We know that one of the most reliable facts about crime is its relationship to age. Property crime peaks at about 16-17 years of age and violent crime at about 21. Thereafter, both decrease systematically with age. The question is which theoretical perspective better accounts for this relationship of crime to age (including desistence from crime with age): Social Learning or Gottfredson & Hirschi's General Theory (trait) of Crime?
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