This video is all about the choice theory in juvenile delinquency, the choice theory is when the juvenile believes that the benefits of the crime outweigh the cost of committing the crime. This means the juveniles are not committing the crime because they want to, but more so because they feel like they have to in order to survive. Juveniles do not just get these thoughts of committing crime to survive, these thoughts normally come from juveniles that have a bad home life, are abused, or are/were affiliated with a gang. Crimes through choice theory are considered rational crimes due to juveniles thinking about the crime in depth before committing it. The criminal justice systems try to give swift and severe punishments to these choice crimes, as they did with classical crimes in hopes it would deter it from continuing, but it did not work. This did not work because these kids are not committing a crime because they want to, they are committing it because they need to, in order to live life. Surviving is not the only reason why juveniles commit these crimes, they also do it to get into gangs and sometimes getting caught by the police helps them gain street credibility. I believe that this form of crime is the saddest, because these children feel there is no other way to go about their lives. I believe we need to find a way to help these kids find methods of getting out of gangs, and surviving the streets without committing crime. -LW001
So rationale choice was an option? Juveniles these days have no idea what things were like before. The old days when society took care of their children when some thing was wring the punishment was right on the spot. When I grew up in the late 70’s early 80’s I did something wrong I got my butt hit whatever they could grab in the middle of walmart but you can’t do that now a days because dcfs would be on you in a heart beat beat for child endangerment. Society has changed so much from old days and has softened up with the political left that it has has left us soft and our kids our soft can’t realize the real reality of things. We need to grow up and go back to the old way of things and go back to what worked because it did in the past. Why change things that worked in the past and change things in the future? We need to root out the screening of maybe our young of their personalities that in inherent brain activities maybe prevent future action? But how do we do that? That is up to more technology to come up with criminal science. NavyNavy001
I totally agree with your response. Though my mother never did that to my brother and I in public she was not afraid to snap on us if we stepped out of line. At home I'd be fetching the belt for him and him for me. I honestly don't think it's child endangerment if it's strict but not over doing it. Letting your child know that what they are doing is wrong if it is seen as delinquent is the right thing to do and can help straighten them out for the future. Some parents are either not there for their kids because of work or don't know how to address their children (words or physically) when they start to commit criminal acts. -TanLionNala001
Choice theory is also known as rational choice theory. Choice theory is when juveniles weigh the pros and cons of committing delinquent acts and choose to do so anyways. Choice theory is controversial because it is a common belief that juvenile delinquents are the product of a bad environment like a bad home life, ways of abuse, a need to commit crime to support self or others, or need to take part in gang activity for a sense of belonging. Delinquents are delinquents because they choose to be. Juveniles are not making hasty decisions, they are carefully analyzing their choices. Delinquent acts are premeditated and thought out. Commiting crime lends a juvenile street credentials, it is also seen as normal in juveniles community, for some, crime may seem to be the only option. Unfortunately, juvenile delinquency is increasing at a steady rate and juveniles are choosing to partake in crime. Psychology crime is done for pleasure, sociology crime is done for social gain and corrupt ethics and criminal justice is a swift severe punishment deter crimes. There are four types of explanation for delinquency on choice theory. Delinquency in choice theory related to family, school and the courts. -PB001
In this video it talks about choice theory and how it relates to juvenile delinquency. Choice theory is when juveniles weigh the pros and the cons of committing delinquent acts and chooses to do so anyways. We see a lot of this in today’s society. Many kids don’t have parents watching them so there out with their friends might try to steal some candy or break a window. A lot of kids think about what might happen if they get caught. Depends on strict the parents are. Because if so they probably will think twice about committing a crime. Where as if there parents are not around they typically don’t care. Committing crimes leads a juvenile street credentials. He or she might want to hang out with a certain group of people and their only way to that is by committing a crime. Committing crime is seen as normal in juvenile communities. In some poor neighborhoods kids might act out because others are and they think that it’s ok. For some crime may seem like the only option. Many kids who parents are not in there life might steal for food or new clothes because there not getting it at home. Batman001
With this video hitting choice theory in regards to juveniles: It is a cost benefit analysis. In other words juveniles “weigh the pros and cons of committing delinquent acts and chooses to do so anyway.” This theory is controversial because it focuses on the juvenile as an individual rather than focusing on outside risk factors. This theory is saying that delinquency acts are premeditated before they are carried out. I’ve seen this a few times in life, especially in high school. For an example, a kid brought weed onto the bus. They knew what the consequences would be if they got caught BUT smoking weed made them appear “cool” and they were able to exclude people from their friend group. The only way kids were let into the group were if they smoked weed alongside them. Normally on a bus kids don’t worry as much about the consequence because most of the time they are not told on or scolded by the bus driver/authority (In my case I did end up telling on the kid anonymously but the punishment given to the kid was not that severe. They got a suspension and I think lectured but in the end the kid was not deterred and continued to do so even when they had gotten back to school.) I brought up this example because it ties with this theory. The student weighed the pros and cons and then committed the crime. For juveniles committing crime can also attribute to their street cred if they are caught, in my example it was for popularity. For a juvenile in a gang this could mean praise. Kids see their peers (maybe even their siblings) committing crimes on a day to day and may just think it is okay. And finally, the parents. I don’t know if the parents to the kid in my example were strict on him or not BUT he did continue to commit crimes. Depending on how a child is brought up can lead to delinquent acts as well. It can be negative coping OR a way to get their parent’s attention. On another not skipping school and doing other things to get away from bullying or stealing to get compliments at school. -TanLionNala001
Choice theory is also known as rational choice theory. A theory that juveniles commit a crime based off of free will, they commit the crime as a choice. This theory focuses on the personal decisions of the delinquent rather than outside factors. Delinquents are not a product of abuse, gang activity, or bad home life, but instead a choice to commit such crime. In choice theory, juveniles receive a swift punishment that results in juveniles still commit the crime. Juvenile choose to do it such crime to gain street credentials, and respect or their family relatives do the same. I agree with the choice theory that juvenile delinquency is increasing at a steady pace because they are being encouraged to do a dare or their friends do the crime. I learned that delinquency cause of how they were raised, their peers, they have a criminal personality, and they choose to. There are about 2.1 million juveniles that enter the court system annually that became an epidemic in deeply rooted communities. Most juveniles who commit crimes are boys and mostly crime against persons and property. Girls choose to commit petty theft, and both genders are usually involved in gangs. In all, we as part of the society must change the way we treat children as they grow up. We need to teach them what is right and wrong. -Cancun001
This video talks about the choice theory within juvenile delinquency and how juveniles think about the pros and cons of the crime but choose to do it anyway. This theory states that while juveniles weigh those pros and cons in their head, they actually have a well-thought idea of why they should do the crime and not just done on a whim. In choice theory, juveniles seem to have different crimes that are the most typical offenses like gang activity, petty theft, substance abuse, public order offenses, and property offenses. Juveniles usually steer towards crime if people around them commit crimes, meaning they think that it’s okay to do it if neighbors, family, peers, friends, or guardians are doing it. In choice theory, juvenile delinquency can have an impact on society, especially in surrounding areas because violence and cruelty happening at increasing rates towards property and people. This leads to children and teenagers seeing all of this happening around them and could lead them to choose to do the same. The video also talks about how choice theory and delinquency is put into psychology, sociology, and criminal justice. Choice theory states that crime is done for pleasure within psychology, so the juvenile only sees the gain when committing a crime. Then, choice theory says sociology is when the crime is committed for social gain. Lastly, for criminal justice the choice theory says it has a swift severe punishment will deter crime. -HL001
In rational choice theory juveniles weigh out the good and bad but still are urged to be delinquents. This does not focus on any outside factors. These children carefully thought about what they were doing in a premeditated manner. Children commonly commit crime for street credentials, it is seem as normal, or even their only option. Juvenile delinquency is steadily on the rise while the drug offenses stay the same. The main offenses include; gang activity, petty theft, substance abuse, and property offense. The challenges to rational choice theory is that it does not focus on family life, social life, or lifestyle. Most juvenile delinquents are causing harm to people por properties. Girls are more likely to commit a petty theft. Where boys are more prone to the violent crimes. Surprisingly both girls and boys pretty equally are involved in gangs. Many of these children find pleasure in committing these crimes. We need to find better alternatives for these for kids. If we can start with these kids young, by getting them on a good track, maybe we can have better futures for society. To deter crime amongst our youth we have to find them outlets and keep their minds busy with good things. -KF001
This video explains the choice theory and its process within juveniles. The choice theory says that a juvenile who commits a crime believes that after committing such crime will benefit them more and sees the punishment as nothing severe to them. That is evident now as well knowing that severity deterrence is the least impactful way to deter crime among juveniles. The idea that juveniles choose crime due to their surroundings such as bad neighborhoods, families, and local gang activity can definitely explain certain juvenile activity, but not all juveniles. I agree with the psychological aspect of this theory though because of the train of thought the juveniles posses. The hormonal issues that a juvenile in poverty might be facing could very well be causing them to act out in ways they can not control as well as they should be able too. The poverty aspect of that comes into play because their family or guardian may be unable to provide them the medical care they may need in order to take control of their actions. The juveniles who seek crime out may also be because of the idea that it makes them look cool like their friends, which is yet another outside source that may control how they are acting. -Blues001
This video is all about the choice theory in juvenile delinquency, the choice theory is when the juvenile believes that the benefits of the crime outweigh the cost of committing the crime. This means the juveniles are not committing the crime because they want to, but more so because they feel like they have to in order to survive. Juveniles do not just get these thoughts of committing crime to survive, these thoughts normally come from juveniles that have a bad home life, are abused, or are/were affiliated with a gang. Crimes through choice theory are considered rational crimes due to juveniles thinking about the crime in depth before committing it. The criminal justice systems try to give swift and severe punishments to these choice crimes, as they did with classical crimes in hopes it would deter it from continuing, but it did not work. This did not work because these kids are not committing a crime because they want to, they are committing it because they need to, in order to live life. Surviving is not the only reason why juveniles commit these crimes, they also do it to get into gangs and sometimes getting caught by the police helps them gain street credibility. I believe that this form of crime is the saddest, because these children feel there is no other way to go about their lives. I believe we need to find a way to help these kids find methods of getting out of gangs, and surviving the streets without committing crime. -LW001
ReplyDeleteSo rationale choice was an option? Juveniles these days have no idea what things were like before. The old days when society took care of their children when some thing was wring the punishment was right on the spot. When I grew up in the late 70’s early 80’s I did something wrong I got my butt hit whatever they could grab in the middle of walmart but you can’t do that now a days because dcfs would be on you in a heart beat beat for child endangerment. Society has changed so much from old days and has softened up with the political left that it has has left us soft and our kids our soft can’t realize the real reality of things. We need to grow up and go back to the old way of things and go back to what worked because it did in the past. Why change things that worked in the past and change things in the future? We need to root out the screening of maybe our young of their personalities that in inherent brain activities maybe prevent future action? But how do we do that? That is up to more technology to come up with criminal science. NavyNavy001
ReplyDeleteHey NavyNavy001,
DeleteI totally agree with your response. Though my mother never did that to my brother and I in public she was not afraid to snap on us if we stepped out of line. At home I'd be fetching the belt for him and him for me. I honestly don't think it's child endangerment if it's strict but not over doing it. Letting your child know that what they are doing is wrong if it is seen as delinquent is the right thing to do and can help straighten them out for the future. Some parents are either not there for their kids because of work or don't know how to address their children (words or physically) when they start to commit criminal acts. -TanLionNala001
Choice theory is also known as rational choice theory. Choice theory is when juveniles weigh the pros and cons of committing delinquent acts and choose to do so anyways. Choice theory is controversial because it is a common belief that juvenile delinquents are the product of a bad environment like a bad home life, ways of abuse, a need to commit crime to support self or others, or need to take part in gang activity for a sense of belonging. Delinquents are delinquents because they choose to be. Juveniles are not making hasty decisions, they are carefully analyzing their choices. Delinquent acts are premeditated and thought out. Commiting crime lends a juvenile street credentials, it is also seen as normal in juveniles community, for some, crime may seem to be the only option. Unfortunately, juvenile delinquency is increasing at a steady rate and juveniles are choosing to partake in crime. Psychology crime is done for pleasure, sociology crime is done for social gain and corrupt ethics and criminal justice is a swift severe punishment deter crimes. There are four types of explanation for delinquency on choice theory. Delinquency in choice theory related to family, school and the courts. -PB001
ReplyDeleteIn this video it talks about choice theory and how it relates to juvenile delinquency. Choice theory is when juveniles weigh the pros and the cons of committing delinquent acts and chooses to do so anyways. We see a lot of this in today’s society. Many kids don’t have parents watching them so there out with their friends might try to steal some candy or break a window. A lot of kids think about what might happen if they get caught. Depends on strict the parents are. Because if so they probably will think twice about committing a crime. Where as if there parents are not around they typically don’t care. Committing crimes leads a juvenile street credentials. He or she might want to hang out with a certain group of people and their only way to that is by committing a crime. Committing crime is seen as normal in juvenile communities. In some poor neighborhoods kids might act out because others are and they think that it’s ok. For some crime may seem like the only option. Many kids who parents are not in there life might steal for food or new clothes because there not getting it at home. Batman001
ReplyDeleteWith this video hitting choice theory in regards to juveniles: It is a cost benefit analysis. In other words juveniles “weigh the pros and cons of committing delinquent acts and chooses to do so anyway.” This theory is controversial because it focuses on the juvenile as an individual rather than focusing on outside risk factors. This theory is saying that delinquency acts are premeditated before they are carried out. I’ve seen this a few times in life, especially in high school. For an example, a kid brought weed onto the bus. They knew what the consequences would be if they got caught BUT smoking weed made them appear “cool” and they were able to exclude people from their friend group. The only way kids were let into the group were if they smoked weed alongside them. Normally on a bus kids don’t worry as much about the consequence because most of the time they are not told on or scolded by the bus driver/authority (In my case I did end up telling on the kid anonymously but the punishment given to the kid was not that severe. They got a suspension and I think lectured but in the end the kid was not deterred and continued to do so even when they had gotten back to school.) I brought up this example because it ties with this theory. The student weighed the pros and cons and then committed the crime. For juveniles committing crime can also attribute to their street cred if they are caught, in my example it was for popularity. For a juvenile in a gang this could mean praise. Kids see their peers (maybe even their siblings) committing crimes on a day to day and may just think it is okay. And finally, the parents. I don’t know if the parents to the kid in my example were strict on him or not BUT he did continue to commit crimes. Depending on how a child is brought up can lead to delinquent acts as well. It can be negative coping OR a way to get their parent’s attention. On another not skipping school and doing other things to get away from bullying or stealing to get compliments at school. -TanLionNala001
ReplyDeleteChoice theory is also known as rational choice theory. A theory that juveniles commit a crime based off of free will, they commit the crime as a choice. This theory focuses on the personal decisions of the delinquent rather than outside factors. Delinquents are not a product of abuse, gang activity, or bad home life, but instead a choice to commit such crime. In choice theory, juveniles receive a swift punishment that results in juveniles still commit the crime. Juvenile choose to do it such crime to gain street credentials, and respect or their family relatives do the same. I agree with the choice theory that juvenile delinquency is increasing at a steady pace because they are being encouraged to do a dare or their friends do the crime. I learned that delinquency cause of how they were raised, their peers, they have a criminal personality, and they choose to. There are about 2.1 million juveniles that enter the court system annually that became an epidemic in deeply rooted communities. Most juveniles who commit crimes are boys and mostly crime against persons and property. Girls choose to commit petty theft, and both genders are usually involved in gangs. In all, we as part of the society must change the way we treat children as they grow up. We need to teach them what is right and wrong. -Cancun001
ReplyDeleteThis video talks about the choice theory within juvenile delinquency and how juveniles think about the pros and cons of the crime but choose to do it anyway. This theory states that while juveniles weigh those pros and cons in their head, they actually have a well-thought idea of why they should do the crime and not just done on a whim. In choice theory, juveniles seem to have different crimes that are the most typical offenses like gang activity, petty theft, substance abuse, public order offenses, and property offenses. Juveniles usually steer towards crime if people around them commit crimes, meaning they think that it’s okay to do it if neighbors, family, peers, friends, or guardians are doing it. In choice theory, juvenile delinquency can have an impact on society, especially in surrounding areas because violence and cruelty happening at increasing rates towards property and people. This leads to children and teenagers seeing all of this happening around them and could lead them to choose to do the same. The video also talks about how choice theory and delinquency is put into psychology, sociology, and criminal justice. Choice theory states that crime is done for pleasure within psychology, so the juvenile only sees the gain when committing a crime. Then, choice theory says sociology is when the crime is committed for social gain. Lastly, for criminal justice the choice theory says it has a swift severe punishment will deter crime. -HL001
ReplyDeleteIn rational choice theory juveniles weigh out the good and bad but still are urged to be delinquents. This does not focus on any outside factors. These children carefully thought about what they were doing in a premeditated manner. Children commonly commit crime for street credentials, it is seem as normal, or even their only option. Juvenile delinquency is steadily on the rise while the drug offenses stay the same. The main offenses include; gang activity, petty theft, substance abuse, and property offense. The challenges to rational choice theory is that it does not focus on family life, social life, or lifestyle. Most juvenile delinquents are causing harm to people por properties. Girls are more likely to commit a petty theft. Where boys are more prone to the violent crimes. Surprisingly both girls and boys pretty equally are involved in gangs. Many of these children find pleasure in committing these crimes. We need to find better alternatives for these for kids. If we can start with these kids young, by getting them on a good track, maybe we can have better futures for society. To deter crime amongst our youth we have to find them outlets and keep their minds busy with good things.
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This video explains the choice theory and its process within juveniles. The choice theory says that a juvenile who commits a crime believes that after committing such crime will benefit them more and sees the punishment as nothing severe to them. That is evident now as well knowing that severity deterrence is the least impactful way to deter crime among juveniles. The idea that juveniles choose crime due to their surroundings such as bad neighborhoods, families, and local gang activity can definitely explain certain juvenile activity, but not all juveniles. I agree with the psychological aspect of this theory though because of the train of thought the juveniles posses. The hormonal issues that a juvenile in poverty might be facing could very well be causing them to act out in ways they can not control as well as they should be able too. The poverty aspect of that comes into play because their family or guardian may be unable to provide them the medical care they may need in order to take control of their actions. The juveniles who seek crime out may also be because of the idea that it makes them look cool like their friends, which is yet another outside source that may control how they are acting. -Blues001
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