Studies show that the best predictor of adult criminal behavior is juvenile behavior.According to these studies, youth whose initial contact with the court system occurs before the age of 14 are more likely to become chronic juvenile offenders than those whose offending starts later. Do you agree that early behavior is predictive of adult criminal behavior? Or, are there other factors that are a greater risk factor than age of onset? If so, what are those factors? And, why is it so important to study continuity of crime in children?
Argue in favor of early behavior is predictive of criminal behavior.
