Patterns and Trends in youth deviance and social class

Patterns and Trends in youth deviance and social class

1. Coles- if a person is poor they are more likely to commit crime

2. Walmsley et al- 41% of prisoners from the lowest social classes they only make up 19% of the population

3. Jacobson et al- complex backgrounds in the majority of 200 children/young people in custody

   • 1/4 absent fathers
   • 1/2 had to live in a deprived household

4. Graham and Bowling - middle class children were just as likely to be involved in crime as working class children

   • Police are more likely to give them a warning
   • Different types of crime have different punishments

5. Messerschmidt- working class and middle class males commit different types of crime to try to demonstrate their masculinity

   • White Working Class Males; ABH,GBH,Robbery, Burglary, Drugs and Gang related crimes
   • Middle Class Males; Fraud, Blackmail, Vandalism,Sexual Assult and driving offences