SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Shoplifting, Attention Seeking, Peer Pressure
11 Apr 2013
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Small group of offenders (6-25%) are responsible for majority of crime. Patterns of offending in childhood and adolescence are related to adulthood offending. We also know that many who did offend in adolescence do not go on to offend in adulthood. Ex. guest speaker, women"s and men"s pathways into crime. Patterns of offending can be identified through the identification of behaviours related to offending pathways. These are key ideas developmental theorists start with. Human personality and behavioural patterns emerge through a developmental process, beginning at birth and unfolding onwards. Until recently, most criminologists have ignored this insight. More concerned with what happens when individuals are placed in a particular context (family, community, etc. ) How a persons life unfolds as they move through different contexts. Push to think beyond just particular snapshots of life. Childhood, adolescent, and adult experiences are a continuous process of change. Individuals progress within culturally defined roles and social transitions that are age-graded.
