Advances and New Avenues in DLC Research: Methods, Theory, and Applications

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel explores research aiming to advance and expand DLC research – whether methodologically, theoretically, or into novel/under-examined populations, settings, and topics. The first two papers examine how DLC work can be advanced methodologically, proposing applying newer methodological approaches including computational science and causal methods to understand both psychological function and the victim-offender overlap across the life-course. The third paper extends the theoretical underpinnings of DLC work, testing developmental pathways proposed in Judith Harris’ theory of development. The fourth panel applies a well-recognized and highly utilized DLC method – group-based trajectory modeling – to a new population and setting, examining trajectories of misconduct among elderly individuals who are incarcerated. The fifth paper applies this same methodological approach to a population of girls who initiate sexual activity in adolescence, examining trajectories of substance use and how these trajectories are associated with age of sexual activity onset. Combined, these papers demonstrate how DLC research is continuing to progress and evolve.

Sub Unit

• Area II. Perspectives on Crime / 2. Developmental and Life Course Perspectives

Individual Presentations

• Developmental Criminology, Self-Control & the Lens of Computation - Ana Caroline Stoffel, University of Mississippi

• Further Elucidating the Intersection of Self-Control & Victimization Across the Life-Course - Bodine Gonggrijp, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) / Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Ana Caroline Stoffel, University of Mississippi; Brian B. Boutwell, University of Mississippi

• Pathways of development: An examination of the impact of ACEs on experiences across multiple environments - Abigail S. Novak, University of Mississippi

• Developmental Patterns of Prison Misconduct Among those with Long-Term Sentences - Zachary Bucnker, University of Mississippi

• Early Sexual Activity among Adolescent Girls as a Risk Factor for Subsequent Substance Using Behavior: A group-based trajectory modeling approach - D'Andre Walker, University of Mississippi; Abigail S. Novak, University of Mississippi; Deja Knight, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Chair

• Abigail S. Novak, University of Mississippi

Organized by a Division or external group?

This panel was organized by the Division of Developmental and Life-course Criminology