NCJ Number
13108
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 17 Issue: 3 Dated: (1973) Pages: 261-267
Date Published
1973
Length
7 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON THE CAUSES, LEVELS, AND TREATMENT OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENTS BASED ON THE STUDIES OF SEVERAL ADOLESCENT GROUPS.
Abstract
THE STUDIES INDICATED THAT UNUSUALLY AGGRESSIVE JUVENILES TEND TO HAVE FAMILY BACKGROUNDS WITH A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS - FIRST, EITHER ONE OR BOTH OF THE PARENTS SUFFER FROM ONE OR MORE MAJOR CHARACTER DEFECTS, SUCH AS ALCOHOLISM, EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY, OR PROMISCUITY; SECOND, BRUTALITY, NAGGING, NEGLECT, AND REJECTION ARE COMMON IN THE HOME; THIRD, THE FAMILY IS USUALLY UNSTABLE AND OFTEN BROKEN. AS A RESULT, THE CHILD EXPERIENCES NEGLECT, VIOLENCE, AND INSTABILITY. THE AUTHOR DESIGNATES THREE LEVELS OF AGGRESSION WHICH CAN RESULT FROM THESE EXPERIENCES - VERBAL REJECTION OF ALL ADULT AUTHORITY, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE TOWARDS PROPERTY AND OTHER PERSONS, AND SOCIOPATHIC BEHAVIOR, WHICH INCLUDES, IN ADDITION TO VIOLENCE AND VERBAL REJECTION, A LACK OF FEELING FOR RIGHT AND WRONG.