Lifestyle Theories Flashcards
0
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Youth
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- at school, on school property
- hanging out after school
1
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High-risk lifestyles
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- gregarious: over the top extrovert, always wants to be out
- homeless
- using alcohol or other substances
- hanging out
2
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Homeless
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High rate of victimization
3
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Sex Trades
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Dehumanized
4
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Equivalent group hypothesis
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Victims are also offenders
5
Q
Homicide
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Half of homicide victims over 12 had a criminal record
6
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Assault and Robbery
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Related to participation in self reported crime
7
Q
Female Offenders
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85% have history of physical, sexual violence
8
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Proximity hypothesis
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- wrong place, wrong time
- rise of victimization depends on crime rates in the neighbourhood, not personal lifestyle
9
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Deviant place hypothesis
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- natural crime zones
- poor, densely populated areas
- transient populations
- many motivated offenders
