Question 1

Design two interventions aimed at helping to reduce life-course persistent offenders' involvement in crime. Each intervention should address a different level of intervention (i.e., individual, family, community, and societal).

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Individual Level Intervention:
One inter...

Question 2

Life-course persistent offenders make up:

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A)   1% to 3% of the total population
B)   4% to 10% of the total population
C)   55% to 60% of the total population
D)   90% of the total populationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

How do certain cultural expectations encourage the development of maturity and desistance from crime? Provide examples of such cultural expectations that you have experienced in your own culture.

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Certain cultural expectations can encour...

Question 4

Individuals are more likely to develop traits conducive to crime when parents:

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A)   coddle and "spoil" their infant and toddler children
B)   use physical punishment (e.g., spanking) 
C)   provide more rewards than punishments on a regular basis
D)   fail to effectively sanction their children's angry outburstsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

According to Laub and Sampson (1993), certain life changes can prove to be crucial turning points in the lives of young male desisters. Why is this? Provide some examples of important life changes that contribute to desistance from crime for both males and females.

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Laub and Sampson (1993) argue that certa...

Question 6

Which of the following theories best explains the delinquency of adolescents who are restricted in their activities and break curfew as a means of obtaining adult privileges?

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A)   strain
B)   social learning
C)   control
D)   labelingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Explaining life-course patterns of offending involves the use of an integrated theory. This integrated theory can be viewed as an elaboration of which three theories? Explain how these theories integrate to form the life-course perspective and how they explain adolescent offending.

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The integrated theory used to explain li...

Question 8

Agnew and Brezina provide which of the following reasons to explain why a small percentage of juveniles refrain from delinquency?

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A)   they possess strong moral beliefs about delinquency
B)   they experience delayed puberty
C)   they have strong ties to their parents and teachers
D)   all of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Discuss factors that can cause poor parenting.

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There are several factors that can contr...

Question 10

Explain the relationship between poor parenting and delinquency using control and social learning theories of crime.

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Poor parenting can have a significant im...

Question 11

About _______ of adolescents manage to refrain from delinquency.

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A)   5%-10%
B)   20%-25%
C)   50%-55%
D)   88%-90%E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Draw on discussion in the text about adolescence-limited offending to explain why a small percentage of adolescents refrain from delinquency.

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Adolescence-limited offending refers to ...

Question 13

Adolescence-limited offenders tend to engage in offenses such as:

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A)   burglary
B)   larceny-theft
C)   motor-vehicle theft
D)   fraud
E)   aggravated assaultF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Examine the relationship between individual traits and delinquency. In your answer identify the types of traits conducive to crime, indicate when these traits develop and how long they last, and discuss the likely causes of these traits.

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The relationship between individual trai...

Question 15

Briefly describe why life-course persistent offenders offend at high rates over the life course.

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Life-course persistent offenders offend ...

Question 16

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding life-course persistent offending?

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A)   Life-course persistent offending is rooted in biological and social changes associated with adolescence.
B)   Life-course persistent offending is rooted in ongoing problems that originate during the childhood years.
C)   Life-course persistent offenders find it easier to desist from crime compared with adolescence-limited offenders.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Explain why adolescents have fewer legal coping skills and resources than do adults.

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Adolescents have fewer legal coping skil...

Question 18

What portion of adolescents' brains, involved in the control of emotions, is not fully developed during adolescence?

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A)   Temporal lobe
B)   Prefrontal cortex
C)   Cerebellum
D)   Occipital lobeE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Describe the biological and social changes that occur during adolescence. Explain how these changes increase the likelihood of delinquency.

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During adolescence, there are significan...

Question 20

Adolescents are subject to less direct control than:

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A)   infants
B)   toddlers
C)   adults
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Adolescents are subject to less direct control than:

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Life-course persistent offenders make up:

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