Exam 11: Life-Course Perspectives of Criminality

In her developmental taxonomy, Moffitt refers to trajectories.What is she referring to specifically?

According to Gottfredson and Hirschi, children develop self-control by the age of 10.

All of the following are considered examples of transitions EXCEPT ______.

Intensity refers to the degree of seriousness of an offense.

Identify how Sampson and Laub's theory and Moffitt's theory are similar and how they are different.

Recent research on the effect of life-altering transitions on criminality reveal that ______ significantly reduce recidivism.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of low self-control?

Assigning special caseworkers to high-risk infants can lower the infants' likelihood of future criminality.

Weisburd asserted that all of the following are positive prevention strategies EXCEPT ______.

Early onset is noted to be the least important predictor of an individual's probability of criminal offending.

Developmental theories assume that people can change over time.

Developmental theories are explanatory models of criminal behavior that ______.

Developmental theories focus on the development of offending over time.

Developmental theories focus on ______ criminal behavior.

Sampson and Laub's developmental model, unlike Gottfredson and Hirschhi's low self-control theory, considers the ______ in people's lives.

Adolescence-limited offenders continue to offend into adulthood.

According to Moffitt's theory, which type of offender continues to offend into adulthood?

The best way to lower the risk of criminal offending is to focus on the earliest intervention stages.

Gottfredson and Hirschi would argue that low self-control causes criminal behavior.

What are the two types of offenders identified in Moffitt's developmental theory?