Youth in the Justice System:
I highly appreciate patience and exercising due diligence in decision making especially in situations that are overly pressurizing to an individual. I believe that decent people of the society exercise acts of patience (Thornberry, 2004). The fact that I have holds this virtue and belief, I have gradually developed a substantially negative attitude for impatience and people who do not exercise due diligence in decision-making.
There are times in the early morning hours when everyone is travelling to different places of work and school, which make me particularly frustrated, as the roads are chaotic. I silently think that my fellow drivers are impatient and are arriving at poor decisions (Shoemaker, 2009). I do not see the point of them hooting and cutting each other off thereby inconveniencing everyone else. Due to this kind of thinking, I feel justified to induce behaviors such as not giving ways to such drivers in traffic and rudely speaking to those who cross my values (Farrington, 2008).
Impatience does not simply arise from demands placed on others but rather on the inordinate demands, we place on ourselves. Frustration could burst forth leading to our own self-criticism. Most people expect a lot from them and expect it immediately (Bartol & Bartol, 2009). They assume that others will automatically endorse their priorities as well as share their urgency. In the event that they do not, they feel substantially out of control, which is their greatest fear. They do not want anyone else to direct their lives (Akers, 2009). Through my experience, what a 'negative' attitude is usually a sign of low self-insecurity and the moment it is built up with motivation and encouragement, individuals are able to flourish (Vito & Maahs, 2011). Also, I suggest that people’s behavior is like plants which do not thrive under certain conditions.
References:
Akers R., (2009) Social Learning and Social Structure: A General Theory of Crime and Deviance. New York: Transaction Publishers
Bartol C., Bartol A., (2009) Juvenile delinquency and antisocial behavior: A developmental perspective. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Farrington D., (2008) Integrated Developmental & Life-Course Theories of Offending. New York: Transaction Publishers
Shoemaker D., (2009) Theories of Delinquency: An Examination of Explanations of Delinquent Behavior: An Examination of Explanations of Delinquent Behavior. New York: Oxford University Press
Thornberry T., (2004) Developmental Theories of Crime and Delinquency. New York: Transaction Publishers
Vito G., Maahs J., (2011) Criminology: Theory, Research, and Policy. New York: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
