Exam 11: Life-Course Perspectives of Criminality

Moffitt noted that most juvenile criminal activity is "normal" and typical of teenagers.

When offending rates are consistent, the rates are said to be persistent.

If policymakers referred to the research done by developmental theorists, they would push for early intervention programs.

There is no consensus among researchers regarding the age for which contact with police would be considered early onset, but the age range of ______ years is inclusive of all speculations on this age.

A key factor of this developmental model states that if an individual associates with those who are delinquent, they are also likely to result to delinquency.

______ is one of the few developed nations that does not guarantee maternal and infant medical care and supervision.

According to the author, the most important policy implications concern the prenatal and perinatal stages of life.

Life course perspectives were originally developed in the ______.

Adolescence-limited offenders tend to engage in criminal activity during their ______.

Developmental theories generally do not focus on ______.

When a person has both neurological problems and a disadvantaged environment, he/she will likely develop a ______.

There is little consensus about the age at which early onset of criminal behavior occurs.

How is Gottfredson and Hirschi's low self-control theory significant to life course criminality?

Moffitt's developmental theory was proposed in the early 1980s.

Samspon and Laub did not consider delinquent peers as a factor in criminality.

______ create/s self-control.

______ assume/s that all children are born selfish.

According to the case study about Henry Earl, how much time has Earl spent in jail?

There are many aspects of developmental theory, but the most researched aspect is ______.

Life-course-persistent offenders are estimated to be ______ of offenders.