10: patterns & trends in youth deviance Flashcards

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what are ASBOs?

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anti-social behavioural orders - issued for petty offences such as graffiti, drinking in the street and are associated with youth deviance

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what is the peak offending age for males?

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18

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what is the peak offending age for females?

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15

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what is the most common youth crime?

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theft
- stolen goods

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what proportion of youth offenders are male?

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80%

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what is the most significant risk factor for committing crime?

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being a male

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what did smart (1976) say?

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young males have less informal control than females so they commit more deviant acts

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what did muncie (2004) say?

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notions of femininity are opposed to criminal behaviour, meaning females less likely to commit crime

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what did becker state?

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males more likely to be labelled by police due to labelling theory

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what is the main factor for women committing crime?

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being in deprivation

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what crimes do females commonly commit?

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shoplifting
theft
violence

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what did messerschmiat (1993) state about youth deviance and class?

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talks about working and middle class males from different ethnic groups being drawn to commit different types of crime

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what crimes do white working class youth commonly commit?

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vandalism, minor theft and alcohol related offences

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what crimes do minority ethnic groups commonly commit?

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acts related to street gangs

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15
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what crimes do the middle class tend to commit?

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acts based around recreational drug use

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16
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what did bowling and grahams (1995) study show?

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used a sample of 1700 participants with a further 800 from ethnic minorities. age group studied was 14-25yr olds. all participants asked to self report the number and types of crime they committed during the last year.

44% white, 43% black people, 30% indian, 28% pakistani, 13% bangladeshi admitted to committing one or more crimes
white males and females admitted to using drugs more than any other group, whilst bangladeshi people had lowest rate of drug use
white people commit more crime than other ethnic groups in general

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what did farrington and west’s (1994) longitudinal study show?

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18
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give three evaluations points of farrington and wests (1994) research.

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19
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which social class is most likely to be deviant and why?

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20
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give four stats about ethnicity and youth deviance.

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21
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give a stat about gender and youth deviance.

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