patterns of crime Flashcards
what do crime patterns suggest criminals are?
young, male, working class.
what are rosenbaum’s 6 traits of ‘problem communities’?
living in poverty
poor housing
benefit dependent
poor schools
drug problems
limited community control
who is most likely to be convicted of a crime?
working class
what is the difference in patterns between crime rates and conviction rates?
crime rate shows no link to social class whereas conviction rate is highly linked to social class.
what do webster and kingston say about crime?
link between crime and class is directly linked to degree of inequality in society.
what do the social exclusion unit say are the 5 traits of prisoners?
been in care
truanted, excluded from school
long term unemployment
benefit dependent
mental health/drug use
why is middle class crime less likely to be reported?
victims may be unaware
victims may prefer avoiding publicity of prosecution
complicated tax laws make it difficult to prosecute
csew doesn’t account for this type of crime
what did haste say about m/c crime?
m/c have moral codes including environmentalism but don’t care about white collar crime as its a way of getting back at business.
what’s the difference between white collar crime and corporate crime?
wcc - committed by office worker against company.
corporate - committed by business to maximise profit.
who is most likely to be victim of burglary and violent crime?
working class
what % of offending population do young people make up?
80!
4 alternatives for arrest for young offenders?
antisocial behaviour orders
reprimands/warnings
fine
triage scheme - restorative approach
what do owen and cooper say about repeat offending in youths?
if first crime was robbery/theft, more likely to become repeat offenders.
what % of crime is dealt with by fines?
67
who is more likely to be a victim of crime, young or old people?
young
