Young People and Crime: Findings From the 2005 Offending, Crime and Justice Survey

• NCJ Number: 224867
• Author(s): Debbie Wilson; Clare Sharp; Alison Patterson
• Date Published: December 2006
• Length: 108 pages
• Corporate Author: Great Britain Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate
• Sale Source: Great Britain Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom
• Note: Home Office Statistical Bullein 17/06; downloaded November 24, 2008.

Annotation

Findings are presented from Great Britain’s 2005 Offending, Crime and Justice Survey (OCJS), which focuses on levels and trends in offending, antisocial behavior, and victimization among youth ages 10-25 living in the general household population in England and Wales.

Abstract

One chapter provides an overview of the extent of offending for those crimes covered by the survey and the proportion of youth who have committed these offenses in the past 12 months. In addition, the chapter reports on levels of serious and frequent offending, identifies the proportion of crime committed by habitual offenders, and the proportion of youth who have committed other offenses in the last 12 months addressed in the survey, e.g., carried weapons (knives or guns), handled stolen goods, and racially/religiously motivated assaults. Another chapter identifies risk factors associated with offending for various age groups. In addition, the chapter examines the overlaps of criminal offenses and antisocial behavior, offending and drug use, and offending and personal victimization. The next chapter addresses the extent to which offenders and offenses are dealt with by the police and the courts. This is followed by a chapter that presents data and information on levels of antisocial behavior and other problem behavior, along with associated risk factors. The OCJS measures the following antisocial behaviors: being noisy or rude in public to the extent that people complained or the police intervened; behaving in such a way that a neighbor complained; producing graffiti in a public place; and being rude to someone because of their race or religion. The concluding chapter provides data and information on the extent and nature of personal victimization among youth, along with associated risk factors. The victimization measured involved robbery, theft from the person and other personal thefts, assault resulting in injury, and assault without injury. Chapter tables and figures, 8 references, and appended list of offending tables, survey design, and definitions of risk factors