The Social Bond Theory: My Delinquency Prevention Program

My delinquency prevention program is related to different kinds of criminological theory. The theory that relates to my program is The Social Bond Theory. The Social Bond Theory says that an individual will commit delinquent acts if his or her bonds to society are weak. These bonds to society are attachment, belief, commitment, and involvement. Attachment is the concerns you have about what people think of the individual. Belief is the traditional value system the individual believe in. Commitment is where the individual invest his or her time. Involvement is the activities the individual is involved in. If these bonds are strong, then the individual usually avoid delinquent activity.

My program relates is addressing the root causes of

Many parents believe they have little influence on their children’s lives. This is simply not true. At the ages of 10 -12 if the child does not have a strong bond with at least one parent, he or she might start to find that bond elsewhere, which can be negative. Studies show that securely attached adolescents are less likely to be involved in drinking, drugs and sexual behavior. Also, attachment relates to the belief bond. If the child is in a situation where he or she is tempted to commit a delinquent act, even though his or her parent is not physically there, the parent will psychologically be there is the belief bond is strong. This causes the child to question the activities he or she is faced with. So having strong attachments with parents will motivate children to making the right

We will address attachment bonds, using activities where parents and children work together to solve problem, demonstrating teamwork on a project that translate into teamwork. For instance, we can give them a puzzle to work on and this will show how well they work together as a team to solve a problem. The belief system will be strengthened by educated parents about their real role in their adolescents lives. Correspondingly to the belief system, the parents commitment bond will strengthen if the parents understand that it has an affect on their child’s lives. We want to instill that the parents understand that they need to be emotionally and psychologically invested in their relationship with their child. For example, we will ask the parents questions about their relationship with their child to see how commit and how well they know their child. The involvement bond will also teach the parents and the children 's that having his or her child busy, whether it is playing a sport or joining a club, will deter the child into criminal