CLJ 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Control
11 Aug 2016
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The process of life, from birth to death. Causes of crime are not consistent across life course. Must consider: developmental effects and age appropriate processes. Must consider the totality of the life course when looking for crime patterns. Likelihood age of involving in criminal acts, highest point at 15-24, then declines. Measured and screened for everything under the sun. Retrospectively examined data from participants collected in the 1930"s. Based similarly on the bonds of hirschi 1969. Supposes changes at different periods represent the bonds. Same bonds in childhood are not the same bonds in adult hood. They identify 3 primary turning points: marriage, career, military. But allow for possibility of infinite turning points. Claim it is possible to explain all types of delinquency with this theory. Try to blend moffit with sampson & laub. Causes of crime vary across the life across. The earlier you engage in crime/ delinquency the harder it is to change your path.
