Week 4 Flashcards
Cunneen, White and Richards (2015), believe
1.
2.
3.
should be analysed to better comprehend youth crime
- structural
- situational and
- personal factors
property offences committed by working class youth may be due to?
- limited availability of adequate means
2. denial of opportunity to take part in socially acceptable activities
Australias economic structure is divided into 3 classes according to socio-economic status-
- capitalists (bourgeoisie)
- small business and professional class (petit-bourgeoise)
- working class (proletariat)
Youth unemployment and poverty are at risk of-
- suicide
- poor health
- erratic/irregular employment patterns
- pathological youth lifestyles
criminals and those sent to prison are generally from _____ _______ ______
lower socio economic classes
working class appear to:
- commit more crime and anti-social acts
- be victimised more often
- have higher levels of fear of crime
long term unemployment results in
- illegal means to acquire money becoming more attractive
- becoming more willing to engage in crime
what are the 3 possible factors embedded within the relationship between socio-economic status and crime
- structural
- situational and person
- social disorganisation
According to _____, _____ and _______, “the generating force for much of … [working class] crime is subsistence or the impulse to supplement ones income relative to subsistence levels (2015, p.121)
Cunneen, White and Richards
What role does the media play on youth crime
- demonises these struggling working class youth (folk devils)
- moral panics
- deviancy amplification (positive feedback loop)
economic justice
social policy must be balanced against market forces by formulating appropriate policies in:
- Fiscal matters
- Monetary issues
- Labour market concerns
what are the factors of a relationship between being unemployed and taking part in criminal activities?
(push factors)
- lack of paid work
- inadequate income levels
- poor neighbourhood amenities and dysfunctional communities
The National Youth Participation Requirement has made it mandatory for all young people to participate in schooling until they complete Year __ and to participate until the age of __ years in full-time education, training, employment, or a combination of these activities.
10
17
Low levels of social control- _______ and _____ argued that ‘the more that an area is at a disadvantaged economically pulls together as a community, the greater its capacity to combat crime” (1997)
Hirschfield and Bowers
In an important New Zealand study, McLaren noted that:
“There are quite a few differences between the families of offenders and non-offenders