An evaluation of the impact of gender, racial/ethnic background, social class, family and peer influence on juvenile delinquency in the Penal/Debe region
An evaluation of the impact of gender, racial/ethnic background, social class, family and peer influence on juvenile delinquency in the Penal/Debe region

Author: Stacy Ramdhan

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2011-10-26

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 3656037167

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Master's Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Sociology - Law and Delinquency, grade: A+, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine , course: Criminology and Criminal Justice, language: English, abstract: Theoretical Analysis/Framework of 'An evaluation of the impact of gender, racial/ethnic background, social class, family and peer influence on juvenile delinquency in the Penal/Debe region'. This chapter is intended to explain the various theories which explore the gender-delinquency relation, racial/ethnic-delinquency relation, social class-delinquency relation, family-delinquency relation and the peer-delinquency relation.

An evaluation of the impact of gender, racial/ethnic background, social class, family and peer influence on juvenile delinquency
An evaluation of the impact of gender, racial/ethnic background, social class, family and peer influence on juvenile delinquency

Author: Stacy Ramdhan

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2011-07-26

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 3640967542

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Literature Review from the year 2011 in the subject Sociology - Law and Delinquency, grade: A, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (-), language: English, abstract: The increase in criminal behavior among the youth population in Trinidad and Tobago has been of national concern for some time. Reports of serious crime – murder, attack with a weapon, rape, larceny, kidnapping - allegedly committed by school students and reported in the press, have given rise to great concern and stimulated resultant explanations from lay persons and policy makers alike. The reasons for and the appropriate methods of dealing with this relatively new phenomenon in the Trinidad context, have abounded and are discussed in various public fora. However, this upsurge has given rise to what are the causal factors for the extent and forms of delinquency. The dynamics of gender, race, social class, family and peer influence will be examine to demonstrate how they are related to the upsurge in delinquency and criminal activities in this youth section of the population.

Personality and Peer Influence in Juvenile Corrections
Personality and Peer Influence in Juvenile Corrections

Author: Martin Gold

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1992-09-17

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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This is an innovative study of 300 delinquent boys in a medium security institution and after their release. This longitudinal field experiment shows how peers affect the rehabilitation of different group members, how staff use those influences to lead to prosocial change after release from the institution, and how different behavior, values, and feelings improved. This well-designed research has broad implications for use in graduate courses in sociology, criminology and penology, social and personality psychology, and group dynamics. The book is equally useful to administrators and policymakers dealing with delinquents and individuals with behavior problems. The field experiment was devised with both practical and theoretical purposes in mind, to develop corrective programs for delinquent youth and to test social science hypotheses in the context of a longitudinal experimental research design. The study presents a typology of delinquent boys that guides differential treatment, focuses on peer group and staff influences, and identifies factors in residential treatment and in the open community that facilitate prosocial reentry. The findings test hypotheses about group and staff impact on anti-social behavior within the institution and after release.

Multi-level Model Examinations of the Relationship Between Family and Peer Risks and Neighborhood Settings
Multi-level Model Examinations of the Relationship Between Family and Peer Risks and Neighborhood Settings

Author: Ji-Young Lim

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: While there is growing evidence regarding the relationship between family and peer risk factors and delinquency, researchers have paid little attention to the tracking of family and peer risks and needs by subgroups (e.g., gender, ethnicity, and the timing of onset for delinquency) among youth who are currently involved in the juvenile court system. Particular combinations of subgroups among court-involved youths often suffer from more serious and continued problematic family related and peer related difficulties, all of which are preceding risk factors for delinquency. Furthermore, while there has been some awareness of the impact of neighborhood settings on family and peer related risks, the relationships among variables in this population have not been properly and concurrently examined in the court-involved youth. A final convenience sample of 1,086 youth who came to the attention of four county juvenile courts in Ohio was used in the first set of data analyses conducted as part of this study. Current family and peer risk levels were measured through use of version 1.0 of the Global Risk Assessment Device (GRAD). For the second set of data analyses, neighborhood information obtained from the 2000 National Census was utilized to examine the impact of neighborhood settings on these risks among court-involved youth. The results demonstrated that there were differentiated levels of family risks according to gender and ethnicity, and various levels of peer risks according to subgroups associated with gender, ethnicity, and onset for delinquency group after controlling for the current age of the youth, household composition, and transitional risks score. The Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) Analyses revealed that there were significant between-neighborhood variations in family and peer related risks. The results of the HLM analyses demonstrated that the neighborhood economic disadvantage variable (through use of the 2000 National Census) was associated with family and peer related risks after controlling for individual characteristics variables.

Situational Action Theory: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
Situational Action Theory: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

Author: Oxford University Press

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2010-05-01

Total Pages: 14

ISBN-13: 0199803617

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This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of criminology find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In criminology, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Criminology, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study and practice of criminology. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.

Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities
Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities

Author: John Arzinos

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2021-12-02

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1464817758

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Despite legal and social advances in the past two decades, sexual and gender minorities continue to face widespread discrimination and violence in many countries. This discrimination and violence lead to exclusion, which adversely impacts their lives, as well as the communities and economies in which they live. A major barrier to addressing this stigma and sexual orientation and gender identity(SOGI)-based exclusion is the lack of SOGI-specific data. Robust, quantitative data on di‚fferential development experiences and outcomes of sexual and gender minorities--especially those in developing countries--is extremely thin. This paucity of data jeopardizes the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and countries' commitment to the principle of 'leaving no one behind' in the eff‚ort to end poverty and inequality. 'Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities' assesses the unique challenges that sexual and gender minorities face in six important areas: (i) Criminalization and SOGI (ii) Access to education (iii) Access to the labor market (iv) Access to public services and social protection (v) Civil and political inclusion (vi) Protection from hate crimes. This report cov‚ers numerous policy recommendations to prevent and eliminate discriminatory practices in all of the areas covered. It also seeks to inflŽuence legislative changes and support research on institutions and regulations that can ultimately lead to poverty reduction and shared prosperity. At the same time, it acknowledges that the mere existence of inclusive laws and regulations does not ensure that sexual and gender minorities are free from discrimination--the enforcement of those laws is crucial. This publication, the first in a series of studies, will be expanded from the 16 countries included here to a wider set of countries for more in-depth quantitative analysis and to identify possible correlations with socioeconomic outcomes. It will seek to deepen knowledge, facilitate peer learning of good practices, and encourage reforms to increase the inclusion of sexual and gender minorities.

Adolescent Crime
Adolescent Crime

Author: Per-Olof H. Wikstrom

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1134008260

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This book examines young people's involvement in crime (including crimes of violence, vandalism, shoplifting, burglary and car crime) as both victims and offenders. Although adolescence is the time when involvement in crime peaks, few previous UK-based studies have attempted to provide a methodical and comprehensive understanding of adolescent offending on a city-wide basis. This book seeks a better understanding of adolescent crime by studying the relationship between individual characteristics (social bonds and morality and self-control) and lifestyles (as defined by delinquent peers, substance use and exposure to risky behaviour settings) and their joint influence on adolescent involvement in crime, against the backdrop of the juveniles' social context - taking into account family, school and neighbourhood influences. The findings of this study suggest the existence of three main groups of adolescent offenders; propensity induced offenders, life-style dependent offenders and situationally limited offenders, groups of offenders having different causal backgrounds to their crime involvement, and who therefore may warrant different strategies for effective prevention.