Juvenile Delinquency

  Delinquency exhibits a variety of styles of conduct or forms of behavior.      Each of the patterns has its own social context. Today we will discuss another type of delinquency. Group-Supported  Delinquency: In this type, the delinquencies are committed to companionship with oth­ers. The cause is located not in the individual's personality or in the delinquent’s family but in the culture of the individual’s home and neighborhood. The studies of Thrasher and Shaw and McKay talk of this type of delinquency. The main finding in understanding why the young became delinquent was their association and companionship with others already delinquent. This was later put very clearly by Sutherland, who developed the differential association theory. Unlike the psycho­genic explanations, this set of ideas focuses on what is learned and who it is learned from rather than on the problems that might produce a motivation to commit delinquencies. Case on group suppo...

  Types of juvenile crimes in India Juvenile crimes manifest themselves in a range of conduct or behaviors. Each pattern has a distinct social setting. Delinquency exhibits a variety of styles of conduct or forms of behavior. Each of the patterns has its own social context and causes. The awareness that they will not face criminal charges since they are minors is also a catalyst in the process of building a child offender. The lack of fear of punishment has resulted in an increase in the rate of criminality among minors. Howard Becker, in 1966, identified four categories of juvenile delinquency, namely individual, group-supported, organized, and situational delinquency.   1. Individual juvenile crimes Individual delinquency refers to all delinquent activities undertaken by a juvenile on his or her own. The source of the problem is found inside the criminal themself. Psychiatrists claim that they are the result of psychological issues. The primary cause of these p...