Youth Violence: Exploring Multiple Theories

Appraise the statement that
youth violence can not be
explained by a single theory

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Background.................................................................................................................................1
Aim and Objectives of the study.................................................................................................1
LITERATURE.................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Background
Criminology is considered to be as a scientific study which in turn tends to include
responses, causes and enforcement by the law. It is an effective study which helps in
understanding the social behaviour of an individual. Youth violence is referred to as the physical
force in order to threaten young people who are aged between 10 to 24 years. This study will
highlight on exploring the key statement that, youth violence cannot be explained by a single
theory.
Aim and Objectives of the study
Aim
To critically explore on the statement that youth violence cannot be explained by a single
theory.”
Objectives
 To explore perceptions of youth violence and crime.
 To explore the past and present and determine how youth violence has changed.
 To consider the statistics on youth violence and crime.
 To identify and explore theories explaining youth violence.
Rationale
This study is carried out because it tends to have high degree of scope which is useful is
useful for the researcher in effectively understanding the various aspects and elements of the
study. This study is also carried out because of the academic interest of the researcher. The
researcher also tends to have personal interest to carry out the research because it will fill the gap
on the perceptions of youth violence and crime.
LITERATURE
To explore perceptions of youth violence and crime.
Hagan and Daigle, (2018) established the fact that, Youth violence is referred to as the
intentional use of the various physical power or force in order to harm others at a very young
age. This in turn mainly comprise of the young people hurting various other peers who in turn
are largely unrelated to them. There are large set of various civil disorders and epidemics on a
very frequent note. This in turn eventually results in the breakdown of the various social fabrics
of the society. There are various sets of social, cultural and political factors such as supply of
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drugs, guns, etc. results in high degree of increased likelihood associated with the youth
violence. Low degree of social cohesions within the community has eventually led to the high
degree of youth violence within the country (Lecture 2: Youth Violence, 2019). Youth crime is
referred to as the Juvenile offending or delinquency. This states the participation in various set of
illegal activities by the young people who in turn are aged between 10 to 24 years of the age
group.
To consider the statistics on youth violence and crime.
Seal and Harris, (2016) sought to investigate that, the proportion of violence in turn has been
increasing over the period of last 10 years. In the year 2007 it accounted for 19%, in the year
2018 it has been accounted for 29% and in the year 2019 it has been accounted for 30%. The
percentage change within the proportion associated with the proven offences is highly committed
by children in Wales and England between 2009 to 2019. There seems to be a declining rate of -
8.7% in theft and handling of the goods which has been stolen. But there seems to be a high
degree of violence against people which accounts for 10.3%. Use of offensive weapons and knife
which has been committed by the children has declined from 6500 number of offences in the
year 2009 to 4500 number of offences in the year 2019. Individual male who are aged between
16 to 20 years of the age are admitted to the hospital as they are most likely to be most deprived
to the youth violence. Birkland, (2019) established the fact that, Males within the age group of
28 to 32 years are least deprived of the youth violence. Individual females who are aged
between 15 to 20 years of the age are admitted to the hospital as they are most likely to be
deprived to the youth violence.
The a large set of political parties who in turn have been introducing various harsher sentences
and also close surveillance associated to those who have been given non-custodial punishments.
There are various community focused approaches which includes public health approaches,
youth work approaches, various local government partnerships and initiatives in order to reduce
youth violence my providing appropriate knowledge by reaching young people. Central
government has also taken initiatives such as development of the serious violence strategy in the
year 2018, and youth violence and gang violence post 2011 UK riots.
Identification of major theories.
Rational choice theory
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