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Below are very brief notes on the studies for T to C. They are the basic points you will need in the exam. If you think I have not elaborated enough, use this as an opportunity to look back at your notes or to trigger the memory of the more detailed information you do know. The writing below is correct to the best of my knowledge.
UPBRINGING
Farrington- Delinquent Development
- delinquent sibling - large family - convicted parent
- early intervention programmes for U10 could have sig impact Bandura- SLT and Transmission of agg
Wikstrom and Tafel- Peterborough Youth Study
- Family and sch bonds - Lifestyle - Neighbourhood-sch attended - Opportunity to truant
- Propensity induced- high risk lifestyle- account for most offences - Situationally limited- only offend if exposed to high level of situational risk- e.g need money to put food on table and just lost job (bit extreme e.g) |
COGNITION
Yochelson and Samenow- Criminal Thinking Patterns
- lack empathy - feel not obligation to anyone or anything - want to live life of excitement at any cost - poor responsible decision making
Kohlberg- Moral Development in Children
Gudjohnsson (yes 2 s's) and Bownes- External attribution
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BIOLOGY
Raine et al- Brain activity
- problems controlling and expressing emotions - lack of fear
Bruner- Genetic abnormality and violence
Daly and Wilson- Gender related Life Expectancy (LE)
- police, sch records on crime, truancy, delinquency
- Boys that truant get more potential mates, which compensates for them dying younger.
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