What is juvenile delinquency? Well, the answer is simple: juvenile delinquency is an antisocial or criminal act performed by an individual under the age of eighteen (Wikipedia, 2005). The causes of juvenile delinquency is a little harder to explain. There are many different theories that have contributed towards the understanding of juvenile delinquency. These theories […]
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The single parent family is one of the “fastest growing family structures” of the past decade (Benokraitis 35). This type of family tends to be temporary because the single parent tends to remarry or marries for the first time. The single mother, the most common form of this type of family, must cope with low […]
The Chicago School of criminological theory aimed to move past the simple hard-line classical explanations of crime. Early theories of criminal behavior focused on the individual, touting such ideas as crime as a rational choice, born criminals, and physical features such as forehead size as predictors of crime. The Chicago School introduced the idea of […]
Developed by Canadian sociologist Albert Bandura in the 1950s as a way to explain how people learn about their world, social learning theory (later called social cognitive theory) can be considered the most instrumental theory of learning and development. Although this theory has its origins in many of the main ideas of traditional learning theory, […]
Summary One Child by Torey Hayden is the fascinating story of Torey’s experiences while teaching a “special” class. The class is for children who have special needs and do not fit into one of the other special education classes. It was known as the “garbage class.” In this class there are children of all sizes […]