Publications [#341892] of Terrie E. Moffitt

Chapters in Books

1. McGee, TR; Moffitt, TE "The developmental taxonomy." The Oxford Handbook of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. January, 2018: 149-158. [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/23)

   Abstract:
   This chapter considers whether the peak in the age–crime curve is a function of active offenders committing more crime during adolescence or a function of more individuals actively offending in the peak years. It discusses the two main and most empirically tested typological groupings: the life-course persistent group and the adolescence limited group. The chapter then reviews the evidence on a theoretically interesting grouping: those who abstain from antisocial and offending behavior. It focuses on the debate regarding whether those who were originally thought to recover from early-onset antisocial behavior have childhood-limited antisocial behavior or exhibit low-level chronic antisocial behavior across the life course. Finally, the chapter discusses how the theory it introduces accounts for adult-onset offending and considers whether there are gender differences that need to be accounted for by the theory.