Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Developmental and life course theories typically use cross-sectional data.
2. Studying within-individual change in offenders over time forces criminologists to consider how different variables identified by different disciplines apply at different points in the life course.
3. Routine activities theory introduced the notion of multiple offending pathways into criminology.
4. Sampson and Laub’s age-graded theory represents an extension or elaboration of Hirschi’s theory of social bonding.
5. Research done on developmental and life course theories indicates that a small number of criminals account for a great deal of overall crime.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3, FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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