Wikstrom And Tafel: positive/disadvantaged families

Question 1

Design

Answer 1

Cross-sectional snap shot study

Questionnaires conducted 2000/01 (92% response rate)

20% interviewed

Data from neighbourhood obtained from 1991 cencus (crimes, violence, vandalism, shop lifting, burglary, theft)

Question 2

Aim

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Participants

Answer 3

1957 students from 13 state schools in Peterborough

Question 4

Results

Answer 4

People who commit crimes commit wide range of crimes

45% males committed at least one of studied crimes

31% females at least one of studied crimes

Offenders more likely to be involved with in alcohol and drug abuse

9.8% males 3.8% females committed serious crime of studied crime

Question 5

Conclusions

Answer 5

High protective factors less likely to offend than those with low protective factors

Those with high risk factors more likely to commit crime

Personality factors: poor self control, low shame, antisocial values

Life style risks: time with peers in public setting , drink + drugs, truanting from school

Protective factors: strong family bonds

Question 6

Background

Answer 6

Kawacki et al

Social capital: describes connections created by social interaction

Crime direct link between factors of inequality and social capital

Higher level of inequality and lower degree of social capital, higher the crime rate