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Present an analysis of what you take to be the most important explanations for youth offending behaviour and discuss the implications for criminal justice policy.
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THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE HAS ASKED YOU TO HELP HER WITH DEVELOPING A POLICY FOR THE PREVENTION AND POLICING OF YOUTH CRIME IN SCOTLAND. PRESENT AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT YOU TAKE TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT EXPLANATIONS FOR YOUTH OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR AND DISCUSS THE IMPLICATIONS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY. As with all forms of criminal behaviour, juvenile delinquency possesses patterns from which theories can be developed. Bowlby looked at how family can affect the criminality of the children in it, particularly in terms of the attachments these children form. The Chicago school focussed more on the characteristics of particular areas in which crime was observed, whereas Merton applied Durkheim's theory of anomie to youth crime and Merton studied delinquent subcultures. These theories are particularly useful in the prevention and policing of youth crime as they can be directly applied to policy by identifying the causes and attempting to balance or eliminate...
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