Patterns and Trends in youth deviance and social class

Coles- if a person is poor they are more likely to commit crime
Walmsley et al- 41% of prisoners from the lowest social classes they only make up 19% of the population
Jacobson et al- complex backgrounds in the majority of 200 children/young people in custody
1. 1/4 absent fathers
2. 1/2 had to live in a deprived household
Graham and Bowling - middle class children were just as likely to be involved in crime as working class children
1. Police are more likely to give them a warning
2. Different types of crime have different punishments
Messerschmidt- working class and middle class males commit different types of crime to try to demonstrate their masculinity
1. White Working Class Males; ABH,GBH,Robbery, Burglary, Drugs and Gang related crimes
2. Middle Class Males; Fraud, Blackmail, Vandalism,Sexual Assult and driving offences

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