DAT

Question 1

DAT A01

Answer 1

-Criminal behaviour is learnt through associations with others
-This association is with intimate personal geoups
-Learn: techniques, associations, motivations
-and is for or against crime
-If number of favourable associations outweigh unfavourable ones then they become an offender

Question 2

DAT A03

Answer 2

+Farrington et al (2006)
longitudinal survey development of offending and antisocial behaviour
411 males aged 8 in south london
41% convicted between 10-50
Avg 5 convictions 19-28
Risk factor= family criminality,poverty, poor parenting

-“run in families” is correlational may support other explanation e.g biological explanation

-can’t explain why younger males more likely to offend who would have been exposed to pro criminal values for longer or why males comitt more