A critique of social bonding and control theory of delinquency using the principles of Psychology of Mind.
The present paper first describes the refined principles of Psychology of Mind (POM) and shows how their logical interaction can help explain the comparative amounts of both deviant and conforming behavior engaged in by youthful offenders. The logic of these principles is then used to examine the major assumptions of social bonding and control theory of delinquency focusing predominantly on the formulations of Walter Reckless (1956) and Travis Hirschi (1969).
Kelley
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Department of Criminal Justice, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008606:Mental Processes; D009769:Object Attachment; D010553:Personality Development; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011936:Reality Testing; D012649:Self Concept; D012918:Social Alienation; D012925:Social Conformity; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012933:Social Identification; D013850:Thinking