For this assignment please make sure your answers are clear and detailed. Properly cite outside sources.
1. Describe Moffitt’s theory of adolescence limited antisocial behavior. Why is it that individuals in the "adolescence-limited group are able to desist from crime in early adulthood while individuals in the "life course persistent" group are not?
2. Describe the process by which persistent offenders desist from crime. What is "desistance by default"?
3. What is "feared self"? How might this possible identity provide motivation for an offender to change and desist from crime?
4. In detail from your readings, describe if a place can defend itself. If so, how?