Juvenile Delinquency In his works Rolf Loeber tried to identify, describe and gain more insight into understanding of the developmental aspects explaining the cause, onset and continuation of a delinquent career. Rolf Loeber considers that there are many factors influencing a delinquent career, such as social, personal factors, socialization, cognitive and situational factors, to mention a few. According to Rolf Loeber, there are three distinct paths of development toward delinquency by splitting overt acts into those, representing authority defiance and those, representing aggression. According to Loeber, some children can follow specific developmental pathways resulting in delinquent and disruptive behavior. These behaviors are displayed in a progressive and methodical manner, where the less serious problem behaviors precede more serious ones (especially in boys).
Loeber claims that these delinquent behaviors follow the sequence of progressive activity from difficult temperament to hyperactivity, overt behavioral problems and/or aggressiveness, withdrawal, poor peer relationships, academic problems, covert or concealing of behavioral problems, association with deviant peers, delinquency and arrest and, finally, criminal recidivism (Loeber and Farrington).
I agree with Loebers multiple pathway model, as it allows understand the developmental processes that are represented by sequences of offsets of different behaviors. Loebers multiple pathway model permits testing of the consistency and orderliness of development across persons within groups as well as evaluation of precursors to later violent and serious delinquent career. There are many famous criminals and offenders who have traveled down these paths, such as famous Irish-American gangsters: Jack Legs Diamond, Chicagos Dean OBanion and Owney Madden and others. Works Cited Loeber, R. and D. Farrington. Serious & violent juvenile offenders. Sage Publications, Inc, 1999..
The Essay on Oppositional Defiant Disorder Behavior Odd Problems
According to the DSM-IV, if a child's problem behaviors do not meet the criteria for Conduct Disorder, but involve a pattern of defiant, angry, antagonistic, hostile, irritable, or vindictive behavior, Oppositional Defiant Disorder may be diagnosed. These children may blame others for their problems. Oppositional Defiant Disorder is a pattern of negativistic, hostile, and defiant behavior lasting ...
