Developmental TheoriesCPSS410W1

Assignment Content

1. Write a 600- to 750-word paper discussing delinquency from the perspective of a developmental theory identified in this week's readings. Address the following:
   
   • Cultural factors influencing delinquency over time
   • Childhood development in America
   • Age, race, and gender
   • Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Please include a correctly formatted title page, intext reference citations, and a correctly formatted reference page. DO NOT turn in a paper without in-text reference citations, or you will receive a zero. If you have questions, please ask before the paper is due.
     
     

• 1.1 Describe the juvenile justice system in America today and the development of juvenile institutions.
• 1.21.2 Discuss juvenile delinquency and what it means to be at risk.
• 1.31.3 Explore the social changes in juvenile justice over time and social process theories.