How did Sampson and Laub attempt to explain the continuity of delinquency into adult criminality?
What will be an ideal response?
• Structural context mediated by informal family and school social control explained delinquency in childhood and adolescence.
• There is continuity in antisocial behavior from childhood through adulthood in a variety of life domains.
• Informal social bonds in adulthood to family and employment explain changes in criminality over the life span despite early childhood propensities.
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When a defendant is offered an alternative to criminal trial and a possible prison sentence, it is called a
a. suspended sentence. b. diversion. c. mandatory release. d. good time credit.
Around 90 percent of felony convictions result from a:
A. plea bargain. B. trial by jury. C. bench trial. D. preliminary hearing.
The family-crime relationship is significant across racial, ethnic, and gender lines
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
With regard to the relationship of the time and place of delinquency, which statement is false?
a. Most delinquent acts occur during the warm summer months of July and August. b. Large urban areas have by far the highest juvenile violence rates. c. The frequency of some violent acts such as sexual assault increases as the temperature increases. d. The western and southern states have had consistently higher delinquency rates.