PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Receiver Operating Characteristic, Social Learning Theory, Young Offender
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Consequences: farrington"s theory, long-term risk factors (biological, individual, family, peer, school, community & society, short-term risk factors (energizing/inhibiting factors, opportunity, anti-social tendency, Across countries: robbery, theft, incest = criminal. Determinants of crime: distal (historical, proximal (immediate/situational) Meta-analysis = weighted average of effect size: 2 dichotomous variables: Odds ratio: 1 continuous + 1 dichotomous variable: Central 8 risk/need factors: big 4 = major causal variables = major risk factors = 1st order correlates of crime. 4) antisocial associates: remaining 4 = moderate risk factors, but not major correlates. **antisocial attitudes and antisocial associates are more highly correlated w/ criminal conduct than social class/mental health. Risks and needs assessment modelled after major risk factors: used to identify level of criminal risk for: Offender intake assessment (aka dynamic factor identification. Analysis) = used by csc (federal) based on wisconsin model. Substance abuse = moderate risk factor = modest effect sizes thru intervention.
