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Violence at Schools

The Antisocial Behavior Leading to Juvenile Delinquency

Introduction

In the course of the discussion , the emphasis of the discussion approves to the issue concerning the step-by-step evolution of juvenile deviancy . As according to the study of Miller , Wasserman and Neugebauer juvenile delinquency develops from school violence , which originates from antisocial behavior . Considering the plan of the study , the discussion introduces different arguments from credible scholarly resources , and finally takes into consideration the principal stand of

the research - antisocial behavior in School leads to the development of juvenile delinquency

Discussion

Synthesis : The Issue on School Violence and Juvenile Delinquency

In 1990s , the term school violence has become associated to the frightening illustrations of deviant behaviors in school and juvenile criminal behaviors . Miller , Wasserman and Neugebauer assert that a longitudinal relationship exists between antisocial behaviors in the school , reported school violence and juvenile delinquency (2 Meanwhile , Heilbrun , Goldstein and Redding add that these incidences of school violence (e .g . student shooting that killed 12 students and 1 teacher in 1999 3-month continuous incidences of school shooting and gang wars reported in May3 , 1999 , etc ) are no longer considered appropriate for the term violence , but a form of juvenile crime (46 Sprague and Walker maintain that the overall juvenile crime rate and the alarming increase in interpersonal violence are associated with a dramatic escalation in the number of children who bring antisocial behavior patterns to the schooling experience (6 . According from the National School Safety Center of United States (NSSC , the 93 reported incidences of school homicides between 1992 to 1993 and 2001 to 2003 have resulted to the murder of 116 individuals (Heilbrun , Goldstein and Redding 46 . Considering these incidences , various studies (Loeber and Stouthamer-Loeber Edward and Cauffman Miller , Wasserman and Neugebauer ) add to the claims of antisocial behavior as the principal component that predicts juvenile delinquency

According to the study of Loeber and Stouthamer-Loeber , a developmental pathway exists between antisocial behavior and aggression that can be traced back from the early experiences with a disrupted and chaotic environment , such as chaotic family , inconsistent parenting , etc Furlong and Bates support the latter assertion by identifying four specific antisocial behaviors that link to school violence and eventually juvenile crimes , namely (1 ) problem behavior observable during 4 to 5 years of age (2 ) engagement in a variety of problem behaviors (e .g . over and cover behaviors (3 ) problem behavior exhibited in a variety of settings (e .g . home , community and school etc , and (4 ) display of extreme aggression (117-118 . In addition Sprague and Walker state that these antisocial behaviors begin early in the child 's life and can occur across multiple settings and context regardless of the child 's racial or biological composition (6 . Lastly Rutherford , Quin and Mathur claim that the development of antisocial behavior is purely developmental in the child 's nature (255

On the other argument , McEvoy contends that the instillation of antisocial behavior is not developmental in nature , but...