In 2012, nearly 9.5 million crimes were committed in the US, according to the Uniform Crime Reports, or UCR (fbi.gov). Over 3.4 million, or 55% of all the crimes, were committed by juveniles or adults under 30. Furthermore, the UCR reports 62% of property crimes were committed by juveniles or adults under 30 (fbi.gov). The tendency of crime rates is to be higher in youth is one factor that led Terrie Moffitt’s to develop her Dual Pathway Theory.
The Dual Pathway Developmental Theory speaks of juveniles engaging in delinquency because they are either life-course persistent offenders (LCPS) or adolescent limited offenders (ALS). The LCPS typically begin offending prior to puberty, and continue well into adulthood. Moffitt describes the antisocial …show more content…
Braithwaite came up with 13 facts about crime in reality, and the details of Moffitt’s theory at least support half of them. The Braithwaite facts that Moffit’s theory supports include the following: crime is perpetrated disproportionately by 15-25 year olds, young people who have friendships with criminals are more likely to engage in crime themselves, crime is committed disproportionately by unmarried people, young people who are strongly attached to their school are less likely to engage in crime, young people who do poorly in school are more likely to engage in crime, and young people who have high educational and occupational aspirations are less likely to engage in …show more content…
According to Moffitt’s theory adolescent limited offenders have a “reduce ability to listen and read receptively, to problem solve, to express oneself in speech and writing and to remember”. (Harper, 2013, p. 165) So this supports the fact young people who do poorly in school are more likely to engage in crime. These children can have normal brain function, but lack of verbal skills, attention span, and act impulsivity. Adolescent limited offenders usually have hard time reading, and doing math, so when they try to get a job they wouldn’t be able to get it and turn to crime. But after a few years and maturing with positive support system most adolescent offenders stop their criminal ways. Life-course offenders who have neurological problems, struggle in school but have no positive support system. They have an internal drive to commit a crime. They start to do poorly in school or eventually will drop out sooner or
The Dual Pathway Developmental Theory speaks of juveniles engaging in delinquency because they are either life-course persistent offenders (LCPS) or adolescent limited offenders (ALS). The LCPS typically begin offending prior to puberty, and continue well into adulthood. Moffitt describes the antisocial …show more content…
Braithwaite came up with 13 facts about crime in reality, and the details of Moffitt’s theory at least support half of them. The Braithwaite facts that Moffit’s theory supports include the following: crime is perpetrated disproportionately by 15-25 year olds, young people who have friendships with criminals are more likely to engage in crime themselves, crime is committed disproportionately by unmarried people, young people who are strongly attached to their school are less likely to engage in crime, young people who do poorly in school are more likely to engage in crime, and young people who have high educational and occupational aspirations are less likely to engage in …show more content…
According to Moffitt’s theory adolescent limited offenders have a “reduce ability to listen and read receptively, to problem solve, to express oneself in speech and writing and to remember”. (Harper, 2013, p. 165) So this supports the fact young people who do poorly in school are more likely to engage in crime. These children can have normal brain function, but lack of verbal skills, attention span, and act impulsivity. Adolescent limited offenders usually have hard time reading, and doing math, so when they try to get a job they wouldn’t be able to get it and turn to crime. But after a few years and maturing with positive support system most adolescent offenders stop their criminal ways. Life-course offenders who have neurological problems, struggle in school but have no positive support system. They have an internal drive to commit a crime. They start to do poorly in school or eventually will drop out sooner or