CRJ180
Juvenile Delinquent Behavior Template
Psychological and Sociological Criminology Theories
Instructions
1. Review the profiles of each juvenile on the Listverse Top 10 Young Killers list.
2. Provide original, accurate, and complete summaries of each psychological and sociological criminology theory.
3. Match one or more juveniles with the criminology theory that best explains the child’s behavior. The same child may be used
more than once but avoid matching the same child repeatedly to most or all of the theories.
4. Explain your choice of theory in each case. This matching task is open to interpretation, so provide strong reasoning for your
choice.
5. Provide complete responses in all table columns and rows.
Psychological Theories
Criminology Theory
Summarize Each Theory
Match the Child
to the Theory
Explain Why You
Chose the Theory
Psychodynamic Theory
Behavioral Theory
Moral Development Theory
Personality Theory
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CRJ180
Sociological Theories
Criminology Theory
Summarize Each Theory
Match the Child
to the Theory
Explain Why You
Chose the Theory
Cultural Deviance Theory
Strain Theory
Social Control Theory
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