PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Conduct Disorder, Trait Theory, Multisystemic Therapy
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Violent crimes, similar to those crimes committed by adults, such as aggravated assault, robbery, and sexual assault. Property crimes, similar to those crimes committed by adults, such as burglary, larceny-theft, and vandalism. Nuisance crimes against society, such as noise violations. Acts only juveniles can commit, such as violation of curfew, running away, and school truancy. Developmental theories of delinquency: major issue that all of these theories attempt to account for is the relationship between. Why some criminals desist from criminal behaviours and why others do(cid:374)"t. Desistance a) reduction in criminal activity over time, b) specialization of crime over time, and c) elimination of criminal behaviour over time: difference theories focus on the roles of. Moffitt"s develop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t theor(cid:455: moffitt"s develop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t theor(cid:455) (cid:894)t(cid:455)pe (cid:1005)(cid:895) Begin offending during adolescence and stop around age 18. The frequency and violence level may be as high as that of the lcp youth: moffitt"s develop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t theor(cid:455) (cid:894)t(cid:455)pe (cid:1006)(cid:895)
