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- Title
A Qualitative Case Study: The Lived Educational Experiences of Former Juvenile Delinquents.
- Authors
Donges, William E.
- Abstract
The impact of juvenile delinquency on society is an issue of great concern. The impact of delinquent behaviors goes beyond the victim to include the offender, the offender's family and society as a whole. A review of the existing literature reveals multiple studies, which examine delinquency from a causal perspective. Despite the efforts of researchers a definitive causal link is not readily determined. Ethical concerns centering around a quantitative study on delinquency precludes the discovery of such a causal link. Utilizing a qualitative study approach we may not be able to identify causal relationships; however, this approach provides clear insight into the lived experiences of the individuals being studied and in turn offers us the possibility of understanding what these experiences were and how they possibly impacted the individual. It is through this understanding of the lived experiences that we gain insight. This insight will, hopefully, facilitate the prediction of and the mediation of anti-social juvenile behavior.
- Subjects
JUVENILE delinquency -- Social aspects; PSYCHOLOGY of juvenile offenders; DELINQUENT behavior; PEER relations; SOCIAL learning theory
- Publication
Qualitative Report, 2015, Vol 20, Issue 7, p1009
- ISSN
1052-0147
- Publication type
Article