PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Social Control Theory, Substance Abuse, 6 Years
24 Feb 2014
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Finish the sentence: i wouldn"t mind if col. russell williams moved next door if he : your typical offender isn"t necessarily someone you need to be afraid about living next to you. How does age affect crime: decline in physical strength too weak, lost contact with antisocial peers. Differential association theory: associating with better people as you age, maturation. A kind of unexplained, late puberty: change in social/institutional environment. Steady job, loving woman: cognitive changes/changes in subjective view of crime. Other, not so positive reasons: learning to evade detection, change to legal antisocial activities (ex. Burglaries to girlfriend"s stolen cheques: ongoing antisocial behaviour doesn"t lead to arrest. Mechanisms behind desistance: burn out physical ageing, genius-age link. Drug offenders you have about a 7 year street life as younger generation comes in, eliminate older people more dangerous to be on the streets. 50% of active people in worse condition than 5 years ago, but only.
