Socialization Forces Of Juvenile Delinquency

Families are the strongest socialization forces in juvenile’s lives. Juveniles encounter love, affection and support from their families, but many juveniles do not have this. There are juvenile that receive no affection from their families and their emotions are kept inside them and may feel no sympathy towards others. As juveniles are growing, their family environment makes a big impact if the juvenile will become a delinquent. Families teach juvenile’s aggressive behavior or violence. If a juvenile grows up with violence in their home, they will believe that violence is acceptable and it will become the norm for them. Violence also affects a juvenile’s brain, where it can lead to depression, suicide or substance abuse. Violence is a factor

Juveniles are going through hormone changes and their emotions override their actions and feelings. As juveniles grow up, their brains are still developing and it does not stop growing until they are in their twenties. Juveniles engage in delinquency because they do not see the risks of their actions and it may be thrilling or fun for them. The juvenile’s medulla governs juvenile’s emotions and does little with thinking, where it is easy for juveniles to steal or participate in a murder. Juveniles do not think much of their actions and they engage in delinquency behavior because their emotions override their rational thoughts and feel excitement or a rush when committing a

Dembo demonstrates a structural model that family problems, such as sexual victimization, physical abuse or family alcohol/mental health problems lead to behavior problems in juveniles where they will engage in delinquency or alcohol abuse or drug abuse. Juveniles who are physically abused by their families engage in delinquency, where they can be aggressive towards their peers and will drop out of school in their early years. Violence affects juvenile’s brain where it is not fully develop and the violence is traumatizing for them. Juveniles experience violence that leads to mental or physical problems. Benedict argues that psychiatrists argue that violence in families develop mental problems in juveniles later in their lives from anxiety, depression and substance abuse or suicide. Juveniles experience many negative emotional problems as their brain is developing; their emotions override their thoughts and grow up committing crimes. Also, if a juvenile has a parent who has alcohol problems and engage in criminal behavior, the juvenile will likely engage in the same behavior and start drinking since the are very young and that affects their brain cells and the development of their brains (McCORD, 401). Juveniles brain growth with decrease and not develop correctly with alcohol abuse and juveniles will act in delinquent behavior and commit