CRM 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Shoplifting, Ritualism In The Church Of England, Travis Hirschi
4 Apr 2016
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Candidate (the social context of juvenile offending: peers and friends) Criminal behaviour is learned (people that you associate with will teach you how to commit offences) Not why, but how, criminal behaviour occurs. Crime is a cost-benefit analysis (rational choice model, people decide to commit crimes) Exposure (neighbourhood problems, family issues (generally includes boys as they are less constrained compared to girls) Social support and friendships are important across the lifespan. Trying on" identities (turn into someone you re not) Seeking greater autonomy and independence (from parents) Body of an adult but a still-developing brain (voices change, girls start developing: robust brain development. Increase in white matter (connected tissue between neurons and brain) Stronger neural connections (stronger ones will dominate) Neural pruning (dying off of unnecessary neurons: cognitive skills. Refining and tuning of cognitive skills (frontal lobes of our brain) Increasing impulse control (but still not great, youths take more risks than adults)
