CRIM 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Anti-Social Behaviour, Tums, Social Control Theory
19 Jan 2016
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Containing risk factors, and protective factors [high quality schools, nurturing parents] Connected to persistent, violent offending and victimization. Poverty is often associated with many other risk factors as well. Children from low-socio income families are often targeted by the police. The relationship is not well understood between poverty and risk factors. May result in reduced nurturing and consistent parenting. Can lead to aggressive parenting since it requires less time to parent the child through aggressive discipline. Delinquency predicted by the delinquency of friends. Direct results of association with deviant peers. Deviant youths are drawn to deviant peers; amplifying the already existing tendencies. Dodge & pettit (2003): children are rejected for more than 2 years by grade 2. Peer acceptance is important for social and psychological development. Had a 50% chance of developing anti-social behavior later in young adulthood. Bullies find people who are weaker and more submissive to administer the bullying.
