Anti-social_Behaviour

Anti-social Behaviour Society must accept responsibility to control anti-social behaviour among adolescents, in order to limit youth violence. Four theories of child anti-social behaviour are neoclassical, biological, psychological, and the economic/ sociological theory (Hoge & Andrews, 1996). Individuals need to recognize that several factors collectively contribute to a child’s delinquency; of which the two most encompassing factors are environmental and biological. Environmental factors are a widely accepted hypothesis concerning juvenile crime and violence. Parental failure, poverty, TV, and location of upbringing are a few recognized instigators of delinquency; however, recent studies have hypothesized the significance heritability and genetics have on a child’s response to his/her environment. Research provides support that biological and environmentally based anti-social behaviour may be overcome through social and educational programs aimed at high risk individuals, leaving deterrents and medical treatments as a last resort. Despite hesitation from many professionals, genetic acknowledgment will provide the missing piece of information concerning human nature and tendencies. Longitudinal studies show males born with a sluggish version of the gene for monoamine oxidase A, or MAOA, tended to have a higher level of aggression and anti-social behaviour. The MAOA gene is situated on the X chromosome, and anti-social, behaviour, children, studies, maoa, boys, violence, through, social, programs, gene, factors, criminal, child’s, age, teachers, support, risk, research, provide, parents, must, males, longitudinal, individuals, high, genetic, environmental, environment, delinquency, cognitive, coercive, biological, 2002, vulnerability