Graduation Semester and Year
2022
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Department
Criminology and Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Michael TenEyck
Abstract
At some point in an individual’s life, there will be some type of exposure to violence whether direct or indirect. Also described as victimization, this takes place when there is a change in three main assumptions: belief in personal invulnerability, the perception of the world as meaningful, and self-positivity (Janoff-Bulman and Frieze, 1983). There is no specific answer for the cause of delinquency, but many factors that work together (Shader, 2001). The risk factors for delinquency and victimization have been shown to be the same creating an overlap. This study focuses on whether witnessing or experiencing violence can result in delinquent behavior throughout the life course. It will help provide insight of predictors and risk factors of delinquent behavior to increase the chances of them being caught early on. Using a Multivariate Binomial Regression Analyses, it was found that victimization was associated with criminal behavior at every wave and low self-control in every wave except the third. It was also found that drug use, age, and being a male was related to the likelihood of one committing crime in all four waves.
Keywords
Violence, Delinquency, Lifecourse
Disciplines
Criminology and Criminal Justice | Legal Studies | Social and Behavioral Sciences
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Treshure Dene, "Does Experiencing and Witnessing Violence Negatively Impact Delinquency throughout the Life Course?" (2022). Criminology & Criminal Justice Theses. 118.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/crcj_theses/118
Comments
Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington