CH 5: Correlates of Criminal Behaviour

Question 1

Variables that are related in someway or are connected with crime are known as:

Answer 1

correlates

Question 2

age, gender, ethno-racial background, socioeconomic status, spatial location of offences, places:

these are all…

Answer 2

socio-demographic variables of offenders that correlate with crime

Question 3

What is the peak age of criminal offending?

Answer 3

18

Question 4

What is the average age of an offender?

Answer 4

17

Question 5

Male crime rates:

_% of defendants in adult criminal court
_% of the accused in sexual assaults
_% of robbery cases
_% of homicide cases
_% of major assault cases

Answer 5

• 80
• 98
• 89
• 86
• 77

Question 6

As the work roles of women become more similar to those of men, so will their involvement in crime

Answer 6

Role convergence hypothesis

-evidence suggests this may not be as strong as we think it is

Question 7

What are the two explanations of overrepresentation of minorities in the CJS?

Answer 7

1. Differential offending hypothesis. (racist view: black and indigenous are lower class of people that is why they commit crime)
2. Differential treatment hypothesis (TRUE: they are treated different)