The Development of Criminal and Antisocial Behavior: Theory, Research and Practical Applications

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
1 Introduction: Understanding Criminal and Antisocial Behavior Within a Developmental and Multidisciplinary Perspective....Pages 1-16
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2 Developmental and Life-Course Theories of Offending....Pages 19-38
3 Antisocial Behavior Before the Age–Crime Curve: Can Developmental Criminology Continue to Ignore Developmental Origins?....Pages 39-49
4 Age–Crime Curve and Criminal Career Patterns....Pages 51-63
5 Why Developmental Criminology Is Still Coming of Age: The Influence of Biological Factors on Within-Individual Change....Pages 65-73
6 Developmental Trajectories and Antisocial Behavior Over the Life-Course....Pages 75-88
7 Longitudinal Research Designs for Studying Criminal and Antisocial Behavior Development: Lessons from Past and Present Studies....Pages 89-105
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8 A Review of the Genetic and Gene–Environment Interplay Contributors to Antisocial Phenotypes....Pages 109-122
9 Executive Function and Intelligence in the Development of Antisocial Behavior....Pages 123-135
10 The Contribution of Temperament and Personality Traits to Criminal and Antisocial Behavior Development and Desistance....Pages 137-165
11 Prenatal and Perinatal Factors in the Development of Persistent Criminality....Pages 167-180
12 Early Abuse and Neglect as Risk Factors for the Development of Criminal and Antisocial Behavior....Pages 181-199
13 Familial Influences on the Development of Serious Conduct Problems and Delinquency....Pages 201-220
14 Peers and Delinquency: A Genetically Informed, Developmentally Sensitive Perspective....Pages 221-236
15 How School and Education Impact the Development of Criminal and Antisocial Behavior....Pages 237-251
16 Neighborhood Context and the Development of Criminal and Antisocial Behavior....Pages 253-265
17 Media Exposure and Consumption as Risk Factors in the Development of Antisocial Behavior....Pages 267-281
18 Away from Delinquency and Crime: Resilience and Protective Factors....Pages 283-294
19 Desistance from Crime and Antisocial Behavior....Pages 295-312
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20 An Evolutionary Perspective on Antisocial Behavior: Evolution as a Foundation for Criminological Theories....Pages 315-330
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21 Race, Ethnicity, Immigration, and Crime....Pages 331-347
22 Gang Membership in Developmental Perspective....Pages 349-363
23 The Contribution of Mental Health Disorders to Antisocial Behavior Pathways....Pages 365-378
24 A Developmental Approach to Understanding the Substance Use-Crime Connection....Pages 379-397
25 Development of Antisocial Behavior in Adolescent Girls....Pages 399-411
26 Sex Offending and Developmental Criminology: A Research Agenda for the Description, Explanation, and Prediction of Juvenile Sex Offending....Pages 413-430
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27 Early Prevention of Criminal and Antisocial Behavior: A Review of Interventions in Infancy and Childhood....Pages 433-446
28 School- and Community-Based Preventive Interventions During Adolescence: Preventing Delinquency Through Science-Guided Collective Action....Pages 447-460
29 Effective Family-Based Treatments for Adolescents with Serious Antisocial Behavior....Pages 461-475
30 Intervening Effectively with Juvenile Offenders: Answers from Meta-Analysis....Pages 477-490
31 HIV Risk and Prevention Among Adjudicated Adolescents....Pages 491-504
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32 Developmental Criminology: Thoughts on the Past and Insights for the Future....Pages 507-537
Back Matter....Pages 539-564