which of the following is true of life-course-persistent offenders quizlet

How do low-level chronic offenders differ from course-persistent offenders?

Compared to life course-persistent offenders, low-level chronic offenders a. peak at round age 16 and then decline during late teens and early adulthood. b. begin antisocial behavior early and then remain at a high level throughout their lifetimes.

Are there life-course persistent offenders?

Life-course-persistent and adolescence-limited offenders differ by the age of onset and by the time at which they exit from crime. In a 2003 paper, Robert J. Sampson and John H. Laub debunked the notion that there are life-course persisters and concluded that crime declines with age sooner or later for all offender groups.

What are the three types of offenders according to Moffitt?

Based on his theory, Moffitt classified individuals into non-offenders, life-course-persistent offenders and adolescence-limited offenders. Life-course-persistent and adolescence-limited offenders differ by the age of onset and by the time at which they exit from crime.

What is the nature of the criminal career?

Researchers have long been trying to elucidate the nature of the criminal career by focusing on the average path or trajectory of offending over the life course. Some developmental theorists, most notably Terrie E. Moffitt (1993), proposed typologies, suggesting that people have fundamentally different paths and processes over the life course.

What are the problems with all prevention programs?

One of the problems with all prevention programs is that they often do not distinguish between. drug use and drug abuse.

What is the definition of aggression?

Aggression. behavior that is done intentionally to hurt someone (physical fighting, relationship aggression, intimidation) Aggression can be . instrumental (planned) or reactive (unplanned) Usually declines over. the course of childhood and adolescence.

What are the most common psychological disorders among adolescents?

1) do not usually show signs of psychological problems or family pathology 2) still show more problems than teens who are not at all delinquent 3) risk factors (include poor parenting and affiliation with antisocial peers) Depression is the most. common psychological disturbance among adolescents. (depression) emotional symptoms.

What are the consequences of delinquency?

Adolescent who engage in delinquency are more likely than their peers to be (3) 1) truant 2) to engage in precocious sexual behavior 3) commit acts of aggression (termed problem behavior theory) Monitoring the Future.

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Researchers have long been trying to elucidate the nature of the criminal career by focusing on the average path or trajectory of offending over the life course. Some developmental theorists, most notably Terrie E. Moffitt (1993), proposed typologies, suggesting that people have fundamentally different paths and processes over the life course.