SOC225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Symbolic Interactionism, Acculturation, Learned Helplessness
28 Sep 2016
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A correlate of crime is a variable that is related to crime. The two strongest correlates of crime are age and sex. Note that correlation does not mean causation - correlation is a necessary, but not sufficient condition for causation. Universally, young people commit more crime than older people. This is true of most types of crime. One exception is political crime and certain types of corporate crime where young people lack access to the means of committing the offences. In 2009, approximately a third (34%) of murder victims and almost half (49%) of the offenders were under age 25. For both victims and offenders, the rate per 100,000 peaked in the 18 to 24 year-old age group at 17. 1 victims per 100,000 and 29. 3 offenders per 100,000. In 2011/2012, while persons aged 35-44 years were responsible for 41% of all cases completed in adult criminal court, persons aged 18 to 34 were involved in 59% of all cases.
