CRIM 300W Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Substance Abuse, Youth Detention Center, Longitudinal Study

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 300W
• Professor: Charmaine Perkins

Document Summary

Crim 300w section 10 - life course perspectives of. Focus on individual, and aspects of onset, frequency, intensity, duration, desistance and other factors of individual"s criminal career. Criminal career - characterization of longitudinal sequences of crimes committed by an individual offender. Anti- developmental theory: low- self control theory by hirschi and. Aka general theory of crime. Assumes ppl are born w/ predisposition towards selfish, self- centered activities. Developmental theories however, assume ppl can change over time. Sc must be established by age 10, other wise you are set on life of criminal disposition. Primary causeof crime is low self control. Consists of series of personality traits - - > risk taking, impulsive, self centeredness, short term orientation, quick temper. Sampson and laub"s developmental model. Contains some aspects of social control. Focuses on individual stability nad change. Emphasized that importance of certain events/life changes can alter individual"s decision to commit (or not) criminal activity.