What are the four key elements of the Developmental Life-Course ...

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What are the four key elements of the Developmental Life-Course theory? Explain each.
 
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Question 2

Discuss the history of the societal responses to juvenile delinquency in the United States.
 
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Answer to Question 1

The answer should include the following points:

• 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 persons social and personal development

Answer to Question 2

The answer should include the following points:

• the colonial period


• the houses of refuge era


• the juvenile courts era


• the juvenile rights era


• the reform agenda era


• the social control and juvenile crime era


• the contemporary period