Patterns and Trend In Crime: Age

Question 1

young people:

Answer 1

more likely to commit crime than adults

although ages 10-17 make up for a minority’s of incidents of police recorded crime

Question 2

McVie (2004)

Answer 2

argues that in reality, the relationship between age and offending isn’t as clear cut. Argues that data collected in age-bands tends to mask more precise trends

Question 3

Soothill et al. (2004)

Answer 3

found the peak age of conviction for some crimes e.g. burglary tonne around 16 or less whereas mirroring and drug offences peaked between 21-25 before declining

Question 4

Crime Survey (1986)

Answer 4

suggest that age is disproportionate to the fear of crime. As you get older, you fear crime more and when you’re younger you’re more likely to be victims of crime