SOC 3310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Attachment Theory, Physical Abuse, Homicide
16 Oct 2016
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Social learning, sexual and physical abuse, and adult crime. Examines the relationship between childhood physical and sexual abuse and the types of crime committed by male adult offenders. Prediction that offenders model specific behaviors to which they have been exposed (male offenders who were sexually abused as a child are more likely to engage in violent offenses than nonviolent offenses) Results are consistent with the social learning approach (sexual offenders are likely to specialize in those offences) transmission of violence. Sexual abuse during childhood is associated with adult sexual offending, The child victim becomes a perpetrator, resulting in intergenerational children learn to do what has been done to them (as well as what they witness) Bandura modeling theory, observing the behaviour of others, some. Sexual and physical abuse are unrelated to the type of current offense (any type of mistreatment of children should increase the likelihood of criminal behaviour) Physical abuse during childhood is associated with adult violent offending.
