Comparing Hirschi's Theory, Attachment, And

People of society would in fact commit deviant acts, they decide not to. They fear losing the relationships they have with friends, parents, neighbors, teachers, and employers. Without these relationships and social ties a person is free to commit criminal acts.
There are 4 elements to Hirschi’s theory, attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief. Attachment refers to the ties an individuals has with others, mainly their parents and peers. Attachment to parents is the most important because without it is unlikely that feelings of respect for other authority figures will develop. There are 3 components to attachment with parents, the strength and quality of the relationship, supervision, and physiological presence. The second element is

commitment. Commitment is how much time you spend developing one’s future. The third element is involvement, activities you practice in such as bible study, sports, and other organizations. These activities sucks up extra time so delinquent behavior is not though about. Belief is the fourth elements to Hirsch’s. Beliefs are shared values within a culture.
This theory is telling us that almost all delinquency is cause by an imbalance of the four elements.

Those who have strong ties with the community are less likely to commit crimes. Like-minded people make us more connected within the world in a sense therefore not wanting to commit crimes against it.
Hypothesis
Hypothesis 1: Students who have both parents in the home are less likely to participate in deviant activities than ones who have single or no parents at all.
Hypothesis 2:Students that participate in 1 or more activities for future advancements are less likely to partake in deviant acts than ones who go home immediately after school.
Hypothesis 3:Students that have religious beliefs are more likely to steer away from deviant behavior compared to those with out beliefs.
Participants
The intended target population being studied is youths in America. There are three different sample groups taken from a school in an upper, middle, and lower class neighborhoods to target the different communities in this country. By including participants from the same neighborhood in each sample, this accounts for the social disorganization theory variability due to a difference in integration between different neighborhoods. The age of the participants range from 16 to 18, this is the time where students are more independent and start planning for their

future.
Procedures
Participants are given a survey designed to determine the student’s individual experiences with deviant behavior according to the four elements of Hirschi’s theory. To account for the attachment factor of Hirschi’s theory students are asked a series of questions in regards to their parental supervision and monitoring. Early parental child-rearing practices purportedly affect one's level of social and self-control since parental supervision prevents deviance externally by inhibiting the immediate act and, at the same time, trains the child to avoid future deviant possibilities on their own by internalizing these lessons (Polakowski, 1994).
Participants were then asked series of questions in regards to commitment and involvement elements of Hirschi’s theory students were asked about the types classes and the