Integrated Theories

Question 1

Characteristics

Answer 1

1. acknowledges the complexity of crime (crime = multidimensional, has multiple causes)
2. takes variables from existing theories and merges them into one coherent theory/ explanation (like a puzzle)
3. considers the life course
4. commonly social learning theories and social control

Question 2

life course theory

Answer 2

the risk to commit a crime/ committing crime decreases over ones life-course or increases depending on the context (delinquent development in Cambridge study)