Changing Patterns of Offending Behaviour Among Young Adults
Changing Patterns of Offending Behaviour Among Young Adults
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年轻人犯罪行为模式的改变
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2007
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L. Humphreys
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K. Soothill;B. Francis;Elizabeth Ackerley;L. Humphreys
本文重点研究了不同世代的冒犯行为。它审议了20世纪70年代初、70年代末、80年代初、80年代末、90年代初、90年代初和90年代末涉及31,456名16-20岁年轻人的六个群体的定罪情况。利用潜在类别分析，确定了16个男性犯罪类别和5个女性犯罪类别。对于男性和女性来说，16-20岁年龄组被定罪的人口比例都有所下降。在男性中，多才多艺的群体正在增加，而专业群体正在迅速减少，但有一些例外。在女性中，多功能组的比例明显增加，而暴力专业组增加，入店行窃的比例减少。我们认为，法官和治安法官等犯罪的重要官方定义者尚未充分了解这些变化的影响。
This paper focuses on the offending behaviour of different generations. It considers the convictions of six cohorts involving 31,456 young adults aged 16-20 in the early 1970s, the late 1970s, the early 1980s, the late 1980s, the early 1990s and the late 1990s. Using latent class analysis, 16 offence clusters for males and five offence clusters for females were identified. For both males and females, the proportions of the population convicted in the 16-20 age group have declined. Among the males, versatile clusters are increasing and specialist clusters, with some exceptions, are rapidly declining. Among females, the proportions in the versatile cluster have increased appreciably, while the specialist cluster of violence has increased and that of shoplifting has decreased. We suggest that the impact of these changes has not been fully understood by important official definers of crime, such as judges and magistrates.