Question 1

According to Moffitt, which is true of the adolescent period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Life-course-persistent offenders (LCPs) only are committing crime. 
B)  Adolescence-limited offenders (ALs) only are committing crime. 
C)  Both LCPs and ALs are committing crime. 
D)  Neither LCPs or ALs are committing crime. 
A)  Life-course-persistent offenders (LCPs) only are committing crime. 
B)  Adolescence-limited offenders (ALs) only are committing crime. 
C)  Both LCPs and ALs are committing crime. 
D)  Neither LCPs or ALs are committing crime. C

Question 2

According to Moffitt, LCPs

Accepted Answer

A)  Are more prevalent in the population than are ALs. 
B)  Exhibit change in antisocial behavior throughout the life course. 
C)  Result largely from brain damage during adolescence, with persisting effects through adulthood. 
D)  Result largely from neuropsychological deficits early in childhood (even prenatal). 
A)  Are more prevalent in the population than are ALs. 
B)  Exhibit change in antisocial behavior throughout the life course. 
C)  Result largely from brain damage during adolescence, with persisting effects through adulthood. 
D)  Result largely from neuropsychological deficits early in childhood (even prenatal). D

Question 3

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological theories. 
B)  Theories of continuity. 
C)  Theories of continuity or change. 
D)  Theories of continuity and change. 
A)  Biological theories. 
B)  Theories of continuity. 
C)  Theories of continuity or change. 
D)  Theories of continuity and change. B

Question 4

Sampson and Laub's research following up on the Gluecks' cohort showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  Most all delinquents in the original sample, by age seventy, had continued in a life of crime. 
B)  Most all delinquents, by age seventy, had desisted. 
C)  By age seventy, half the men were still committing crime, while the other half had desisted. 
D)  None of the delinquents in the original sample, by age seventy, were available to be interviewed. 
A)  Most all delinquents in the original sample, by age seventy, had continued in a life of crime. 
B)  Most all delinquents, by age seventy, had desisted. 
C)  By age seventy, half the men were still committing crime, while the other half had desisted. 
D)  None of the delinquents in the original sample, by age seventy, were available to be interviewed.

Question 5

Despite Gottfredson and Hirschi being mentors of Laub and Sampson, the theory of the latter departs substantially from Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory. Explain how Gottfredson and Hirschi, from the vantage point of their general theory, would likely criticize the perspective of Sampson and Laub (or Laub and Sampson).

Accepted Answer

Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory

Question 6

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Sampson and Laub's life-course theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological theories. 
B)  Theories of continuity. 
C)  Theories of continuity or change. 
D)  Theories of continuity and change. 
A)  Biological theories. 
B)  Theories of continuity. 
C)  Theories of continuity or change. 
D)  Theories of continuity and change.

Question 7

Describe the two groups of offenders identified by Moffitt. Explain the differences in patterns of delinquency/crime and causes of delinquency/crime across the groups.

Accepted Answer

Moffitt identified two groups of offende

Question 8

In Giordano et al.'s theory, when a person forms a new identity and sees it as inappropriate for him/her to engage in deviant behavior, he or she has formed a

Accepted Answer

A)  Replacement self. 
B)  Cognitive identity. 
C)  Alternate self. 
D)  Renewed self. 
A)  Replacement self. 
B)  Cognitive identity. 
C)  Alternate self. 
D)  Renewed self.

Question 9

According to Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Controls against crime are external to the individual. 
B)  Controls against crime may change across the life course. 
C)  The quality of social bonds determines the level of crime. 
D)  Controls against crime are internal and stable. 
A)  Controls against crime are external to the individual. 
B)  Controls against crime may change across the life course. 
C)  The quality of social bonds determines the level of crime. 
D)  Controls against crime are internal and stable.

Question 10

This is the self that forms when offenders look ahead and see themselves in prison, addicted, victimized, and abandoned.

Accepted Answer

A)  Working self. 
B)  Possible self. 
C)  Condemnation self. 
D)  Feared self. 
A)  Working self. 
B)  Possible self. 
C)  Condemnation self. 
D)  Feared self.

Question 11

Describe the impact that the Glueck and Glueck study had on developmental criminology.

Accepted Answer

The Glueck and Glueck study had a signif

Question 12

Explain the process of desistance presented by Paternoster and Bushway. Be sure to discuss the working self, possible self, and fear self.

Accepted Answer

Paternoster and Bushway's process of des

Question 13

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological theories. 
B)  Theories of continuity. 
C)  Theories of continuity or change. 
D)  Theories of continuity and change. 
A)  Biological theories. 
B)  Theories of continuity. 
C)  Theories of continuity or change. 
D)  Theories of continuity and change.

Question 14

Describe what Sampson and Laub mean by turning points in criminal trajectories in their age-graded social bond theory.

Accepted Answer

Sampson and Laub's age-graded social bon

Question 15

This occurs when offenders make a rational decision and use human agency to stop offending and begin to view criminal behavior, according to Paternoster and Bushway.

Accepted Answer

A)  Working self. 
B)  Redemption script. 
C)  Intentional self-change. 
D)  Possible self. 
A)  Working self. 
B)  Redemption script. 
C)  Intentional self-change. 
D)  Possible self.

Question 16

Which of the following is true about Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-control is a result of the biological predispositions we are born with. 
B)  Self-control explains why people who have conduct problems in childhood also later engage in delinquency and then in adult crime. 
C)  Self-control is not a stable trait, but a factor that comes and goes throughout one's life, thus explaining why people commit crimes at one time but not another. 
D)  Self-control is formed or not formed in the teenage years, which is why most delinquency occurs during adolescence. 
A)  Self-control is a result of the biological predispositions we are born with. 
B)  Self-control explains why people who have conduct problems in childhood also later engage in delinquency and then in adult crime. 
C)  Self-control is not a stable trait, but a factor that comes and goes throughout one's life, thus explaining why people commit crimes at one time but not another. 
D)  Self-control is formed or not formed in the teenage years, which is why most delinquency occurs during adolescence.

Question 17

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Moffitt's theory of delinquency in the life course?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological theories. 
B)  Theories of continuity. 
C)  Theories of continuity or change. 
D)  Theories of continuity and change. 
A)  Biological theories. 
B)  Theories of continuity. 
C)  Theories of continuity or change. 
D)  Theories of continuity and change.

Question 18

In their life-course theory, Sampson and Laub argue that

Accepted Answer

A)  Being in a quality marriage or having a stable job can be a transition out of a life in crime. 
B)  The Gluecks were incompetent scientists whose data were inherently flawed. 
C)  It is a myth that structural factors-like poverty-play any role in causing crime. 
D)  The sources of crime lie in childhood, which is why virtually no one who is on a criminal trajectory ever escapes a life of crime. 
A)  Being in a quality marriage or having a stable job can be a transition out of a life in crime. 
B)  The Gluecks were incompetent scientists whose data were inherently flawed. 
C)  It is a myth that structural factors-like poverty-play any role in causing crime. 
D)  The sources of crime lie in childhood, which is why virtually no one who is on a criminal trajectory ever escapes a life of crime.

Question 19

In her theory of delinquency in the life course, Terri Moffitt argues that

Accepted Answer

A)  Most youths have conduct problems in childhood but then straighten out and abstain from crime as they mature into adolescence. 
B)  Once a person is a criminal, the person will always be a criminal. 
C)  Biological factors are the only cause of crime. 
D)  Most youth commit delinquent acts during their adolescent years and then stop or desist from offending. 
A)  Most youths have conduct problems in childhood but then straighten out and abstain from crime as they mature into adolescence. 
B)  Once a person is a criminal, the person will always be a criminal. 
C)  Biological factors are the only cause of crime. 
D)  Most youth commit delinquent acts during their adolescent years and then stop or desist from offending.

Question 20

According to Moffitt, ALs

Accepted Answer

A)  Are more prevalent and more likely to desist than are LCPs. 
B)  Experience cumulative continuity. 
C)  Result largely from neuropsychological deficits early in childhood (even prenatal). 
D)  Are not subject to successful intervention. 
A)  Are more prevalent and more likely to desist than are LCPs. 
B)  Experience cumulative continuity. 
C)  Result largely from neuropsychological deficits early in childhood (even prenatal). 
D)  Are not subject to successful intervention.

According to Moffitt, which is true of the adolescent period?

According to Moffitt, LCPs

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory?

Sampson and Laub's research following up on the Gluecks' cohort showed that

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Sampson and Laub's life-course theory?

Describe the two groups of offenders identified by Moffitt. Explain the differences in patterns of delinquency/crime and causes of delinquency/crime across the groups.

In Giordano et al.'s theory, when a person forms a new identity and sees it as inappropriate for him/her to engage in deviant behavior, he or she has formed a

According to Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory, which of the following is true?

This is the self that forms when offenders look ahead and see themselves in prison, addicted, victimized, and abandoned.

Describe the impact that the Glueck and Glueck study had on developmental criminology.

Explain the process of desistance presented by Paternoster and Bushway. Be sure to discuss the working self, possible self, and fear self.

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory?

Describe what Sampson and Laub mean by turning points in criminal trajectories in their age-graded social bond theory.

This occurs when offenders make a rational decision and use human agency to stop offending and begin to view criminal behavior, according to Paternoster and Bushway.

Which of the following is true about Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime?

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Moffitt's theory of delinquency in the life course?

In their life-course theory, Sampson and Laub argue that

In her theory of delinquency in the life course, Terri Moffitt argues that

According to Moffitt, ALs

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Varieties of Control Theory

Labeling Theory: Societal Reaction and the Creation of Criminals

Critical Criminology: Power, Peace, and Crime

Feminist Theories: Gender, Power, and Crime

Theories of White-Collar Crime

Reviving Classical Theory: Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories

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Exam 13: Getting Into and Out of Crime: Life-Course Theories

According to Moffitt, which is true of the adolescent period?

According to Moffitt, LCPs

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory?

Sampson and Laub's research following up on the Gluecks' cohort showed that

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Sampson and Laub's life-course theory?

Describe the two groups of offenders identified by Moffitt. Explain the differences in patterns of delinquency/crime and causes of delinquency/crime across the groups.

In Giordano et al.'s theory, when a person forms a new identity and sees it as inappropriate for him/her to engage in deviant behavior, he or she has formed a

According to Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory, which of the following is true?

This is the self that forms when offenders look ahead and see themselves in prison, addicted, victimized, and abandoned.

Describe the impact that the Glueck and Glueck study had on developmental criminology.

Explain the process of desistance presented by Paternoster and Bushway. Be sure to discuss the working self, possible self, and fear self.

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory?

Describe what Sampson and Laub mean by turning points in criminal trajectories in their age-graded social bond theory.

This occurs when offenders make a rational decision and use human agency to stop offending and begin to view criminal behavior, according to Paternoster and Bushway.

Which of the following is true about Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime?

Which of the following categories is most appropriate for Moffitt's theory of delinquency in the life course?

In their life-course theory, Sampson and Laub argue that

In her theory of delinquency in the life course, Terri Moffitt argues that

According to Moffitt, ALs

The Origins of Modern Criminology

The Chicago School: The City, Social Disorganization, and Crime

Learning to Be a Criminal: Differential Association, Subcultural, and Social Learning Theories

Anomiestrain Theories of Crime

Varieties of Control Theory

Labeling Theory: Societal Reaction and the Creation of Criminals

Critical Criminology: Power, Peace, and Crime

Feminist Theories: Gender, Power, and Crime

Theories of White-Collar Crime

Reviving Classical Theory: Deterrence and Rational Choice Theories

Environmental Criminology

Growing up Criminal: Trait and Biological Theories of Crime

Positive Criminology

How Black Lives Matter: Theoretical Developments

Putting It All Together: Integrated Theories of Crime

Putting Theory to Work: Guiding Crime Control Policy

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