What evidence supports who is most likely to be involved in crime?
Official measures of crime e.g. police recorded notes
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What did Jacobson find in his study?
Multiple disadvantages and complex backgrounds
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Provide evidence from Jacobson's study that support his view
Around 3/4 had absent fathers
Around 1/2 lived in a deprived household
Just under 1/2 had ran away before
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How did the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development support Jacobson's view?
Suggested that socio-economic deprivation was a key predictor of future criminality
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How might Jacobson's view be criticised?
The deviance and criminality working-class youths become involved in is more likely to be targeted by the police
Criminality among middle class youths may be hidden, tolerated or negotiated away
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Official measures of crime e.g. police recorded notes
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