Question
In chapter 14 of your text, the role of schools in crime prevention is discussed. What are some of the theoretical views regarding the importance of schools in developing behavior? What are some of the educational factors that affect delinquency? From biblical worldview, what should our response be to the effect school and education has on delinquent behavior?
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Sample paper
The Role of Schools in Crime Prevention
Crime prevention, especially at an early age, is the best method to reduce as well as deter perpetration and criminal behavior in a community. However, to successfully prevent crime, there is the need for the community or strategist to learn and understand the root cause and the sources of criminal behavior. As a result, the introduction of school-based programs that can help to teach the youths and school children on dangerous or factors that can lead them into crime can help to change their attitude and mentality towards criminal activities (Kupchik, 2010,). Research shows that most of the youths engage in criminal activities because of lack of knowledge regarding crime. This assignment will attempt to show the importance of introducing school-based crime prevention programs.
Highest percentages of youths that engage in crime are always associated with drugs. Thus, if schools can find a way to keep the youths and school students away from drugs, there is a high possibility that they can control criminal activities in society. Apart from training and educating the youths in various ways and techniques they can use to ensure that they do not end up committing crimes, schools can invent and introduce other crime prevention programs such as maintenance that are common among most youths addicted, detoxification and outpatient drug-free programs. The most paramount advancement in early prepuberty social cognition is the advancement of the theory of mind (Hinton, 2016). Social cognition is at the core of children’s capability to integrate with other persons and to see things from their perspective. As a long result, prevention programs such as education, information, knowledge, resistance skills as well as evidence on prevention programs have a better and strong chance of having a significant impact on the lives of children at an early age compared to adults. Therefore, most psychologists believe that it is easy to influence the attitude and mentality of the kids through the theory of mind which states that understanding each person has to do with their mental being considering that each person has his or her own mental states.
Schools have a great potential as a locus for crime prevention. Often, these education programs offer constant access to students through the development years adequate with dedicated educators dedicated to helping the youths lead a healthy and happy life. Thus, schools are crucial to developing a behavior of youth. Some of the known factors that contribute to delinquency include to poor performance in school which discourages as they feel out of place and inferior to their peers (Hinton, 2016). On the other side, insufficient education on criminology plays an important part in influencing these youths in joining criminal organizations which contribute to their criminal behaviors. Additionally, lack of strong moral guidance at both at school and at home widely influences the behaviors of the youths prompting them to join and participate in crime related activities. Acts of crime are innately moral actions, and as a result, educators and trainers should emphasize on changing the moral setup of a child’s behavior.
The Bible strongly discourages children and youths from defying advice from their superiors on how to lead a better life. In the book of Proverbs 15:5 the Bible says that “a fool despises his father instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.” This verse is a clear indication that through training and education from parents and seniors, children and the youths, in general, can learn how to avoid crime and leave a happy and healthy life.
References
(2017). Retrieved 29 March 2017, from https://learn.liberty.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-17049734-dt-content-rid-150776697_1/courses/CJUS323_D01_201720/Presentations/CJUS 323 LMS/Presentation 6 (LMS)/res/index.ht
Hinton, E. K. (2016). From the war on poverty to the war on crime: The making of mass incarceration in America.
Kupchik, A. (2010). Editor’s Introduction: Crime, Crime Prevention, and Punishment in Schools. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 26(3), 252-253. doi:10.1177/1043986210369287
