PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Mary Ainsworth, Gerald Patterson, Noncustodial Parent
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Two origins of criminal behaviour: developmental risk factors. Some risk factors can be described as experiences that are common in the background of many repeat offenders, such as school failure, abuse of alcohol, antisocial peers, or childhood victimization. Some children follow a pathway leading to serious delinquency and crime, while others follow one that may lead to only minor juvenile offending which stops as they approach adulthood. Some children display antisocial behaviour early; others wait until adolescence, or for some children there is no offending at all. A nurturing and healthy environment minimizes biological and socially toxic conditions that influence healthy development. Psychological risk factors that are more biologically based, such as a troublesome temperament or prenatal exposure to neurotoxins. It is important that we learn about these risk factors and how they influence the developmental pathway, especially during the early stages of development.
