Males talks about a facility in Chino for California's most dangerous kids ranging from 16-24 years old. .
Mike A. Males asked a guard, " How many offenders had been violently abused at home? The response was "One thousand percent""(382). The same question was asked at a youth detention center in Montana and the answer was the same. If society is wondering why young males are acting violently, they should examine the activities of the parents. Another piece of the equation of male violence and families is fatherless homes. Boys raised without a father figure grow up with void inside them. There are certain things a dad is suppose to teach his son, for instance how to be a man. Fathers have already gone through the growing up process and experienced life. It is their job to pass on that knowledge to their sons. Growing up without a male figure also allows boys to try and assume the male figure role themselves. Which in turn results in them acting macho and tough. If a child is raised in a fatherless household they might feel neglected, which leaves them searching for something to fill that painful void. In many cases fatherless males are a result of poverty.
Poverty is when someone has little or no money or possessions. Mike A. Males presents a table that shows for "Arrests per 1,000 persons living in poverty 2.0 of homicides and 50.4 percent of violent crimes are committed by males that are 20-24 years of age"(385). Poor conditions can cause a person to commit acts that one would not normally perform. People get desperate, and out of the desperation comes crimes. Males in poverty are usually not very educated, which is one of the reasons they are in poverty in the first place. If one is not educated it is hard to find a job. If you do not have a job that usually means you have no money. You cannot live without money. You need money to buy food and shelter. If a male has none of which I have described, he has to find a way to survive.
