MODULE: Criminology Integration 1 (Criminal Sociology, Ethics and Human

Relation, Correctional Administration)

CHAPTER IV

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

Objectives:
In the end of this chapter, the students should be:

 Understand the difference between juvenile and

delinquent person.
 Familiarize the behavior of delinquents.

Juvenile - A person who has not reached adulthood or the age of majority (usually
18). Child, adolescent, minor, a youth below 18 years old.

 In legal terms, a person subject for juvenile court proceedings because a

statutorily defined event or condition caused by or affecting that person
was alleged to have occurred while his or her age was below the statutorily
specific age limit or original description of a juvenile court.

The Delinquent Person

 Social worker defined it a person, of whatever age, whose attitude toward

other individuals, toward community, toward lawful authority is such may
lead him into breaking the law.

Juvenile Delinquency

 It also a child who refuse to do household chores considered violation but

not law.It also refers to an anti-social act or behavior of minors which
deviates from the normal pattern of rules and regulations, custom, and
culture which society does not accept.

Juvenile Crime

 Legally speaking, a crime is an illegal act committed by a person

with a criminal intent.
 7 years old considered incapable of committing a crime.
 It denotes offenses committed by children under the age of 18.

Status offense are acts that juvenile can commit and adjudicated only in juvenile
court.

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Ex: Curfew, under age drinking, running away from home and truancy

Classification of Delinquency

 Unsocialized aggression- rejected or abandoned, No parents to

imitate and became aggressive
 Socialized Delinquency- membership in fraternities or groups that
advocate bad things.
 Over-inhibited- group secretly trained to do illegal activities like
marijuana cultivation.

Types of Delinquent Youth

 Socialized delinquent-learned deviant values and more likely to become

property violators.
 Neurotic delinquent- result of Distortions in their personality and their
ideas and perception.
Insecurities commit masculinity
Ex. Kleptomaniacs, shoplifters neurotic compulsion
 Psychotic Delinquency-severe personality disorders, they do not usually
plan their crimes. A category who commits heinous and senseless acts.
 Sociopathic delinquents- characterized by egocentric personality. No
compassion for others. Many violent gangsters are sociopathic
 Occasional - one who participate in a group. Have common or similar
characteristics. "Pro social". They do what others doing.

• Gang - commit most serious infractions, most often set to a correctional

institution and continuous a pattern of semi professional as adults

• Maladjusted - this stems from personality disturbance .have a weak ego,

asocial and experience parental rejection.

Behavior of Juvenile Delinquents

Behavioral disorders

1. Antisocial behavior -It is characterized by disrespect or disobedience

for authority.
2. Lying- It does not cure lies by attacking the liars , for lies indicate needs
which require attention.
3. Stealing-
Stems from:
a) Undisciplined desire for possession
b) Loose morals in the home

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c) Parental indifference
d) Lack of proper clothing and other school requirements
e) Undisciplined pleasure seeking
4. Truancy -this is cutting classeebwithout any reasonable cause. This is
brought about by:
a) Unattractive school life
b) Fear of punishment
c) Proximity to place of vices
5. Vagrancy- this is wandering away from home .Possible caused are:
a) Disagreeable home conditions
b) Feeblemindedness
c) Misdirected love for adventure

Child who is deprived of his mother goes 3 phases:

1. Protest- cries and screams for mother shows panic, clings when she visits
and howls when she leaves.
2. Despair- after few days, child becomes withdrawn, sucks thumb
3. Detachment- loses interest in parents and is not concerned whether they
at there or not.

Family Model

1. The Corporate model-

• Father is CEO, final word ;mother is operating officer; staff(children) turn

have privileges and responsibilities bases on their seniority.

• Intimacy runs to the profit motive

2. Team Model-

• Father is head; mother is chief of training table and cheerleader.

• Stay in shape with conformity calisthenics

• Competition is in the name of the game ;winning is everything

3. Military model

• The father is the general; mother is the guard duty with special assignment

• Kids are the grunts

• Unruly chikdreln sent to stockade

• Insubordinate wives risk discharge

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• Punishment is swift and sadism is called character building

4. The Boarding School Model

• Father-rector or head master in charge of training school minds and bodies

• Mother is dorm counselor who oversees realm emotions illness

• Children are dutiful students

• There's but teach and test

5. The theatrical Model-

• Father is producer

• Mother stage manager

• The children stagehands

• No writer necessary because lines are scripted, roles are sex stereotypes,
the plot predictable

Parenting Styles

1. Authoritative parents-

• Warm but firm;set standards for child's conduct ;

• Gave high regard on independent development of child and self direction

but assume ultimate responsibility for their children's behavior.

• Deals with their child in rational,issue-oriented manner,

• Engage discussion and explanationover rules and discipline.

2. Authoritarian parents-

• They place a high value on obedience and conformity tending to favor more
punitive. Absolute and forceful disciplinary measures.

• Parents believe child should accept without question the rules and
standard established.

• Discourage independent behaviors of children;importance restricting

child's dependence.

3. Indulgent parents-

• Behave in responsive, accepting, benign or kind and more passive ways in

matters of discipline.

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• Giving the child high degree of freedom;

• Believes that infringement may interfere with healthy development.

• Parents consider ad resources.

4. Indifferent parents-

• Fairly unresponsive to their child and minimize time and energy.

• May be neglectful they know little about their children's activities .

Child Abuse

• Defined as causing or permitting any harmful or offensive contact on a

child body;any kind which humiliates,shames or frightens the child.

• Child abuse as anybact or omission ,which fails to nurture or in the

upbringing of the children

Types of Child Abuse

1. Physical Child abuse

• An act deliberately inflicting physical injuries on a child.

• Ex; burning,hitting,punching, shaking

• Result of over discipline or physical punishment.

2. Emotional Maltreatment/Psychological Child abuse-

• Adult demeans the child's worth or dignity as a human being by constant

scolding and ridiculing.

• Leads to low self esteem.

3.Sexual Child Abuse

• Any act of maliciously molesting the child sexually whether the sexually
act act is consummated or not.

• Sexual assault if stranger commits these acts.

Typology of Child Abusers

• Mentally disordered abuser- person who has defective mental ability.

Parentally incompetent abuser- Individual whose practice of disciplining

the child is in the same way he was disciplined.

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• Situational abuser- parents abuses when he / she is confronted with a
particular situation.

• " fly off the handle" when some circumstances develops.

• Accidental abuser- parent who exercises poor judgment in his/her

parenting decisions; poor judgment results to child abuse

• Subcultural abuser- a group of people who Share a number of values,

norms and attitudes in common

• Self-identified abuser- parents who are abusive ;want to stop abusing

their children: they cannot.

References:

Juvenile Delinquency:Armando A. Alviola, PH.D

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