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Pyschological factors influence influencing youthcrime
.
• INTRODUCTION
• Criminal behaviour is any behaviour or act that is in violation of the criminal
law, whereas crime is the particular action representing such behaviour.
• Juvenile delinquency, also known as youth crime, is participation in illegal
behavior by minors Between 60–80% percent of adolescents, and pre-
adolescents engage in some form of juvenile offense. These can range from
status offenses, to property crimes and violent crimes.
.
Cause of Crime
• Peer influence
A person's peer group strongly influences a decision to commit crime.
For example, young boys and girls who do not fit into expected
standards of academic achievement or participate in sports or social
programs can sometimes become Crack cocaine pipe displayed by
police. Drugs and alcohol impair judgment and reduce inhibitions, giving
a person greater courage to commit a crime.
• Drugs and alcohol
Some social factors pose an especially strong influence over a person's
ability to make choices. Drug and alcohol abuse is one such factor. The
urge to commit crime to support a drug habit definitely influences the
decision process. Both drugs and alcohol impair judgment and reduce
inhibitions giving a person greater courage to commit a crime.
Education
Conforming to Merton's earlier sociological theories, a survey of
inmates in state prisons in the late 1990s showed very low education
levels. Many could not read or write above elementary school levels, if
at all. The most common crimes committed by these inmates were
robbery, burglary, automobile theft, drug trafficking, and shoplifting.
Because of their poor educational backgrounds, their employment
histories consisted of mostly low wage jobs with frequent periods of
unemployment.
Heredity and brain activity
Searching for the origins of antisocial personality disorders and their
influence over crime led to studies of twins and adopted children in
the 1980s. Identical twins have the exact same genetic makeup.
Researchers found that identical twins were twice as likely to have
similar criminal behavior than fraternal twins who have similar but not
identical genes, just like any two siblings. Other research indicated
that adopted children had greater similarities of crime rates to their
biological parents than to their adoptive parents. These studies
suggested a genetic basis for some criminal behavior

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Pyschological factors influence influencing youth crime

  • 1. Pyschological factors influence influencing youthcrime .
  • 2. • INTRODUCTION • Criminal behaviour is any behaviour or act that is in violation of the criminal law, whereas crime is the particular action representing such behaviour. • Juvenile delinquency, also known as youth crime, is participation in illegal behavior by minors Between 60–80% percent of adolescents, and pre- adolescents engage in some form of juvenile offense. These can range from status offenses, to property crimes and violent crimes.
  • 3. . Cause of Crime • Peer influence A person's peer group strongly influences a decision to commit crime. For example, young boys and girls who do not fit into expected standards of academic achievement or participate in sports or social programs can sometimes become Crack cocaine pipe displayed by police. Drugs and alcohol impair judgment and reduce inhibitions, giving a person greater courage to commit a crime.
  • 4. • Drugs and alcohol Some social factors pose an especially strong influence over a person's ability to make choices. Drug and alcohol abuse is one such factor. The urge to commit crime to support a drug habit definitely influences the decision process. Both drugs and alcohol impair judgment and reduce inhibitions giving a person greater courage to commit a crime.
  • 5. Education Conforming to Merton's earlier sociological theories, a survey of inmates in state prisons in the late 1990s showed very low education levels. Many could not read or write above elementary school levels, if at all. The most common crimes committed by these inmates were robbery, burglary, automobile theft, drug trafficking, and shoplifting. Because of their poor educational backgrounds, their employment histories consisted of mostly low wage jobs with frequent periods of unemployment.
  • 6. Heredity and brain activity Searching for the origins of antisocial personality disorders and their influence over crime led to studies of twins and adopted children in the 1980s. Identical twins have the exact same genetic makeup. Researchers found that identical twins were twice as likely to have similar criminal behavior than fraternal twins who have similar but not identical genes, just like any two siblings. Other research indicated that adopted children had greater similarities of crime rates to their biological parents than to their adoptive parents. These studies suggested a genetic basis for some criminal behavior