Life Course Theory

According to Life Course Theory, a person’s propensity to engage in crime is determined by

• socialization

• life events and major transitions

• rational choice weighing up benefits against cost

Life Course Theory takes into account the social bonds in a person's life

• True

• False

The age-crime curve/relationship shows that criminality increases during mid to late adolescence and declines in adulthood. Is it a well-established relationship in the criminology literature?

• Yes

• No

Research shows that as criminal behaviors typically peaks

• during adolescence

• during 20s

• during 30s

According to the well-established age-crime curve, criminality decreases for most justice-involved people during

• adolescence

• adulthood

Three central concepts of Life Course Theory are

• Attachment, commitment, belief

• observation, modeling, and imitation

• Onset, persistance, and desistance

Another central concept is turning points, which denotes

• major changes/life events in a person's life course trajectory

• the daily decisions we make

• when someone turns 18 years old

Onset (when criminality begins) typically occurs between the ages of

• 6 and 10 years

• 8 and 14 years

• 10 and 16 years

Early onset age predicts a relatively ____ offending trajectory

• nonserious

• short

• long

Most adolescents offend with

• their parents

• their siblings

• others