Chapter 13: Developmental/Life-Course Perspectives Criminality

Audio Links

• "In Tennessee, Giving Birth to a Drug-Dependent Baby Can Be a Crime"
  The state's "fetal assault" law punishes women whose babies are born with drug withdrawal symptoms. Proponents say the law spurs women to seek treatment, while opponents say it deters them.
   
• "Preschool Suspensions Really Happen and That's Not OK with Connecticut"
  Connecticut has built a safety net that will send a child-behavior expert to any daycare or pre-K in the state that's having trouble with a disruptive child.

Author Podcast

• Author Podcast: Terrie Moffitt

Video Clips

• Police Battling Career Criminals
  This news clip looks at how police are attempting to handle career criminals.
   
• Child Abuse in the US: Cycle of violence
  The reality and consequences of child abuse are examined.
   
• String of Arsons in Lakeview Might Have Been Set by Children
  This video is about an investigation of a string of fires believed to be the work of a child arsonist.
   
• Jon Venables' Lawyer Recalls Representing the 8-year-old Killer
  This is a video interview of a lawyer and his thoughts of representing a child murderer.

Websites 

• Poverty
  How does poverty contribute to crime?
   
• Family Life and Delinquency and Crime
  An article on the influence of family on criminal behavior.
   
• Fatherless Families
  What is the effect of fatherless families on crime?
   
• Harlow's Monkeys
  A brief description of a psychological experiment on monkeys, aiming at the need for parental influence in the child's life.
   
• Jackson Katz
  Jackson Katz discusses the concept of toxic masculinity and its ties to harmful behaviors.