Young Killer Girls Research Paper

Similar to the notion “everything happens for a reason”, so does deviant behaviors. Someone does not act out new behaviors because they simply feel like it. Deviant behaviors are learned and manifest because of lack of guidance and discipline. Therefore males and females commit crimes as a result of their childhood experiences. Though this is not always the main factor of criminality, the chances of young adults committing crimes significantly increase when issues such as sexual, physical, psychological abuse has occurred in the home.
According to the video called, “Young Killer Girls”, two out of the three girls in the video were adolescent Caucasian girls that grew up in an unstable home. The third adolescent Caucasian grew up in a stable environment with both parents. An unstable home can be described as being without both parents, being introduced or exposed to drugs, and witnessing adults use drugs excessively to cope with internal issues. It is not always certain that an adolescent will result to crime due to an unstable environment; however, the chances are higher. Many adults today will attest that they were raised in an unstable environment and can vouch that this did not lead them to …show more content…
I believe that this theory is true because more men are convicted of crimes than women when they may have experienced some of the same childhood issues. For example, my brother and I were exposed to the same disappointment of our fathers arrest and parents’ divorce. I acted out in more discrete ways than my brother did that no one knows about even to this day. On the other hand, my brother could not do anything without getting caught by my mother or without me finding out from someone. I was more deceitful and cunning than my brother. I am sure that our experiences affected us both greatly; however my brother deviant behaviors were caught and mine were