According to "correlates of delinquency", there are no differences in risk factors across this demographic.
What is gender
100
These are characteristics of the person or environment that are associated with an increased probability of maladaptive developmental outcomes
What are risk factors?
100
This level of crime theory focuses on things like individuals or on close relationships.
What is micro
100
For class you read an article relating the routine activities theory and juveniles. The policy implications included the suggestion that increasing this is not a good idea.
What is police presence
100
We use this to better understand the social problem that is crime and to learn how to better address it.
What is theory
200
According to Wong (2012), in the juvenile justice system, this demographic has on average more problematic backgrounds than their counterpart.
Who are girls.
200
SES and delinquency are correlated in this way
What is negatively
200
According to this theory, as people travel along the path of life, their behavior may change and affect their propensity to crime and delinquency
What is life course
200
For class, you read an article general strain theory, race, and juveniles. This research determined this about differences in strain between minorities and their counterparts.
What is that there is little difference in level of strain experienced.
200
General deterrence is one policy implication of this theory or family of theories
What is choice
300
A number of risk factors were discussed in Cardosa’s article. Children who experience greater levels of this have an increased exposure to violence, family disruption, and aggressive peers.
What is poverty
300
When two variables have a causal complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship they are said to be this
What is correlated?
300
Marriage and career are two of the critical turning points of this theory
What is life course theory.
300
(General strain article) After controlling for all risk factors, this group has been found to commit the most juvenile crime.
There have been no conclusive results to point to one group
300
Hormones might be examined when studying this theory of crime.
What is trait theory
400
Results of the Spencer article suggests that there is this level of agreement between delinquents and their guardian as to what risk factors led to their delinquency
What is high
400
This crime correlate implies suggests that there may be a culture of violence in the southwestern US.
What is time and place
400
That it is victim blaming is the main critique of this theory
What is routine activities
400
According to the article you read on self control and juveniles, previous offenses and psychiatric diagnosis were predictive among which group?
Who are females
400
Learning, control, and reaction are three sources of this.
What is socialization
500
One of these is not a correlate of delinquency according to “Juvenile Delinquency: An Investigation of Risk Factors and Solutions” :
A. Peer pressure
B. Teen parent
C. Maltreatment
D. Lack of motivation
What is lack of motivation
500
Six percent of the U.S. population is made up of individuals age 14 through 17. This same age group makes up this percent of all arrests.
What is 15 percent
500
This more modern version of a classic crime theory adds negative stimuli, removes positive stimuli, and includes negative affective states as potential causes of delinquency.
What is general strain theory
500
According to the self-control theory, juveniles are more likely to exhibit these characteristics (name 2)
What risky, little skill, hot tempered, unable to see long term benefits/consequences
500
Restorative justice, non punitive justice, and healing over retribution are all policy implications of this theory