SOC222 : SOC 222- First Half.docx

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC222
• Professor: Allison Chenier

Document Summary

Many theoretical explanations for youth crime resulting in the development of a lot of different types of approaches to the prevention and control of youth crime. The scientific study of juvenile delinquency: three aspects of delinquency. Nature: what constitutes youth crime and under what conditions. Extent: frequency of behaviour; duration of offending; seriousness of the offense. Do we treat or punish: two important concepts. How is theory defined and what criteria are required to establish causality. How we define delinquency itself: theory defined. A theory is often defined as an interrelated set of concepts that provide an explanation for a given event or a type of behaviour. Define and systematically map out the relationships between the theoretical concepts. Indicate the direction and magnitude of the relationship between these theoretical concepts (meant to help us make sense of the world around us. Micro theories try to explain why individuals act in certain ways (biological or psychological explanations.