most important bonds are commitment, involvement, and belief. The reasoning for this logic is that it takes commitment to achieve any given task. Also, committed parents will do whatever it takes in ensuring that their children have the support needed. By keeping youth busy doing extracurricular activities, they are probably less likely to be involved in