Image by Robert Marin via Flickr With the increase in number of crimes permitted by young people, there has been more effort put into finding out why teenagers and young adults turn to delinquent behavior. Understanding the reason behind delinquent behavior and the contributing causes to it helps to develop anti-delinquency programs and deter future bad behavior that can lead to criminal activity. More than 50 percent of violent acts are committed by people under the age of 25 and 15 percent of those arrested are under the age of 18, according to the Office of Juvenile Justice and … [Read more...]
Does Stress Contribute to Criminal Tendencies?
2011
There are some obvious stresses that one could easily acknowledge relate to some criminal tendencies. For instance, a hungry child could steal food or a businessman awash in debt could start an embezzlement scheme at his workplace. But is there a proven correlation between the stresses of life and delinquency and even criminal behavior? Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and University of California Los Angeles got together to test the General Strain Theory and published their results in the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. The study focused on a group of adolescent … [Read more...]