PSYC 3402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Protective Factor, Heritability, Social Learning Theory
2 Feb 2017
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There is a point of time in time where they have to decide they want to stop for the smaller single-events to begin. No agreement but clearly both are important. (chicken vs. egg argument) Criminal behaviour peaks in late adolescence/early adulthood. (age 18-25) There is a sharp decline after the age of 30. Average age of canadian prisoners = 37-38. How long does crime last: the average adult crime career lasts 6 years, psychopathic offenders desist later, age 30-40. How does age effect crime: decline in physical strength (not supported, lost contact with antisocial peers, maturation, change in social/institutional environment, cognition changes in subjective interpretation of environment. Strengths are important in understanding desistance: what are the protective factors and resiliency factors which stop them from continuing their career paths of criminals, promotive versus protective, protective factors: having a job, Desistance and substance abuse: men with early substance abuse began adulthood with high level of antisocial behaviour.
