Wikstrom and Tafel 2003 Upbringing - peterborough youth study Flashcards

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Aim

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To study a range of factors and to identify which are the most significant in predicting future criminality

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method

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cross sectional study - interviews and data collection.

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Sample

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nearly 2000 14&15yr olds (yr10) students

response rate was 92%

studied violence, vandalism, shoplifting, burglary and theft

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results

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people who commit many crimes commit a wide range of crimes.

45% of males and 31% of females had committed a crime

offenders were most likely to be involved in alcohol and drug abuse

9.8% of males and 3.8% of females had committed a serious crime of theft

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Conclusions

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Individuals with high protective factors are less likely to offend than those with low protective factors.

individuals with high risk factors are more likely to commit a crime.

the key risk factors were: weak family and social bonds, weak school bonds, poor parental monitoring, truancy, social class, weak morality, poor self control.

3 groups of adolescent offenders:

  • propensity - induced
  • lifestyle - dependent
  • situationally - limited
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