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Journal Article on Juvenile Deliquency(Subject Area: Sociology)

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Journal Article on Juvenile Delinquency

The study made by Kaplan and Johnson corresponds to the value of how people and corresponding social institutions perceive juvenile delinquency . In particular , it tackled the capacity of creating punishments and sanctions as an ideal norm that needs to be pursued Such direction then fostered better means of analyzing the response of different social institutions towards these actions . Similarly , the aspect of labeling within the social model was also studied . In particular , it takes into consideration how this

process corresponds to how individuals ascertain relationships and function towards functioning effectively within the specific standards established (Kaplan and Howard ,

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To achieve this perspective , the process of labeling was studied and determined by its capacity to promote deterrence . Similarly , careful study was also made in how a relationship may exist between the processes of social sanctions and the application of appropriate standards related to a model of deviant behavior (Kaplan and Johnson ,

br 100 . Through this , the study was able to establish specific patterns that allow the labeling process during deviant behavior to explain the motivation and resistance towards engagement . Such actions then help explain the manner on how people relate with social institutions and others accordingly

After careful analysis , the study then illustrated the value of utilizing labeling within the deviant behavior . Here , the principle is used to create better means of fostering distinctions between responses among individuals and social institutions (Kaplan and Johnson ,

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