AGE OFFENDING CD

Question 1

which age is more likly to offend?

Answer 1

• young people 10-17 where 23% crime police recorded crime in 2009-10

Question 2

what are gender difeernces with age?

Answer 2

• males aged 10-17 were respobaible for 20% of crimes in 2009-10 and young women only 4%

Question 3

hats the differnce betwwen girls and boys for juvenile offenders and adults?

Answer 3

• juvenile offenders are more likelt han adult offenders to receve a caution than a convicntion in their first offending with females more likely to recece a yotuh caution than makes with 75% and females at 83% likely to get a caution in 2013

Question 4

what does Mcvie argue?

Answer 4

• realtionship between age and offending is not quite clear cut due to age banding in the home office records with over 21 category so you cant look at in detail

Question 5

what does soothill argue about?

Answer 5

• peak age for conviction for some crimes such as burgary to be around 16 or less whereas motoeing and rugs peak between 21-25 before delcining

Question 6

what are some problesmwith looking at age offending

Answer 6

• age patterns in stastics can be questioned
• youth crime more visable so they appear more in stastics than adults
• reasons for teenage ages could be futher explained by theoriests