Exam 6: Developmental Theories of Delinquency: Life Course, Latent Trait, and Trajectory

Mary, Peter and Paul's friend, started shoplifting in middle school.  She frequently lied to her parents about how she acquired the new clothes. One day her mother found her stash of makeup and when questioned, Mary said she found the makeup in the pocket of a coat she purchased at Good Will.  Mary was enraged that another girl at school was flirting with someone Mary liked.  She vowed revenge and got Peter and Paul to help her vandalize the girl's house and set fire to the girl's locker at school. In high school, Mary was caught trying to forge her mother's signature on a check for a large amount of cash.   When that did not work, Mary broke into a few of the neighbors' homes.  Which of the pathways correctly identifies Mary's escalating behaviors? ​

As people mature, their thinking patterns change due to what type of changes? ​

According to the General Theory of Crime (GTC), the propensity to commit antisocial acts is indirectly tied to a person's level of self-control. ​

The propensity to commit crime profoundly and permanently disrupts normal socialization over the life course.  What is this concept? ​

Wright and his associates found evidence that low self-control in children predicts disrupted social bonds and delinquent offending later in life. What theory does this finding support? ​

Defective intelligence, damaged or impulsive personality, genetic abnormalities, and environmental influences on brain function such as alcohol and drugs are all examples of what? ​

Identify and describe the three different pathways or trajectories to crime.  Explain why you agree or disagree with this theory. ​

In considering life-course theory, describe how disruption promotes delinquency. Explain why you agree or disagree with this concept. ​

Which of the following is the most prominent propensity theory today according to the text?

In considering Sampson and Laub's age-graded theory, describe the concept of social capital, including examples.  Explain why you agree or disagree with this theory. ​

Life-course theorists are particularly interested in understanding why one youth persists in crime while another youth is able to desist. ​

According to the text, what causes low self-control/impulsivity?   Explain why you agree or disagree with the text. ​

Children who suffer from what during the birthing process are most likely to lack self-control later in life? ​

Who are escalators? ?

A vital feature that helps people desist from delinquency is "human agency." ​

Integrated theories focus on the relatively simple question: "Why do people commit crime?" ​

Which traits are life-course persistent offenders more likely to manifest as opposed to adolescent-limited offenders?

To whom can the foundation of developmental theory be traced? ​

What theory holds that antisocial behavior is caused by a lack of self-control stemming from an impulsive personality? ​

What is social capital? ?