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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 flows 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,
flourishes 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 also provides insight into why crime flourishes during
adolescence. Traditional theories of crime and delinquency have often failed to
distinguish among different phases of criminal careers. They tend to ignore developmental changes that occur across a person's life
course, changes that coincide with and can explain the causes and patterns of
criminal behavior. This paperback edition of the seventh volume of the
distinguished series Advances of Criminological Theory moves us from static
identifications of the criminal by presenting a broad range of developmental
explanations of crime. Each contributor articulates a developmental or life
course perspective in explaining how people become involved in delinquency and
crime. Each covers a wide range of theoretical territory and reveals how a
developmental perspective enhances the explanatory power of traditional
theories of crime and delinquency. This volume is an invaluable tool for
criminologists, sociologists, psychologists, and other professionals seeking to
teach how crime and violence can be understood in our culture. Terence P. Thornberry and his contributors show that criminal behavior is
not a static human attribute, but ebbs and flows over the life course of the
individual. This seventh volume of the "Advances of Criminological Theory"
moves us from static identifications of the criminal by presenting a broad
range of developmental explanations of crime.
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