SOC316H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Peer Pressure, Cumulate Rock, Concentrated Poverty
Document Summary
Focuses on underlying factors that foster criminal and deviant behaviour; put people at risk of crime in the first place. Research shows that most people who engage in criminal behaviour come from disadvantaged childhood backgrounds; not applicable in many cases such as white-collar crime, drug use etc. Underlying premise is that certain social interventions ideally in the early years, you can eliminate chances of recidivism; focus largely on children and parents. Proactive: preventing crime before it happens; stop predispositions toward crime (less risky) Long term: targeted long term programs aimed at minimizing risk factors; improving quality of life of those at risk. Targeted: aimed at those most at risk; most at risk for engaging in crime: risk factors associated with crime. Coordinated: operates in close collaboration with other initiatives in order to address multiple problems; those at risk of crime usually affected by combination of multiple factors (bring agencies to work together to deal with the problems)
