Intervention A plan for intervention deals with theories of strain labeling association social control

Wassaf Shemyafeh Midterm Exam March 25, 1999 Take-home Midterm Exam – Part Two INTERVENTION In order to prevent children from growing up in environments that produce deviant behavior we can take certain crucial steps while they are still receptive to social molding. Through the plan of intervention that I propose, we are assured that the next generation of our society’s children will not be plagued by the problems described by the theories of Labeling, Differential Association, Social …

…designed to replace the parents, but instead to supplement whatever job they perform. The most crucial part of the mentor program is that each group of children ‘grow up’ with the mentor and eachother; this provides a strong sense of belonging as well as instilling the important concepts of trust and ethics in their character. The students graduate together and with their mentor, hopefully keeping the bond they have built for many years to come.