PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Truancy, Longitudinal Study, Impulsivity
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If crime is more severe, it has a lower frequency of occurrence: crime is more prevalent among younger males, crime is more prevalent in the western half of canada. Unlawful acts against persons: violent crimes, similar to those crimes committed by adults, such as aggravated assault, robbery, and sexual assault. Unlawful acts against property: property crimes, similar to those crimes committed by adults, such as burglary, larceny-theft, and vandalism. Drug offenses: possession, distribution, and/or manufacture of drugs. Public order offenses: nuisance crimes against society, such as noise violations. Juvenile status offenses: acts only juveniles can commit such as violation of curfew, running away, and school truancy. Intrinsic processes (maturation/biology: social bonds - insulate people from criminal activity, salient events - e. g. marriage lowers criminal offenses (responsible for someone else, and have someone else to talk to about goal setting, etc. ) Gender differences: the lcp occurred more in males than females, the al (adolescent limited) shows no gender differences.
