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Understanding Criminal Behavior: Lifecourse Framework Review

Explore the concepts of stability and change in criminal behavior through Moffitt's and Sampson & Laub's lifecourse theories. Discover childhood precursors, social bonds, individual differences, and desistence factors influencing offending trajectories.

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Understanding Criminal Behavior: Lifecourse Framework Review

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  1. Review Lifecourse FrameworkReview Sampson and LaubMoffitt’s Theory

  2. Lifecourse Theory I • Must explain why there is stability in criminal behavior • Must explain childhood precursors to offending (antisocial behavior) • Must explain desistence, or “change”

  3. Lifecourse Theory II • Types of Lifecourse Theories (From Cullen and Agnew) • Stability Theories (Trait) • Stability and Change Theories (Sampson and Laub) • Stability or Change Theories (Moffitt)

  4. Sampson and Laub Childhood Adolescence Adulthood • Parenting • Supervision • Discipline • Social Bonds • Family • School • Delinquent Peers Context Delinquency Adult Crime Individual Differences Length of Incarceration • Social Bonds • Marriage • Good Job

  5. Terrie Moffitt • A Stability or Change Theory • Argument: • There are 2 different “kinds” of offenders in the world • These types can be characterized by their unique “offending trajectories” • Failure of Mainstream Criminology? • During adolescence, these two groups look rather similar

  6. Moffitt’s 2 Groups of Offenders • LCP’s • Early Start, Stable over lifecourse, 5% of general population (small group) • Therefore… • Why start so early? Why so stable? • AL’s • Late starters, desist in adulthood, very prevalent in population • Therefore…. • Why start so late? Why desist right away?

  7. Explaining the LCP trajectory • Presence of “Neuropsychological Deficits” • Where do they come from? • Why do they matter? INTERACTING WITH • Ineffective Parenting • Monitoring, supervision, etc. • This “dual hazard” puts them on bad path…however…

  8. Cumulative Continuity for LCP’s • What in the environment is affected? • Peer Rejection • School Failure • Parenting

  9. Explaining the AL’s • Maturity Gap • Knifing off Bonds as “rewarding” • Mimic • Why do AL’s desist? • However, some may exhibit continuity • “Snares” as another example of cumulative continuity

  10. Patterson II: Gerry Returs • We’ve covered his “early starter” theory already. • Late Starters? • Family Disruption affects parental efficacy • Lack of Supervision exposes kids to delinquent peers

  11. Key Moffitt Questions • Why do we need 2 theories? • How does she account for stability and change? • Specific explanations of LCP and AL offending

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