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What Is Desistance and Why Is Age Related to Declines

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What is desistance and why is age related to declines in criminal offending? What interpersonal moderators also have been proposed to aid in the transition between criminal offending and desistance?


Definitions:

Group Polarization

The phenomenon where the attitude of a group becomes more extreme than the initial inclination of its members after discussing a topic.

Obedience

The act of following orders or directives from authority figures, sometimes regardless of personal conscience.

Shock Levels

The varying intensities of electrical shock used in experiments or medical therapy, often to study pain response or to treat certain conditions.

Teachers

Educators who instruct, guide, and facilitate learning for students, impacting their intellectual and social development.

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