The issue of Juvenile delinquency continues to be of great concern we face as a society due to the various social, environmental changes constantly developing and whether these rapid changes are a cause in understanding juvenile delinquency. The main concern and worry that most adults are concerned about derives from the perception that the nation’s future rests on the development of its youth and the idea that today’s delinquent is tomorrows criminal and understanding the factors and causes is of upmost importance in order prevent and diminish youth delinquency in the hopes to grow and become stronger with each new generation (Shoemaker, 2000). In order to further understand the research question developed of Understanding Juvenile
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Some of these factors included, negative parenting, peer and neighborhood factors, social and structurally disadvantaged neighborhoods, ecological and family patterns or practices as well as lack of social support and low-income (Chung & Steinberg, 2006; Kingston, Huizinga & Elliott, 2009; Gorman-Smith, Tolan & Henry, 2000; Ghazarian & Roche, 2010). The purpose of this research design paper is to understand whether negative social and ecological factors play a role in juvenile delinquency in urban neighborhoods. Therefore to understand this research question this paper will outline the qualitative studies and methods conducted in order to determine whether there is any support to the research questions and thesis presented. Majority of the research studies presented in this paper will have a focus on the US, due to lack of Canadian studies and data …show more content…
The method used for this study collected data from the Chicago Youth Development Study using a longitudinal study among inner-city juvenile males and used a multi-wave type to determine interactions between family, peers, community social factors that could have had an influence in antisocial behavior. The samples of boys were recruited from 17 Chicago Public Schools from the fifth and seventh grades. Consent and parental permission were obtained and 1105 boys were selected using a teacher rating form that were based on teacher ratings to indicate which were considered displaying high levels of aggressive behavior. Using the four wave system the boys were divided into each wave and interviewed in order to get a comparison of the data. The participants included in the study were African-American and Latino boys that came from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods and families in Chicago. The process of the study took place by face to face interviews at the location of the subject’s homes or agreed locations by professional interviewers. Interviews were conducted separately with the juvenile and parent or guardian and then another together. The questions asked included a vast number of variables in relation to individual stress,
Some of these factors included, negative parenting, peer and neighborhood factors, social and structurally disadvantaged neighborhoods, ecological and family patterns or practices as well as lack of social support and low-income (Chung & Steinberg, 2006; Kingston, Huizinga & Elliott, 2009; Gorman-Smith, Tolan & Henry, 2000; Ghazarian & Roche, 2010). The purpose of this research design paper is to understand whether negative social and ecological factors play a role in juvenile delinquency in urban neighborhoods. Therefore to understand this research question this paper will outline the qualitative studies and methods conducted in order to determine whether there is any support to the research questions and thesis presented. Majority of the research studies presented in this paper will have a focus on the US, due to lack of Canadian studies and data …show more content…
The method used for this study collected data from the Chicago Youth Development Study using a longitudinal study among inner-city juvenile males and used a multi-wave type to determine interactions between family, peers, community social factors that could have had an influence in antisocial behavior. The samples of boys were recruited from 17 Chicago Public Schools from the fifth and seventh grades. Consent and parental permission were obtained and 1105 boys were selected using a teacher rating form that were based on teacher ratings to indicate which were considered displaying high levels of aggressive behavior. Using the four wave system the boys were divided into each wave and interviewed in order to get a comparison of the data. The participants included in the study were African-American and Latino boys that came from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods and families in Chicago. The process of the study took place by face to face interviews at the location of the subject’s homes or agreed locations by professional interviewers. Interviews were conducted separately with the juvenile and parent or guardian and then another together. The questions asked included a vast number of variables in relation to individual stress,