Research Paper on:
Animal Cruelty Social Bonding And Adolescent Criminal Behavior

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different elements that are involved in these areas. The research methodology is justified through a discussion and the differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods. Problem Statement The  problem statement for this proposal considers the concept that animal abuse leads to aggressive behaviors towards other humans. Animal abuse during adolescence is a predictor of adolescent criminal behaviors. These  precepts have been reported in the literature, however, further research is needed to examine the elements associated with why an individual would engage in animal cruelty and what social and  behavioral aspects are related to this type of behavior. Hirschiss social bonding theory is incorporated into this study as a way to consider social bonds developed during childhood and adolescence  and how important they are in terms of developing antisocial behaviors, such as animal abuse. Social Bonding Theory All social control theories assume that all people are equally capable  of committing crimes. Worse, they would do exactly that if they were left only to theory own devices. Early research focused on the question of why people commit crimes which  then changed to why do people follow the rules (Paciotti, 2010). In the 1950s, Reiss and Nye suggested that people have personal internalized controls wherein they sanction their behaviors. The  external controls are social and legal. Socialization is the reason for law-abiding citizens. Hirschi later offered a social bonding theory to explain criminal behaviors. This theory is the most well-known  and most tested of all control theories related to crime (Jensen, 2003; Paciotti, 2010). Hirschi argued that people commit crimes when their bond with the society weakens or breaks. Adolescents  who do not commit crimes will have many strong ties to family, friends, and even institutions, like school. Delinquents, on the other hand, have relations that are described as "cold