1 An Overview of Life Course Theory and Research 1
2 Biology and Behavior: The Launch Pad 33
3 The Family: Initial Trajectories 61
4 Adolescence and Crime: Continuity and Change 79
5 Adulthood: Desistance, Persistence, and Human Agency 123
6 History, Social Change, and the Life Course 149
7 What Can Be Done? Intervening in the Life Course 177
8 Crime and the Life Course: Summing Up 189
Appendix: The Life Course Perspective and White-Collar Crime 195
References 215
Index 233