Crimcomics Issue 10: Developmental and Life-Course Theories - Paperback

by Krista S. Gehring (Author), Michael Batista (Illustrator)

CrimComics offers a new way to approach criminological theory by engaging students with impactful, highly visual illustrated texts. Each CrimComics Issue traces the development of the theory--placing it in social and political context--and demonstrates its application to the real world. The last page of each Issue features review questions and key terms. This issue introduces students to developmental and life-course criminological theories, focusing on the works of Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi, Robert Sampson and John Laub, and Terrie Moffitt. These theories focus on continuity and/or change in delinquent and criminal behavior by examining the onset, persistence, and desistence of offending.

Author Biography

Krista S. Gehring is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Houston-Downtown.