Exam 9: New Directions: Integration and a Life-Course Perspective

Combining theories in a sequential model is known as the

Adolescent-limited offenders typically engage in only a limited number of crimes during adolescence, and commit bigger crimes during adulthood.

This theory recognizes that antisocial behavior often emerges early in life and continues to develop and persist throughout adulthood.

The population heterogeneity perspective contends that early antisocial behavior is related to later criminal behavior because of some underlying propensity for antisocial behavior.

The ___________________ debate suggests that offending includes an initiation, duration, and termination period.

Robert Sampson and John Laub are responsible for formulating the typologies of life-course persistent and adolescence limited offenders.

The criminal career paradigm suggests that __________________ will affect crime rates.

Developed the "Duel Taxonomy" of life-course persistent and adolescence limited offenders

Shaw & McKay's social disorganization theory and Cloward & Ohlin's subculture theory are examples of integrated theories.

Contends that antisocial behavior produces negative consequences and in turn these negative consequences promote the stability of antisocial behavior