Age and Crime
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- Age and Crime
- Age Differences in Crime
- Browne (2009) - peak age for offending in England and Wales is 15-18
- Deviance between younger generations is known as 'Juvenile Delinquency' - been present in society from time memorial
- Crime more known about now due to media and social network
- Statistics
- 2002 Official stats: roughly 1/2 of all convictions were offenders 21 and under
- 2002 BCS: over 1/2 of all secondary students admitted to have broken the law
- Roe and Ash (2008) - 2006 self-report study showed 22% of 10-25 yo's admitted to committing 1+ crimes in past 12 months
- The Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime (1998): longitudinal study - studied 4,300 youths, found around 1/2 the crimes committed by 11-15 yo's involved vandalism, fighting and shoplifting
- Explaining Youth Crime
- Edgework and Peer Group: Katz (1988) and Lyng (1990)
- The search for thrills and excitement amongst all young people means that they often tend to 'live on the edge'.
- The 'buzz' of deviant actions 'gratifies' young people and this often outweighs the risks of getting caught
- This is reinforced by the fact that peer group status can be obtained through delinquent actions and therefore a cycle begins whereby group involvement minimizes the risk of getting caught
- The 'buzz' of deviant actions 'gratifies' young people and this often outweighs the risks of getting caught
- The search for thrills and excitement amongst all young people means that they often tend to 'live on the edge'.
- Edgework and Peer Group: Katz (1988) and Lyng (1990)
- Age and Victimisation
- Due to the young having the most important opportunity to commit crime, they are also exposed to a greater risk of being a victim of crime
- Wilson (2006): young people are the most likely to be victims of crime with 27% of 10-25 yo's reporting that they have been victims of crimes such as theft and assault
- Age Differences in Crime
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