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What distinguishes Life Course Persistent offenders from Adolescence Limited offenders?
What distinguishes Life Course Persistent offenders from Adolescence Limited offenders?
- LCP offenders learn delinquency from AL offenders.
- LCP offenders engage in criminality only during adolescence.
- LCP offenders make up a small percentage of youth and have biological roots. (correct)
- AL offenders have a genetic basis for their behavior.
Adolescence Limited offenders primarily develop their behavior through social mimicry from Life Course Persistent offenders.
Adolescence Limited offenders primarily develop their behavior through social mimicry from Life Course Persistent offenders.
True (A)
What is the primary cause of delinquency for Adolescence Limited offenders?
What is the primary cause of delinquency for Adolescence Limited offenders?
Maturity gap
Terrie Moffitt proposed a theory of crime that categorizes offenders into __________ and Life Course Persistent offenders.
Terrie Moffitt proposed a theory of crime that categorizes offenders into __________ and Life Course Persistent offenders.
Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
Flashcards
Developmental Taxonomy
Developmental Taxonomy
A theory that classifies criminals based on their developmental patterns and criminal activity throughout their lifespan.
Life Course Persistent Offenders (LCP)
Life Course Persistent Offenders (LCP)
Individuals who engage in criminal behavior throughout their lives, starting from early childhood and continuing into adulthood.
Adolescence-Limited Offenders (AL)
Adolescence-Limited Offenders (AL)
Individuals who engage in criminal behavior primarily during adolescence and desist from crime in adulthood.
Maturity Gap
Maturity Gap
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Social Mimicry
Social Mimicry
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Study Notes
Moffitt's Developmental Taxonomy of Crime
- Moffitt proposes a dual taxonomy of crime, distinguishing between adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent offenders.
- A small percentage of youth are classified as life-course-persistent (LCP) offenders.
- LCP offenders show some biological and genetic basis rooted in neuropsychology and developmental psychology.
- Adolescence-limited (AL) offenders' delinquency is linked to a "maturity gap" – the difference between biological and social maturity.
- AL offenders may learn delinquent behavior from LCP offenders through social mimicry.
- Empirical evidence strongly supports the existence of both AL and LCP offender groups and their subgroups.
- Delinquency is viewed as a pathway to adulthood.
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Explore Moffitt's dual taxonomy of crime which distinguishes between adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent offenders. The quiz examines the biological and social factors influencing these different offender types, along with their implications for understanding delinquency as a pathway to adulthood.
