REPLY WK 3 NOTES

REPLY 3-1 XiAv (100 words and 1 reference)

Although it is not a hundred percent direct result that with bad exposure, whether it was from family, friends, or surroundings, it will lead an individual to a life of crime or to become aggressive and violent. Carpenter (2010) emphasizes social factors and three different environmental hazards that link to aggressive or violent behavior, including poverty, family instability, and poor education. Living in poverty, there is always a fight for survival and the mentality to get by any means necessary. Family instability can impact an individual depending on how severe the current conditions are. Often, in “broken homes,” or single parent homes, one parent will be working twice as hard to cover what is missing or it may be a household of nothing but negativity and lack of progression, barley getting by, but the common issue is the lack of structure and stability, which can steer the individual to turn to where they can experience stability, love even and support, even if it means doing bath things. When people experience poor education, they are not always able to keep up with the current times. Often poor education is a result of truancy, not attending school, leading to court summons, suspensions, and expulsions. 

REPLY 3-1 ReCa (100 words and 1 reference)

There are quite a few factors that can lead to aggressive behaviors but the ones that attribute to someone early in life are environmental factors; permissive families, unstable neighborhoods and delinquent peer groups (Elliott, 1997). When kids grow up with these environmental factors they have a higher risk of emanating violent/aggressive of up to 40 percent more than kids who are not exposed to these factors (Elliott, 1997). This doesn't mean that just because some kids grow up in a non violent home they aren't at risk. Kids who's parents do not teach them to socialize, make friends, conform to social norms etc can exhibit violent behaviors as well. Research findings suggest that growing up in poor, minority families and disorganized neighborhoods has two major effects directly related to violent behavior (Elliott, 1997). Growing up in a neighborhood where gangs are prevalent and parents are not hands on or loving leads to kids looking for somewhere they belong. This can lead to joining gangs because they find a bond, a "love" that they have been longing for. The majority of gangs use violence as a way to gain control and dominate, many times young kids are tasked with committing a violent crime to join and show their loyalty for the gang.

REPLY 3-1 JoMo (100 words and 1 reference)

There are three environmental hazards that Elliot (1997) believed contributed to aggressive or violent crimes. They are violent and permissive families, unstable neighborhoods, and delinquent peer groups. It is no secret that violent behavior is a learned behavior. Therefore, violent behavior starts at home at a very young age. According to Elliot (1997), “Even if violence is not modeled in the home, research suggests that the absence of effective social bonds and controls, together with a failure of parents to teach (and children to internalize) conventional norms and values, puts children at risk of later violence” (para. 1). Because of the parents not disciplining their children or leaving them alone for a long time, they may start to “learn” bad habits from those around their neighborhood. Elliot (1997) also stated that “there is evidence that growing up in poor, disorganized neighborhoods inhibits the normal course of adolescent development” (para. 1). The youth who are raised in poor neighborhoods have a disadvantage and may start hanging out with gang-affiliated people; therefore, drugs can start to be introduced. Nowadays, fentanyl is the popular opiate. Fentanyl is an opiate that is far more potent than heroine. The sad reality is that exposure to environmental hazards do cause aggressive and violent behavior, but as aforementioned, discipline starts from home and teaching a young child what’s right for wrong.