What are the four key elements of the Developmental Life-Course theory? Explain them in context of the theory
What will be an ideal response?
• The development of offending and antisocial behavior
• Protective factors
• The risk of offending at different ages
• The effects of life events on the course of a person's social and personal development
DLC theory attempts to integrate what is known about the individual, family, school, peers, and the community with situation influences that may either encourage or discourage offending. It also integrates key elements of preexisting theories that attempt to explain delinquency. Finally, DLC holds that human development and aging are lifelong processes and that people are rational actors who make informed choses and they go through life. The choices that people make however can be influenced by turning points or life experiences that strengthen social ties.
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a. employed private attorneys b. had appropriately sized caseloads c. paid their attorneys over $80,000 a year d. employed substantially fewer than needed support staff
Types of documentary evidence possessed by victims can include:
a. Promotional, advertising and/or sales material. b. Payment(s)/financial records. c. Tangible items. d. a, b, and c.
According to the due process model, fact-finding procedures should be all but which of the following?
A. efficient B. formal C. adversarial D. adjudicative
What length term do federal judges serve?
A. They serve for life. B. They serve 6-year terms. C. They serve 4-year terms. D. They serve 10-year terms.