Young Offenders Flashcards
1
Q
Reactive aggression
A
emotionally aggressive response to perceived threat
2
Q
Proactive Aggression
A
directed at achieving goals
3
Q
Resilient Temperaments
A
–Exceptional social skills
–Child competencies
–Confident perceptions, values, attitudes and beliefs
4
Q
Why Youth join gangs
A
- Intergenerational dysfunction & involvement
- View violence in home
- Search for Identity
- Peer Support & Belonging
- Educational and Occupational Inequalities - gives them opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have, a way to make a living; may be funded for certain education paths (lawyers, police, etc)
- Mental Health
- Low Self Esteem
- Boredom
