Those influences in a persons life that are believed to increase the probability that an individual will engage in criminal behavior are called
risk factors
poverty is an example of which kind of risk factor
social
the diagnostic term which represents a cluster of behaviors in children characterized by repetitive and persistent misbehavior is called
conduct disorder
parents awareness of their child’s peer associated free time activities and physical whereabouts when outside the home
parental monitoring
poor quality preschool daycare places children at risk for (3)
poor language skills, inadequate social skills, and poor cognitive development
research has shown that children who are both ___ and ___ have the highest susceptibility of becoming serious delinquents
physically aggressive and rejected by their peers
one of the strongest predictors of later antisocial behavior
peer rejection
low parental monitoring is associated with (4)
higher levels of antisocial behavior, higher levels of violence, earlier initiation of drug abuse, earlier initiation of alcohol abuse
the ability to control ones own behavior, especially in children is called
self regulation
A persistent pattern of behavior in which basic rights of others are violated and social norms/rules are violated
Conduct disorder
What are some common characteristics of someone w conduct disorder (4)
Aggression to people/animals
2 forms of conduct disorder
Childhood onset (worst prognosis)
What is the ecological fallacy
The false assumption that the relationship constructed from group data and can be applied to a single person
What are the three rules of statistical prediction
1. Requires presence of predictive relationship between factors
2 social risk factors
1 poverty/social class
Why is poverty such a high risk factor
It is associated with bad housing, bad neighborhoods, limited opportunities, limited community involvement, delinquent friends, inadequate daycares, it’s associated with discrimination, coercive parenting, joblessness, etc
What is the strongest and best predictor of delinquency
Peer experiences
Relationship between peers and ____ is strong
Drugs
Aggression and peer rejection is associated with (2)
Serious delinquency and later adult offending
Why is timeout an ineffective form of punishment
It takes them even further away from their peers creating even more peer rejection and social isolation
Who is prone to peer rejection (3)
1 males w impulse and attentional problems
what is the gender difference in aggression
Girls use relational aggression while guys use physical aggression
What is temptation talk
Delinquent peers daring them to do delinquent things
What do studies show about after school care and children
Unsupervised kids (home alone after school) are at higher risk for adolescent behavior bc minimal adult supervision allows an environment for anti social peers to associate
Relationship between school failure and delinquency
It is linker to antisocial and delinquent behavior, it is linked to labeling and ridicule by peers
What do studies say about reading skills and delinquency
Reading problems most likely underlie school failure and predicts later arrest in males
Home life associated with delinquency (4)
Divorced/separated parents
Authoritarian parenting
Parents impose rules and expect obedience to an absolute standard – no communication between parent and child
Permissive parenting
Submit to kids desires, make few demands, use little punishment
Authoritative parenting
Explain reason for rules and consistently enforce them in a spirit of open communication
Neglecting parenting style
Detached and unengaged in child’s life
What 2 parenting styles do Snyder and Patterson associate w delinquency
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