Offending Careers and Victimization

Youth Justice — Week 4. From the comprehensive notes.

Birth cohort

A group of people born during the same period who can be followed over time to study age-related changes.

Administrative offence

An offence arising from justice-system conditions or orders, such as failure to comply, failure to appear, or breach of bail/probation.

Delinquent career

The pattern, duration, frequency, and seriousness of offending across a person’s life course.

Cycle of violence

The pattern in which childhood victimization is associated with a higher risk of later offending or further victimization. It is a risk relationship, not an inevitable outcome.

Polyvictimization

Experiencing multiple different forms of victimization rather than a single isolated incident.