The document discusses how a child's early life experiences can impact their development and ability to function in society. For some children, impoverished early experiences may lead them to grow up anti-social and fail to engage in mainstream society. By adolescence, these experiences shape their values and behaviors, sometimes resulting in educational and social failure. Exclusion from school often leads to further anti-social behavior and potential criminal activity, representing a high cost to society. The document examines characteristics of anti-social youth such as immature morality, blaming others, and cognitive distortions that allow them to avoid responsibility for harmful actions. Alternative group solidarity within deviant peer cultures can reinforce anti-social tendencies by cultivating alternative values and identities.