CC200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gang, Amenable Group, Informal Sector
Document Summary
Exclusion from mainstream youth: marginal: within youth culture: factions, peers become influential. Risks for criminal and delinquent behaviour: risk factor, proportion of canadian youth, no risk (35%, low risk (35%, moderate risk (20%, high risk (15%, very high risk (5%) Risks: recidivism and intervention, dynamic risk factors. Amenable to treatment static risk factors. Problems at school: family factors at home, peers. (usually) at school: neighbourhood factors. Suspension rates ~ 25: discipline office, most routine problems, less routine problems, rare, penalties. University graduation rates (within 5 years: usa (~ 45%, canada (~53%) Peer influence - status: status acquisition, locale, secondary school, space and territory, power. Having delinquent friends: trust and attachment, differentially exposed, differentially affected. Extent parent(s) is supportive of child"s needs. Extent parent(s) are demanding of appropriate behaviour. Consequences of poor family relationships: greater likelihood, aggression and emotional disorders, crime, substance abuse, running away, violence, generational issues.
