Book Review

Bibliographic Citation

Kartini Kartno, D. R. (2010). Patologi Sosial: Kenakalan Remaja Juvenile Delinquency. Jakarta Raja Grafindo Persada.

Introduction

The book I choose to review for this assignment is entitled Patologi Sosial: Kenakalan Remaja Juvenile Delinquency by authors Dr. Kartini Kartono (2010). In this book, explain many problems about teenager’s life, I choose this book because I think, as a teenager, we  needs to know ourselves before making a effect  that is not good for anyone else, especially in ourselves. It because in this era of globalization, committed grow significance, especially in modern society which is too complex as a product of technological advances led to many social problems, such as the juvenile more days showed an increased number of crimes committed in the action group action. This problem will continue to evolve in line with technological developments.

Form of criminal behavior such as street racing highway racing is dangerous to mess up the environment, fights between students, brawl that took many lives, from school and then loiter in the streets, drug addiction and addictive ingredients. That’s all happen cause of attention or caring from their parents still minim and sometimes there are parent do not give attention or care to their child. But besides is also because genetic inheritance, inner conflict because mental stress internalization of symbolic false or family influence are said by Kartono, (2010). How to overcome? I will explain a little about juvenile delinquency with helped from some books and I hope we can add to knowledge that is useful and beneficial to us all.

Summary

   Kartono describes that juvenile delinquency as malicious or criminal behavior in teenagers. According to him teenagers who delinquent or evil also referred to as socially handicapped child. They suffer from a mental disability caused by social influences that exist in the community. Behavior adolescent children show signs of lack or absence of conformity to social norms, and the majority of juvenile delinquency under the age of 21 years, but if they are aged 22 years and over then it will decrease the crime rate. The teenager who committed the crime generally lacks the self control. Or is it abusing the self-control. In general, young children were very egotism and love to misuse or exaggerate exaggerated self-esteem’’ (Kartono., 2010, p.7).

   Kartono said that factors that encouraging them to commit the crime of which are, to satisfy the greed tendency, increased aggressiveness and sex drive, and one foster parent and one student, so that children become spoiled and weak mental’’ (Kartono., 2010, p.9). Causing effects such as frustration reactions themselves, it is because of lack of affection and supervision of a parent, do not care about religion, and the absence of channeling media talents and hobbies, besides that it is also because of a broken home and the influence of playmates.

   In essence, the crowd of boys from a youth group or association with criminal and social characteristics that are normal children, but by one or several forms of neglect, and efforts to seek compensation for all shortcomings, causing the young boy was later to become evil. So that the norms and codes that serve a role model and should not be violated were not ignored but neglected to be broken’’ (Kartono., 2010).

   Many teenagers who live in the midst of his own family and relatives feel unworthy drift and do not have a dignified social status, feel trapped and cannot grow, in the middle group of these children can find a different compensation for any shortcomings’’ (Kartono., 2010, p.12). The type of this type of juvenile delinquency such as, vagrancy and then ditching school all the way, Racing on the road that interferes with traffic safety, Then drug abuse, conduct free sex marriages without a rope, and the fight between the students that sometimes brings casualties’’ (Kartono., 2010, p.21).

Critique

   Kartono’s ideas which are presented in this book are very interesting. The discussion of this book explains that the child's attention if not maintained or will cause problems for their parents, According to Kartono, (2010) or one of  his idea said that if the actions to be done it is to do a humanitarian approach in children. So I can say that if this book very good with the idea have presented.

 Juvenile delinquency is a form of crime that occurs in society. Especially in modern times it is today with so many cultures as a result of the more familiar areas of national and international communications. With social status thus has resulted in the emergence of many problems, especially young teenagers. So there was crime everywhere. Violate the laws, norms, and rules of predefined rules, According to Santoso that the purpose of establishment of norms and laws that are to be obeyed, and who violate it will be sanctioned by criminal law’’ (2001, p.3).

From their ideas that, they have different, such as from Kartono’s ideas more explain about many teenagers life or their area, it means that, the kinds of juvenile delinquency that explain more details, different from Santoso’s ideas, only presented about  norms and laws in society and who violate it will be sanctioned by criminal law. But not only have that made a teenagers do the action like that, but still there are many factors, such as Asrori, (2007) said that there is not media creativity to show their talent or their hobby, but if a parent can support their child with give them facilities, perhaps this way will make the teenagers nothing time for do something effects negative. Because juvenile delinquency is also one of annoyance psychological sometimes happen in teenager’s life, in order that as parents must know psych their child so that they can getting lose from negative effects’’ (Asrori., 2007, p.3).      

   In this book there are many issues raised that occur teenage life squad, such as what the impact of make them like that, whatever form or the kinds of juvenile delinquency, and what should we do if this happening to us, and last how to prevent and overcome this problem, Kartono, (2010). So I think I agree from the statement, because this action is not good, then to make the same actions the child deterrent punishment should be applied to them, so that children will not repeat all of that.

   The discussion in this book has characteristic different from other books because it covers all aspects of the book of aspects and the existing norms, for example in the book about kriminalog by Santoso it only explains part of crime that often occur among teenagers, the book discusses the Santoso the more common forms of crime in the community, or a more general nature, without discussing more about the crime that often occurs among a teenager. And then the book Kartono has an excess of books I have read, as I have said above that is a good solution is quite important to know such a solution for parents who may have teenagers according to Kartono that parents must provide and show attention and affection to their son, or the most important for parents that always teach them, such as how to use the media and internet with good communication, and last that as parents are encouraged whenever possible support their hobby or talent that is positive, so maybe like that can prevent teenagers from their bed action. So we can say that the flaws in this book that almost nothing in terms of social pathology, there may be shortcomings but I think it is not disputed for the reader.

  The relationship of juvenile delinquency between criminology and psychological is related. According to Santoso that juvenile delinquency is an act that violates the rules or legal norms in society and it is an act of crime, so who did it should be subject to sanctions or criminal penalties for public security. So solution between I have to agree where the enforcement of criminal law for those who violate the law.

Recommendation

   After I read the books, I can say that if this book especially interesting to us read to apply to our future life, as I have said earlier on section critique, so all the advantages of this book have I lay out above starting from how to form of the contents of this book, how to handle it, until the message conveyed any message, especially the importance of this book for the public, especially parents who have teenagers. After I know the advantages of this book, the point I suggest for teenagers to read this book and study this book, especially applying our future life. So I think for recommendation only that can I mention because I have to say in critique.  In essential is this book can give us much knowledge for the readers. So let’s read this book.

References

Kartini Kartno, D. R. (2010). Patologi Sosial: Kenakalan Remaja Juvenile Delinquency. Jakarta: Raja Grafindo Persada.

Santoso, S.H., &Achjani Eva, S.H. (2001). Patologi Sosia: Kriminolog. Jakarta: Raja Grafindo Persada.

Asrori Muhammad, D. R (2007). Psikologi Pembelajaran. Bandung: Wacana Prima