CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Copycat Crime, Corruption, Dating Abuse
22 Sep 2016
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S & k define leisure as free time or spare time that is used specifically for recreation or play. Activities that people voluntarily choose to engage in, because they are source of pleasure or satisfaction. Teenagers have more leisure time than married couples who are raising a family, or people who are working full time. Some forms of teen offending are also forms of leisure e. g. , painting graffiti on schools or joyriding in stolen automobiles. Even when no forms of offending, leisure time activities often take place in venues where there is a considerable amount of crime and victimization e. g. , raves, bars, and sporting events. Often repeated claims that certain leisure activities cause people esp young people to become criminals. In the past, attention focused on corrupting influence of everything from comic books to rock and roll music to movie violence. Attention now shifted to contemporary leisure time activities, e. g. , internet usage, violent video games.
