Wikstrom & Tafel - The Peterborough Youth Study Flashcards
Who were questionnaires distributed to?
2000 14-15 year olds in state schools in Peterborough
What was the aim of the study by Wikstrom & Tafel?
To test what factors are the most significant predictors of criminal behaviour
How many questionnaires were returned?
83%
Besides the questionnaire, what else were the pupils asked to complete?
A short diary in which they had to note where and how they spent their time
There were 5 examined explanatory factors. What were they?
Family social position, Individual characteristics, Social situation, Lifestyles & routine activities and Community contexts
What was an overwhelming majority of youths found to have?
Strong pro-social values
Was serious offending found to be rare or common?
Rare
Who committed a wide range of different crimes?
High-frequency offenders
What were the strongest predictors of youth offending?
Social situations, dispositions and lifestyles
Name 3 key risk factors
Weak family, Weak morality and Poor parental monitoring
Who was found to have more risk factors?
Those from lower social class
What were the 3 groups of adolescent offenders proposed by Wikstrom and Tafel?
Propensity-induced offenders, Lifestyle-dependent offenders and Situationally-limited offenders
