Deviant subcultures trends and patterns Flashcards
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Why is it hard to measure patterns and trends in Deviant subcultures?
Low level deviance doesn’t appear in official statistics
ASBO’s
Anti-social Behavioural Orders - issued for petty offences such as graffiti or drinking and are associated with youth deviance
What percentage of ASBO’s were issued to 10-17 year olds in 2012?
37%, They have a higher rate of breaching their ASBO than adults
What has changed between 2001 and 2012 in terms of ASBO’s?
It has decreased from 1,414 to 1,329
What is the peak age for offending for males?
18 years
What is the peak age for offending for females?
15 years
How much of crime is Theft or handling stolen goods in youth?
0.5
What percentage of youth crime is for violence?
0.15
What percentage of youth offenders are male?
0.8
What percentage of young people are frequent offenders?
0.07
Which group of people a higher rate of offending?
Young black males
Which gender is more likely to engage in risk taking behaviour? (edgework)
Young males
Which gender is most likely to be targeted by the police and be found guilty?
Young males
What crimes do females typically commit?
Shoplifting, theft and violence
What has the highest impact on why women commit crimes?
Deprivation
Bowling and Graham (1995) study
Home office study of 1700 participants and then 800 from ethnic minorities, between 14-25. They had to self report the number and types of crimes they committed
Bowling and Graham (1995) findings
44% white, 43% black, 30% indian, 28% pakistani and 13% bangladeshi admitted to committing crimes
White people admitted to using drugs most and bangladeshi least
Farringdon and West (1994)
Used self reports to plot amounts and types of offending of a sample of participants over time. Found 1/3 males in london up to 32 had been convicted at least once
Longitudinal Research Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (1960)
examine self reports and offending. 400 males born 1951-1954, 90% admitted to commiting at least 1 criminal offence. Take off
Low family income, poor housing and large family size helped predict social characteristics of males age was 14 and by 23 it decreases.
What are the advantages of Farrington and West’s research?
+ Can follow an individual through their life to look for factors that can lead them to offend such as social class and can increase verstehen
+ Support from the New Right as they agree young working class male criminals have poor socialisation from parents and come from a low economic background and this leads to inadequate socialisation
