CRIM 103- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 50 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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Adds additional stress: parents working 2 jobs. May reduce nurturing and consistent parenting: aggressive discipline. Act in groups (particularly for non-violent crimes eg. robbery) Direct result of association with deviant peers. Deviant youths seek similar peers birds of a feather flock together. Deviant youth drawn to deviant peers; amplifies already existing tendencies: most currently supported perspective. Dodge & pettit (2003: children rejected for 2+ years by grade 2. In adolescence, 50% antisocial vs. 9% for non-neglected children. Indirect relationship: children at risk for poor language, cognitive skills, social/emotional development. High quality preschool programs: help protect at-risk children, long-term benefits. After-school programs range widely in benefits: some have negative effects. Early school failure = double rate of delinquency. 75% of state prison inmates did not complete high school. Most important = stable, secure, supportive home environment. Positive effects of parent-child relation in 2-parent family are stronger than in single parent families. Parental practices: strategies to affect particular aspect of child.
