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Criminals in the Making : Criminality Across the Life Course

by: John Paul Wright

Criminals in the Making : Criminality Across the Life Course

by: John Paul Wright

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9781412955201
ISBN 10:
1412955203
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 05/16/2008
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

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Summary

Why do individuals exposed to the same environment turn out so differently, with some engaging in crime and others abiding by societal rules and norms? Why are males involved in violent crime more often than females? And why do the precursors of serious pathological behavior typically emerge in childhood?

Introduction
Life Course Criminology
Life Course Criminology
Origins of Life Course Criminology
The Criminal Career Approach
What Is Life Course Criminology?
Concepts and Issues in Life Course Criminology
Life Course Theories of Criminal Behavior
Theories of Stability and Change
Developmental Trajectories and Typologies of Offenders
Life Course Criminality
The Stability of Criminal and Analogous Behavior
What Do We Mean by the Stability of Criminal Behavior?
How Is the Stability of Criminal Behavior Measured?
Issues Related to the Measurement of Stability
Empirical Findings on Stability
Review of the Stability of Problem Behavior
Conclusion
Continuity in Antisocial Potential
Continuity
Heterotypic, Homotypic, and Cumulative Continuity
State Dependence and Population Heterogeneity
Sources of Continuity
Genetic Continuity
Person-Environment Interactions
Conclusion
Genetics and Crime
Early Biological Explanations
Biological Rejection
The New Study of Biology and Behavior
The Behavioral Genetic Study of Criminality
Conclusion
Introduction to Brain Structure and Basic Functions: Part I: The Hindbrain, Midbrain, and Limbic Structures in the Development of Criminality
Brain Development and Structure
Conclusion
Introduction to Brain Structure and Basic Functions: Part II: Forebrain Formation, Trauma, and Criminal Behavior
Forebrain: Cortical Region
Conclusion
Concepts and Issues in Neuropsychological Functioning
Basic Structure and Functioning of Our Nervous System
Nervous System Functioning and Criminality
Hormones and Their Effect on Physiology and Behavior
Integrating Concepts of Physiology and Environment
Conclusion
Gender Differences in Brain Processes and Laterality
Gender Differences in Hemispheric Lateralization
The Influence of Androgens (Male Hormones)
A Developmental Theory for Gender Differences in Criminality
Conclusion
Individuals and Their Social World
There Is Variation Left Unexplained by Genetic Influences
Brain Plasticity Is Environmentally Influenced
The Correlation and Interaction Between Genes and the Environment
Developmental Risk Factors
Effects of Alchohol and Drugs on Fetal Development
Prenatal Exposure to Nicotine
Biosocial Issues in Development
Activity of Nervous System: Sensation Seeking
Deficits in Neuropsychological Functioning
Inidividuals in Their Environment
Prepubescence: Infancy and Childhood
What Do We Mean by Problem Behavior in Infancy and Childhood?
The Prevalence and Frequency of Problem Behavior in Infancy and Childhood
Continuity in Problem Behaviors Over Time
Postpubescence: Adolescence and Adulthood
What Is Adolescence, and Why Did We Include Adulthood?
Sexual Maturation and Human Development
The Effects of Sexual Maturation
Adolescent Development
Adult Criminals
Policy Recommendations
Contextual Factors
Prior to Birth
At Birth
After Birth
Child Development
Adolescence
Adulthood
Caveats
Closing Thoughts
Index
About the Authors
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