Juvenile Delinquency In Boyz N The Hood

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“Boyz n the Hood” was written and directed by John Singleton at the age of only 25. He was the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the Academy award for best director. He is from South Los Angeles, he attended USC School of Cinematic Arts and was enrolled in their filmic writing program.. This film has obtained a classic status and deemed culturally significant. Some of his other films include: Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Rosewood, Baby Boy, Shaft, and 2 Fast 2 furious. I have heard of John Singleton before through his other films. Just Another Girl on the IRT” was written and directed by Leslie Harris. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She pursed a degree in studio art from Denison University. She was the first African American woman director, writer, and producer to win best feature film at the Sundance Film Festival. Some of her other films include, Bessie Colman A Dream to Fly, Never Forget, and the first novel. I …show more content…

The film shed some light on some possible reasons as to why juveniles commit crimes. Throughout the film it is seen that “through interaction with others, individuals learn the values, attitudes, techniques and motives for criminal behavior,” also known as Edwin Sutherland’s differential association. The boys in the film are influenced by social and peer pressure to get involved in gang activity and juvenile delinquency. It is common throughout the film that the boys in the film are to respect the unspoken rules of the neighborhood and if not the response is dealt with by the use of violence. Another prominent theory to explain the juvenile delinquency in this flim is social disorganization theory, which “delinquency is caused by neighborhood in which a person lives.” This film takes place in what is known as the transitional zone, where most crime occurs and lack of all kinds of opportunity for one to better

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