Turning to crime- Upbringing- Wikstrom

Turning to crime study looking at poverty and disadvantage - Wikstrom

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What is another name or Wikstrom's study?
The Peterborough youth study
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How many students participated in the study?
Nearly 2000
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How old were the students?
Aged 14-15 (Year 10)
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What methodology did Wikstrom use?
Interviews and data collection
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In what year was the study conducted?
Year 2000
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What crimes did Wikstrom study?
Violence, vandalism, shopliftiting, burglary and theft from cars
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High frequency offenders tend to commit .....
a wide range of crimes
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One in eight offender were reported to or caught by the police for ........
their last commited crime
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Fill in the gaps: Offenders are more often _______ than non-offenders and ______ offenders are particularly more likely to be ________ __ _______
Victimised, Violent, Victims of violece
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Fill in the gaps: Offenders are more ofter _____ and more often _______ _______ than other youths
Drunk, Take drugs
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What does Wikstrom say are the 5 explanatory factors that may predispose someone to criminal activitty?
Family social situation, Individual characteristics, Socail situation lifestyle and routie activites, Community contexts
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Which is the most important explanatory factor?
Individual characteristics
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What Wikstrom identify as key risk factors?
weak family and schhol bonds, poor paretal monitoring and truancy, weak morality, poor self control
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What did Wikstrom conclude were the 3 groups of adolescent offenders?
1. Propensity-induced, 2. Lifestyle dependant , 3.Situtuionally limited
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