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This paper reviews and analyzes Sampson and Laub's 1992 article entitled "Crime and deviance in the life course" which attempts to explain why certain people commit criminal acts. According to the paper, the article focuses on the life course of people, rather than narrowly restricting itself to the period of adolescence, which is when most crime occurs. As such, it is argued that it is a useful approach to the ongoing study of crime, as it brings a more holistic perspective to the issue.

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" Sampson and Laub's (1992) article entitled 'Crime and deviance in the life course' is one of many theories that attempts to explain why certain people commit criminal acts. It focuses on the life course of people, rather than narrowly restricting itself to the period of adolescence, which is when most crime occurs. As such, it is argued that it is a useful approach to the ongoing study of crime, as it brings a more holistic perspective to the issue, by examining a person's entire life, as well as transitional events within that trajectory. In the broadest sense, there are two ways to think about why crimes are..."

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