CRIM 104 Study Guide - Final Guide: Puritans, Social Forces, Ruling Class

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 104
• Professor: Barry Cartwright Josh Murphy

Document Summary

In past, biological maturity came later, social "adult status" came earlier. At present, biological maturity comes earlier (due to better health care and nutrition), socai "adult status" comes later. Young adolescents today are biologically and sexually mature, but are restricted from smoking, drinking, working, marriage, etc. Stability (final: continuity of anti-social tendencies over time. Anti-social children become anti-social teenagers who become anti- social adults. The age effect (final: hirschi & gottfredson say that there is a strong and robust association between age and crime. Anti-social behaviour peaks in late adolescence and then declines precipitously throughout adulthood. Where hirschi and gottfredson disagree with life-course tradition is in the interpretation of the age effect. They say age has a constant effect , with very limited variability (if any) that can be attributed to changes in social roles or institutional factors. The constant effect of age on crime is anathema to the life-course tradition".