Maguire, Morgan & Reiner: The Oxford Handbook of Criminology 4e 
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Chapter 20
To what extent and why does offending behaviour peak in late adolescence and early adulthood? (See also Chapters 10, 19)
Does social control theory offer the most promising framework for explaining desistance from crime? (See also Chapter 1)
Is the process of being caught and punished itself a cause of crime? (See also Chapter 1)
Are there different types of people who change and develop throughout their lives in different ways? (See also Chapters 2, 19)
In what ways does the social and physical environment tend to keep people on the same path in life?
To what extent do people persist in offending because this is the best option available to them? (See also Chapters 1, 2)
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