Turning to Crime: Upbringing Flashcards

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Farrington’s study looks at…

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Delinquent development

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Bowlby’s study looks at…

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Maternal deprivation

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Aim of Farrington’s study…

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To investigate the influence of family orientated life events on the likelihood of criminal behaviour.

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Farrington PP’s

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411 boys aged 8 and 9 from East London

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How many families involved in Farrington’s study?

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397 different families from working class backgrounds.

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(Farrington)

At age 48, how many participants were interviewed?

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365 PP’s (93%)

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(Farrington)

Who was interviewed?

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Children
Parents
Teachers

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(Farrington)

What other data was used to check the results of the interviews against?

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Data from the Criminal Records Office was used to gain information about convictions of the boys, their families and later wives or cohabitees.

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(Farrington)

Chronic offenders shared which characteristics…?

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Convicted parent
Delinquent sibling
Young mother
Disrupted family
Large family size
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(Farrington)

At which age did number criminal offenses peak within the group of boys?

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Age 17, closely followed by 18.

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Bandura’s theory…

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Social Learning Theory

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(Bandura)

Two types of learning…

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Observational

Vicarious

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(Bandura)

Types of vicarious learning…

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Vicarious reinforcement:
imitate role model and get rewarded

Vicarious punishment:
less likely to imitate role model if they get punished for doing so

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Sutherland’s theory…

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It is the social organisations in which people are associated that determine whether or not they will participate in criminal behaviour.

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(Sutherland)

Two assumptions…

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1) Deviance occurs when people deem it appropriate to violate social norms or laws.
2) Definitions of situation acquired through past experience e.g. Boy sees dad use violence to deal with certain situations, more likely to imitate that in the future.

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How many principles did Sutherland identify?

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9

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(Sutherland)

What are the main factors influencing an individual?

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Who they associate with
How long for
How frequently they interact
How personally meaningful the associations are