Theories of Crime: Risk and Protective Factors for Young Offenders

Theories of crime
(Task 2)

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................2
Researched definitions of risk factors and protective factors with examples;.................................3
Analyse researched risk and protective factors that are associated to young people offending and
why they are important to patterns of adult offending supported with appendices;........................4
A critical evaluation of why it is important to identify risk and protective factors early and how
this can aid public services;.............................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The term in legal context used for young offenders is juvenile because of their age and
level of understanding. Youth phase is vulnerable because it can cause direct impact on youth's
behaviour. Youth violence is the combination of various factors which range from individual to
societal factors which contribute to risk of youth violence. Youth offender is a person of age
between 10 to 17 years who commits an offence. These offenders in legal terms called as
children in conflict with law. There is a separate trail procedure for these offenders. A habitual
offender is a person who repeatedly commits offence. Mostly, the habitual offenders likely to
engaged in serious criminal activities and make crime as their career. The beginning of their
crime journey mostly starts at the early age which develops anti-social behaviour and increase
impulsivity which is considered the most dangerous risk factor for the youth people as well as
the community at large (Assink and et.al2019). This report will cover how the young people
commit crimes at early age and how these individuals become habitual offenders. The strategies
for reducing youth crimes and to eliminate main risk factors which led to increase the crimes will
be addresses in this report by adducing relevant evidence from respected media outlets,
reports,documentary, commentaries or videos.
Researched definitions of risk factors and protective factors with examples;
Risk Factor
Risk and protective factors helps in assessing the problems of crimes. These factors
provide inference about the cause of crimes by individuals or groups. Risk factor pertains to
negative impact in the society. These factors has the capacity to increase criminal activity,
causing violence in the community, create fear and terror in society and there is a high chance
that it may influence individuals to involved in criminal activity or become a victim. As per
digital media platform called INDEPENDENT, has published a report that, a fourteen year old
boy who has obsession with knives has killed a man by multiple stabbing. The man died was
named as Darren Edington, 39 years old a resident of Bristol. The boy did not disclosed due to
legal reason (BobbioArbach and Illescas2020). The boy attacked the man after they stuck in
arguing. The boy has the history of carrying knives. This is a good example of risk factors and
the impact of these factors on society.
Following are the examples of risk factor: