What Are the General Characteristics of Life-Course/developmental Theories? Address the Following

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Essay

What are the general characteristics of life-course/developmental theories? Address the following: What are the major questions about crime that these theories attempt to answer? How do these questions differ from other types of criminological theories? What theories do life-course/developmental theories draw on?

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Definitions:

Union Army

The land force that fought for the Union (the Northern states) during the American Civil War, primarily against the Confederate Army of the Southern states.

Forced to Fight

A situation where individuals are compelled to engage in combat or conflict, often through conscription, coercion, or as a condition of enslavement.

New York City Draft Riots

A series of violent disturbances in New York City in 1863 that were the culmination of working-class discontent with new laws passed by Congress to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War.

Assault

An act that intentionally threatens, attempts, or actually inflicts physical harm on another person.