Developmental and life-course explanations of offending

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
File version

Accepted Manuscript (AM)

Author(s)
McGee, Tara Renae
Farrington, David P
Griffith University Author(s)
Primary Supervisor
Other Supervisors
Editor(s)
Date
2019
Size
File type(s)
Location
License
Abstract

Developmental and life-course theories of crime collectively can be viewed as theories which take an age-graded approach to explaining the development of offending based on empirical observations from prospective longitudinal studies. This paper provides not only an account of the key developmental and life-course theories of crime but also moves beyond this to include a comparison of the key postulates of these theories. To do this we first provide a brief account of the origins of developmental and life-course criminology and identify the theoretical origins in classic criminological theory. We also provide a brief description of some of the most prominent developmental and life-course theories of crime. This is all to set the stage for an extensive comparison of the key postulates of developmental and life-course theories. We argue that, in order to move forward with these theories, there must be systematic empirical testing of the key postulates to determine which parts of the theories are empirically supported and which parts need updating or revision.

Journal Title

Psychology, Crime & Law

Conference Title
Book Title
Edition
Volume

25

Issue

6

Thesis Type
Degree Program
School
Publisher link
Patent number
Funder(s)
Grant identifier(s)
Rights Statement
Rights Statement

© 2019 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Psychology, Crime & Law (Psychology Crime and Law) on 27 Dec 2018, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2018.1560446

Item Access Status
Note
Access the data
Related item(s)
Subject

Criminology

Social Sciences

Criminology & Penology

Government & Law

Persistent link to this record
Citation

McGee, TR; Farrington, DP, Developmental and life-course explanations of offending, Psychology, Crime & Law, 2019, 25 (6), pp. 609-625

Collections