Off and Vic

Question 1

The development of offending and antisocial behaviour - criminal careers involve risk factors at different ages ie. teenage delinquency and the effects of events in the life course ie. becoming homeless

Answer 1

Farrington 2003

Question 2

what is a criminal career?

Answer 2

the longitudinal sequence of crimes committed by an individual offender - Blumstein et al 1986

Question 3

what is the peak age for offending?

Answer 3

late teenage year: 18-20

Question 4

early onset offending predicts…

Answer 4

a long/persistent criminal career

Question 5

a small fraction of the community commit…

Answer 5

a large proportion of the crime

Question 6

Who said: crime is more likely to occur when bonds to society are weak (500 delinquents & non-delinquents followed through the life course)

Answer 6

Sampson and Laub (1993; 2003)

Question 7

Who said that different informal social controls impact more heavily at different life stages? ie. marriage, employment, parenthood

Answer 7

Sampson and Laub (1993; 2003)

Question 8

Moffitt (1993) said there were two types of offenders…

Answer 8

1. life persistent offenders (you’re fucked)

2. adolescence limited (you grow out of it)

Question 9

Life persistent Anti Social Behaviour is caused by…

Answer 9

Neuropsychological deficits:
Verbal (listening, reading, memory)
ExecuctIve deficits: Attention- deficit/impulsivity aka. a difficult child

Question 10

Downhill Snowball effect…

Answer 10

means you struggle to change your reputation/have opportunity to learn prosocial behaviour and have to live with the consequences of previous acts eg. teen pregz