Juvenile Delinquency Activity
In preparation for this assignment, locate a Research Study on Juvenile Delinquency in the University Library. Your study must be come from a peer-reviewed journal.
Prepare a 750-1,000-word paper in which you address the following:
- Summarize the research study.
- Discriminate stages of self and moral development that begin in middle childhood and continue into adolescence.
- Cite examples from the study of the impact of group membership on adolescent identity formation.
Read Chapters 8 “Gender and Peer Relationships: Middle Childhood Through Early Adolescence,” 9 “Physical, Cognitive, and Identity Development in Adolescence,” and 10 “The Social World of Adolescence” from the text The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals.
Read the article “I'm sick of being me: Developmental Themes in a Suicidal AdolescentDownload I'm sick of being me: Developmental Themes in a Suicidal Adolescent”.
Watch the video “The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain” located at: https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brainLinks to an external site..
Watch the video “High School Training Ground” located at: https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_london_high_school_training_groundLinks to an external site..