Age

Question 1

Matza - delinquency and drift

Answer 1

Young people go through a period of ‘drift’ where they are no longer children but not adults. Societies moral bonds are weakened.

Lower class subcultures are concerned with toughness, risk taking and communal activities.

Weakened social bonds - control theory suggests criminal behaviour is likely if bonds to family and society are weakened - more likely in teenagers

Question 2

Juvenile delinquency

Answer 2

Youth who participates in anti-social behaviour and/or criminal behaviour

Specific procedures are used for dealing with juveniles - juvenile detention centres

Question 3

Statistics

Answer 3

2000-

Peak age of criminal activity is between the ages of 16-25 years old

Question 4

Subcultures

Answer 4

The likelihood of a young person belonging to a subculture is high and some subcultures engage in criminal behaviour - more likely to be rebellious

Question 5

Income

Answer 5

Young people may have few legitimate means available of acquiring material goods

Question 6

Responsibilities

Answer 6

Less responsibilities

Question 7

Cloward and Ohlin

Answer 7

Young people experience status frustration.

They create their own subcultures in which they gain respect from their peers. This leads to delinquency.

Question 8

Miller

Answer 8

Young people are excluded from many opportunities to succeed.
They create criminal gangs as opportunity structures to succeed in life.

Question 9

ASBO’s

Answer 9

Given to anyone over the age of 10
Can stop an offender going to a certain area or spending time with certain people
If terms are broken, can be arrested as committing a criminal offence
Designed to protect members of the public and not punishing the offender