INTRODUCTION
If someone asked me, to sum up in one sentence the primary lesson learned from my work as both a social worker and a paramedic assigned to socioeconomically depressed areas of New York City; I’d say: what marks you, scars you, and then defines you.
The neighborhoods my partner and I worked were ravished by drugs, crime, violence, and indifference. The residents of these areas weren’t on anyone’s political radar, and there were no neighbors of means to complain.
Arrest rates in this part of town were the highest in the city, and it is where residents from all over the state went to get their drugs. In other words, people in stable socioeconomic conditions exploited the thwarted growth of impoverished neighborhoods to their advantage. …show more content…
The developmental theory attempts to explain the multiple forces behind deviant behavior. In doing so, the perspective establishes a correlation between social and historical life events and subsequent behavior (Duane F. Alwin J Oxford Journals Sci Soc Sci. 2012 March; 67B (2): 206–220. Published online 2012 March 7). In the1930s, at Harvard University, Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck, took a integrative theoretical approach to crime and crime events by rejecting the idea that poverty was the cause of maladaptive behavior, and instead, they included biological, social and psychological elements as potential risk factors. The aim of their work was to reveal the real causes of delinquency and crime, and subsequently, methods to prevent it. This controversial research produced a Social Prediction Table they claimed would identify delinquent traits in children as young as six years …show more content…
The acclimation to social bonds and institutions are important factors in the adolescence stage of development when a growing child begins to navigate a variety of social settings and institutions that directly or indirectly, impact identity According to Bronfenbrenner’s (1977) view of the social ecology. Krishnan, V. (2010, May). A unified theory of development. 5. When adolescents excel in social organizations that require teamwork centered activities, they are less likely to pursue criminal activities. Positive factors for adults that circumvent criminal activity include major life events such as marriage, children, and employment. Adults fully invested in their families and career building are statistically less likely to pursue crime compared to those who are
If someone asked me, to sum up in one sentence the primary lesson learned from my work as both a social worker and a paramedic assigned to socioeconomically depressed areas of New York City; I’d say: what marks you, scars you, and then defines you.
The neighborhoods my partner and I worked were ravished by drugs, crime, violence, and indifference. The residents of these areas weren’t on anyone’s political radar, and there were no neighbors of means to complain.
Arrest rates in this part of town were the highest in the city, and it is where residents from all over the state went to get their drugs. In other words, people in stable socioeconomic conditions exploited the thwarted growth of impoverished neighborhoods to their advantage. …show more content…
The developmental theory attempts to explain the multiple forces behind deviant behavior. In doing so, the perspective establishes a correlation between social and historical life events and subsequent behavior (Duane F. Alwin J Oxford Journals Sci Soc Sci. 2012 March; 67B (2): 206–220. Published online 2012 March 7). In the1930s, at Harvard University, Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck, took a integrative theoretical approach to crime and crime events by rejecting the idea that poverty was the cause of maladaptive behavior, and instead, they included biological, social and psychological elements as potential risk factors. The aim of their work was to reveal the real causes of delinquency and crime, and subsequently, methods to prevent it. This controversial research produced a Social Prediction Table they claimed would identify delinquent traits in children as young as six years …show more content…
The acclimation to social bonds and institutions are important factors in the adolescence stage of development when a growing child begins to navigate a variety of social settings and institutions that directly or indirectly, impact identity According to Bronfenbrenner’s (1977) view of the social ecology. Krishnan, V. (2010, May). A unified theory of development. 5. When adolescents excel in social organizations that require teamwork centered activities, they are less likely to pursue criminal activities. Positive factors for adults that circumvent criminal activity include major life events such as marriage, children, and employment. Adults fully invested in their families and career building are statistically less likely to pursue crime compared to those who are