Discuss the policy implications of the concept of the chronic offender. Do you agree that focusing on a single problem is not effective, why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
• Efforts to chart the life cycle of crime and delinquency will have a major influence on both theory and policy.
• Rather than simply asking why youths become delinquent or commit antisocial acts, theorists are charting the onset, escalation, frequency, and cessation of delinquent behavior.
• Research on delinquent careers has also influenced policy. If relatively few offenders commit a great proportion of all delinquent acts and then persist as adult criminals, it follows that steps should be taken to limit their criminal opportunities.
• One approach is to identify persistent offenders at the beginning of their offending careers and provide early treatment.
• This might be facilitated by research aimed at identifying traits (for example, impulsive personalities) that can be used to classify high-risk offenders.
• Because many of these youths suffer from a variety of problems, treatment must be aimed at a broad range of educational, family, vocational, and psychological problems.
• Focusing on a single problem, such as a lack of employment, may be ineffective.
• Student answers will vary.
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What will be an ideal response?
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Jury __________ uses social science research to __________ jurors.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
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