SOCI 2P61 Chapter 5: Correlates of Criminal Behavior.docx
22 May 2015
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Chapter 5: correlates of criminal behavior: correlate: any variable that is related to another variable, correlation: a relationships that exists when two or more variable, such as age and crime, as associated or related to one another, maturational reform: the observation that involvement in crime tends to decrease as people age, role convergence: explanation for the rising crime rate among women has been that their roles have become similar to those of men, over representation: a group that has a number of its members in some condition in greater numbers than their population would suggest, cultural explanation: an explanation for crime that is phrased in terms of the values and beliefs of a society or its component subgroups, structural explanation: an explanation for crime that focuses on social structure (usually this refers to inequality, poverty, or power differentials, ex: the patriarchal structure of the family might help explain the abuse of women and children within the family.
