Chapter 4 Flashcards
Glueck and Glueck
Criminal behaviour declines with age
Early antisocial behaviour is related to chronic criminality
Philadelphia Birth Cohort
Criminal behaviour peaks between ages 11 and 16 and then declines
Cambridge study in delinquent development
Criminal behaviour declines after the age of 17 years
Early antisocial behaviour was related to chronic criminality
Coercion Theory
Criminal and violent behaviour is developed by the family environment.
It is identified by effective parent-child interactions
Coercive Interactions
Coercive parenting is using harsh punishment, such as hitting, and yelling. This can lead to the escalation of dysfunctional behaviour
Cumulative Disadvantage
Early developmental difficulties that create developmental problems for individuals over their life
Adolescent-Limited
- Adolescence; Desists in young adulthood
- Normative offences (typical offences teenagers do)
- Social Mimicry
- Shifting reinforcement contingencies
Lifecource Persistent
- Life-long pattern of antisocial behaviour
- Few, persistent, and pathological
- High-risk environment
- Offending is more pervasive and serious
Social Mimicry
A process where two species share the same environment and compete for the same resources. When one species is more successful at obtaining resources, the other will mimic or adopt these behaviours to becomes more competitive
Parental Birth Complications
Developmental difficulties experiences prior to birth
eg, Exposure to toxins
Perinatal Birth Complications
Developmental problems experiences immediately before or after birth
Temperament
Choosing how you react in a situation
Externalizing Behaviour Disorders
A category of mental disorders, experienced by children, that is characterized by behavioural indicators such as fighting, lying, or stealing
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
An externalizing behaviour disorder characterized by (1) inattention and (2) hyperactivity and impulsivity
Oppositional Defiant disorder
A childhood externalizing behaviour disorder characterized by anger/irritable mood, argumentative or defiant behaviour, and vindicgtiveness
Parental Practices
The diverse range of parental behaviours occurring in the family context, including disciplinary approaches, monitoring and supervision strategies, and interactional styles
Authoritarian
Very strict
Increased risk for aggression
My way or the highway
Authoritative
Flexible
Give you options for vegatiables
high levels of self control
Permissive
Low levels of self regulation
Poor school performance
Low parenting and monitoring
Parental Monitoring
A process involving several interrelated behaviours, including parents’ awareness and knowledge of their children’s activities and limit setting on children behaviour
Parental Discipline
Parental actions designed to correct undesirable or antisocial behaviours as part of the socialization process
Corporal punishment
The use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain but not injury for the purpose of correction or control
Corporal punishment short-term effects
Compliance
Corporal punishment long- term effects
Aggression
Mental health problems
Peer rejection
Children with low sociometric status are more likely to engage in delinquent and aggressive behaviour
Increased in antisocial and aggressive behaviour
peer Selection
Peer-rejection children are more likely to socialize with the like-minded peer’s homophily
Peer association is a robust predictor of delinquency
Temptation talk - your peers tell you something else that is not supportive
Conduct Disorder
- Most concerning
- Aggression towards people and animals
- property disjunction
- Lying and likes to rule break
