Personal Analysis: The Clip Trouble With Evan

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Trouble with Evan

The clip ‘Trouble with Evan’ narrates the struggle of a boy named Evan that puts his stepdad Mike and his mother Karen through stress because of his ill manners. Despite him being at a tender age of 11 years and in 6th grade, his mannerism is worrying because he is already engaging in morally unacceptable activities such as shoplifting, smoking, and gross disobedience, bullying other children and even stealing from his parents. Therefore, this puts his parents under severe psychological stress as they try to figure where their parenting is going wrong in a bid together to make him grow morally upright (Henning, 2016). Evan’s behavior was also straining his relationship with his parents and this stressed the parents as they tried to figure out different ways in which they could once again improve their relationship with their son. In addition, the clip revolves around trying to uncover the mystery as to what could be causing Evan’s unacceptable behavior.
Out of these two investigations, various factors emerged to be contributory to Evan’s behavior. The first thing that came out clear is that his parents had refused to disclose to him his real biological father. Currently, Evan stays and lives with his stepdad and this made him angry and then developed rebellion …show more content…

However, living in wealthier areas can mitigate the crime causing effect of low IQ. Another factor from the video clip that ties well with the lecture materials about the cause of criminal conduct is personality. According to (Henning 2016, Criminology Perspective), the values that an individual believes in, his skills, his beliefs, etc. can all lead to the development of criminal conduct. For example, someone who does not believe in honesty, hard work, and transparency is likely to develop criminal conduct in the course of his/her

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