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Unit 22: Backward and Delinquent Children: Definition, Types, Characteristics

(3) Simple Delinquency: Simple delinquency is the result of the conflict between the need of Notes
child and the home, school or society conditions.
(4) Reaction Delinquency: Reaction delinquency, as its name suggests, arise from the reactions
of the children against the society when the child thinks that he is the victim of the society, he
revolts and tries to break the rules and conventions of the existing society.
(5) Psychoneurotic Delinquency: "This type of delinquency is created on account of the
expression in anti-social manner of the repressed tendencies.
(6) Aggressive Tendency: The mode of attack may be physical aggression damaging school
property Torturing, committing suicide and forgery.
• Other Classification of Delinquency: The following are the other categories.
(1) Aggressive and hostile basis with some persons; (2) Standard basis; (3) Basis of Individual
standard; (4) Habit basis; (5) Truancy from school.

22.8 Keywords

• Delinquency : bad or criminal bahaviour.
• Conflict : A situation in which people, groups or countries are involved in a serious
disagreement.
• Temperamental : A person's nature as shown in the way they react to situations.
• Ego : Your sense of your own value and importance.

22.9 Review Questions
1. Define "Backward children". Explain the characteristics of backward children.
2. What do you undnerstand by "delinquent children".
3. Give any five characteristics of delinquents.
4. Give at least five types of delinquency. Explain.
5. What is aggressive tendency?
Answers: Self Assessment
1. (i) 85 (ii) delinquent (iii) chronological
(iv) Juvenile delinquent (v) I.Q.
2. (i) (b) (ii) (a) (iii) (c) (iv) (a)
(v) (b)
3. (i) False (ii) True (iii) False (iv) True
(v) True (vi) False

22.10 Further Readings

1. Special Education: Daniel P. Hallahan, James M. Kauffman, Paige C. Pullen; Pearson
Education, Inc.
2. Special Education: Linda Wilmshurst, Ph.D., ABPP, Alan W. Brue, Ph.D., NCSP.

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