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The potential to become involved in delinquent activities seems to differ between males and females. List and describe these gender differences and explain how they are relevant with regards to producing delinquency

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The gender differences in delinquency are determined. How relevant is with regards to producing delinquency are determined.

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Gangs are clearly a peer group and some gang members even refer to their fellow members as their family. Delinquency theorists agree that both peers and family play a crucial role in the socialization of an individual, therefore affiliating a deviant group with family and friends may influence the internalization of norms regarding behavior. Boys were more influenced than girls by aggressive peer associations. Boys were also more likely than girls to commit violent acts because of previous experiences and because they have weaker social bonds to their families. Heimer and De Coster also found that ...

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