Social control theory

Hirschi’s social bond theory and its impact on the juvenile justice system Travis Hirschi created the social bond theory in 1969. He believed in having a good understanding of the elements of Social Bonding which would help in understanding the problems that face the family unit. One of his many and most focused theories were commitment to social norms such as involvement with school and employment and other social activities. Hirschi later advanced the Social Bond Theory into the Social…

devoted increasing attention to the phenomenon of social control – the mechanism by which powerful groups consciously or unconsciously attempt to restrain and induce conformity, even assent, among less powerful but nonetheless threatening segments of society. Laws, institutions such as schools and prisons, medical policies, informal gestures of approbation or displeasure, even forms of language – all may constitute forms of social control"....“The control achieved may be merely external, as when…

Outline and evaluate two or more competing theories of drug use. Which of these do you think is most successful at explaining contemporary patterns of drug use, and why? The causes of drug use have been under discussion for many years. In this essay, I will outline several theories which divided into three main areas: biological theories, psychological theories and sociological theories. As far as I am concerned, the sociological theories is the most successful at explaining contemporary…

Humans thrive to fulfill their desires and needs. Anomie theory and Social Bonding theory provide very different explanations of why people commit or do not commit crimes and how humans function. Robert Merton focused on Anomie theory, also known as Strain theory, which focused on how American culture defines monetary success as a predominant cultural goal to which all its citizens should aspire (Walsh 147). Anomie is a term meaning “lacking in rules” or “normlessness” used by Durkheim to…

physiological effects, health problems, emotional consequences, behavioral problems, cognitive development, and social adjustment (Adams, 2006). This means that children can have eating problems, sleeping problems, higher levels of shame, feelings of fear, sadness, anger, and powerlessness, poorer verbal skills and abilities, difficulty concentrating in class, and difficulty in social development with peers, caregivers, and/or romantic partners. Many other studies prove the same. “Wolf and…

demonstrates anti-social and criminal behavior. This type of aggressive behavior requires immediate attentiveness and concentration because it is comprised of several factors. The main and key element of this conduct is socialization. Socialization is encompassed by several sub topics, in which, affects any individual and can cause social interferences. There are several factors that can manipulate a developing child’s social behavior such as interpersonal interactions, ecological conditions,…

Social workers work with victims of sexual abuse very often. Sexual abuse can happen in places and situations that people may not think of. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation recently released an article, “Mounties off apology and $100M compensation for harassment, sexual abuse against female members”, outlining the amount discrimination, sexual abuse, and harassment occurring in the RCMP. The article claims that since 1974, about 20,000 current and past female RCMP employees have…

Why do some people break laws? Why do most people behave? Theories of crime help us to answer these questions. Some theories locate the causes of crime in broader social structures (the economy, family breakdown, unemployment). Other theories draw our attention to biological and developmental causes, as well as the situational aspects of crime causation and prevention. And still other theories look at how social norms and values (social rules) guide and influence both criminal and…

comments to more than two social media sites each and every day (Bennet, 2012). The researchers Vohs and Heatherton noted a clear relationship between ‘oversharing and addictive behaviors that could lead to self-regulatory failures (Vohs, &, Heatherton, 2000): When Vohs, &, Heatherton model is applied to the conditions of oversharing as reported by Bennet in the social media world, the behavior increases the probability that oversharing leads to higher levels of strain among social media users…

Leading theorist, Travis Hirschi, argued that previous theories on criminal behavior were asking the wrong theoretical questions. They were simply exploring the motives behind crimes and why individuals committed crimes. According to Lilly, Cullen, and Ball (2015), previous “theories did not explain who would be a delinquent and who would not be a delinquent” (p. 115). However, Hirschi brought attention to those individuals who were not committing crimes through asking the primary question of…