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Compare and Contrast Adolescence-Limited and Life-Course Persistent Offenders

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Compare and contrast adolescence-limited and life-course persistent offenders. What policy implications can be offered for each type of offender?


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Expected Utility Theory

A normative model of decision making in which the decision maker weighs the personal importance and probabilities of different outcomes in choosing among alternatives in order to maximize overall satisfaction of personal goals.

Prescriptive

Relating to the imposition or enforcement of rules, norms, or recommendations, often in a directive way.

Normative Models

theoretical models that prescribe how people should behave or make decisions, often based on optimal outcomes or rational choice theory.

Decision Making

The cognitive process of selecting a course of action from among multiple alternatives, often involving a risk or uncertainty.

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