Describe the different elements of the social bond theory.

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One of the more popular social control theories is Travis Hirschi’s bond theory. Hirschi believed that an individual’s bonds to his or her community develop in early childhood and encompass four elements: attachment, belief, commitment, and involvement. Juveniles, he said, were more likely to become delinquent if social bonds were weak. He found that delinquent behavior among those boys was significantly related to the following personal characteristics: weak attachment to parents and education (attachment), low respect for the police (belief), lack of aspiration toward measures of legitimate success (commitment), and activities driven by boredom (involvement). However, Hirschi’s theory did not adequately explain how the social bond between the juvenile and society was broken, and it did not clarify whether all or just some of the components of the bond must be broken for delinquency to occur.

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