DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY/MULTIPLE FACTORS Flashcards
It seeks to identify, describe, and understand the development factors that explain the onset(start) and continuation of criminal career
Developmental Theory
Suggests that people’s crime involvement is continually activated, sustained, and changed by their social context
Life Course Theory
Views criminality as a dynamic process
Life Course Theory
4 Models of Life Course Theory
Social Development Model
Farrington’s Theory of Delinquent Development (David Farrington)
Interactional Theory (Terence Thornberry)
Age-graded Theory (Robert Sampson & John Laub)
What Model of Life Course Theory is this:
weak social controls produce crime
Social Development Theory
What Model of Life Course Theory is this:
A person’s place in the structure influences his/her bond to society
Social Development Theory
What Model of Life Course Theory is this:
Personal and social factors control the onset(start) & stability of criminal careers
Farrington’s Theory of Delinquent Development (David Farrington)
What Model of Life Course Theory is this:
Criminals go through lifestyle changes during their offending careers
Interactional Theory
As people mature, the factors that influence their propensity to commit crime change
Age-graded Theory
Human development is controlled by “Master Trait” consisting of personality, intelligence, and genetic make-up present at birth
Latent Trait Theory
Suspect Traits include low IQ, impulsivity, and personal structure
Latent Trait Theory
Explains the continuity of offending which states that once present, it remains with a person throughout his/her life.
Latent Trait Theory
