Media exposure of violence in America seems to be increasingly at an alarming rate. Not only are adults being viewed as the perpetrators, but underage children have been identified for committing crimes, including violent ones, on the news. This includes various activities such as bullying, physical fights, assaults with or without weapons, and gang violence. Some questions that many people ask after seeing and hearing about such acts are: what makes individuals turn to a life a crime, why are poor neighborhoods more likely to generate crime than a rich one, and why do some youth become criminals while others obey the law? Adolescent delinquency is a serious public concern throughout the nation. Several theories have been identified as
