Attribution Theory Juvenile Delinquency and Research Proposal

The findings are expected to reveal interesting facts about the core motivations and external factors leading to juvenile delinquency.

Parents and teachers will also be asked how they view their children, as well as suggestions on how the delinquency problem can be remedied.

All the answers from all the interviews and questionnaires will be consolidated to form a statistical body of research. This will be analyzed in order to determine perceptions and motivations for juvenile delinquency, to understand it better, and to combat it more effectively.

The premise of the study is that research focusing upon criminal activity -- especially as it concerns the youth, often fails to take into account that various factors influence social problems such as delinquency. Asking the teenagers themselves about their perceptions of crime and criminal activity, as well as the punishment involved, can provide a valuable deeper layer of understanding regarding the issue of juvenile delinquency.Such understanding can then also provide a valuable platform for formulating more adequate responses to curb the problem.

The outcome of the study can also provide a premise for future study in terms of targeted remedies for juvenile delinquency.

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