Upbringing-Juby and Farrington-Results

Question 0

In which type of family were delinquency highest for 75 boys who were in this type of family on their 15th birthday?

Answer 0

Permanently disrupted families

Question 1

When was the peak age for criminal activity in Juby and Farrington’s study?

Answer 1

17

Question 2

True or false?: the rates of delinquency were higher in intact families then disrupted families

Answer 2

False: 29% for disrupted families compared to 18% for intact families

Question 3

The loss of which parent caused the boys to become more delinquent?

Answer 3

The mother

Question 4

What cause of disruption was most damaging to a boy?

Answer 4

Parental conflict - intact families with high levels of parental conflict were just as likely to lead to criminality as disrupted families with high levels of conflict

Question 5

If boys continued living with their mother, were the rates of delinquency higher, similar, lower or the same to intact, harmonious families?

Answer 5

Similar

Question 6

What were repeat offenders more likely to have?

Answer 6

A convicted parent, a large family and a high level of risk taking and daring behaviour

Question 7

If the offenders had more offences, what did this typically mean?

Answer 7

They started offending at a young age