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Administration Of Justice
Ch. 4
Chapter 4 – Sociological Theories of Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice and Law, 8/e
by Larry Siegel and Brandon C. Welsh
Slides prepared by
Larry Bassi, SUNY at Brockport
Classification of Prominent Social Theories of Delinquency
Delinquency and the Economy
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Related factors include:
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Chronic unemployment
Child poverty
Racial disparity
Cultural values </DIR></DIR>
Documented Pathways from Poverty to Adverse Child Outcomes
Social Disorganization
and Delinquency
General Strain Theory (GST)
Cultural Deviance Theory
Social Process Theories
Learning Theory of Delinquency
Labeling Theory
Self-fulfilling Prophecy
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Deviant behavior patterns that are a response to an earlier labeling experience; youths act out these social
roles even if they were falsely bestowed. </DIR>
Social Conflict Theory
The Poor Are Driven To
Crime Because:
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Middle and upper-class rules and laws have little relationship to the lifestyle of the poor.
A natural frustration exists in a society where affluence is well publicized but unattainable to the majority of citizens.
A deep-rooted hostility is generated among members of the lower class toward a social order they are not allowed to shape and participate in. </DIR>
Conflict Theory
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