Developmental Theories Of Crime And Delinquency (Paperback)
| Author: Terence P. (EDT) Thornberry | Editor: Terence P. Thornberry |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Transaction Pub
ISBN-10: 0765808307
ISBN-13: 9780765808301
Sku: 36494485
Publish Date: 4/10/2007
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(in Inches) 8.5H x 5.75L x 0.75T
Pages:
359
Age Range:
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| In Developmental Theories of Crime and Delinquency, Terence P. Thornberry and his contributors show that criminal behavior is not a static human attribute, but ebbs and fl ows over the life course of the individual. Criminal behavior tends to follow a distinct psychological pattern. It is relatively uncommon during childhood, is initiated by most offenders during adolescence, fl ourishes during late adolescence and early childhood, and usually diminishes or disappears by the mid-twenties. This pattern is not characteristic of all people-some never commit crimes and others become career criminals-but it is a general description of the developmental pattern of criminal offenders. This pattern has profound implications for theories of crime and delinquency. Not only does it explain initiation into, maintenance of, and desistance from involvement in crime, it offers insight into why crime fl ourishes during adolescenc |
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