Age Flashcards
1
Q
COPPER AND ROE
A
1/4 of all crime commited by 10-17 year olds, 88% men.
Longitudinal Youth Transitions and Crime study found that the majority was trivial, 50% fighting.
2
Q
Why do young people commit crime?
A
MERTON - Strain theory
Status Frustration
HIRSHI control theory
KATZ AND LYNG - Excitement.
COHEN Selective law enforcement, young people seen as criminals so 50% resources allocated to them.
MATZA- Lack of identity and denial of status, temporarily join delinquent subculture, justify with techniques of neutralisation.
3
Q
PEARSON
A
Young people are the most likely to commit crime, the peak age being between 15-25, been seen as deviants historically.
