Deviant Careers, Identity, and Lifecourse Criminology

1. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:

Anderson, Tammy L. (ed.). 2014. Understanding Deviance: Connecting Classical and Contemporary Perspectives. New York: Routledge.

Reading Assignment 7

Deviant Careers, Identity and Lifecourse Criminology

Introduction, Tammy L. Anderson /

1. Kinds of Deviance: A Sequential Model from Outsiders, Howard S. Becker / 27. Crime and Deviance in the Lifecourse, Robert Sampson and John Laub /
2. Weighing the Consequences of a Deviant Career: Factors Leading to an Exit From Prostitution, Sharon Oselin /
3. Connections: Understanding Street Prostitution from Deviant Career and Life-Course Criminology Perspectives, Emily Bonistall and Kevin Ralston, Critical Thinking Questions /

Points Possible: 20

Deliverable Length: 2-3 pages

Due: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Answer two questions:

1. State and discuss five techniques of neutralization of Sykes and Matza as presented by Becker (pp.307-308).

2. Distinguish between master and auxiliary status traits (Becker, p. 309). Which of the two most likely applies to the status of career criminal.

3. Sampson and Laub (pp. 315-316). Introduce two concepts useful to understanding crime in the life course: trajectory and transitions. Compare and contrast the two with examples. As a description of the life course, discuss the connections among trajectories, childhood events, and adult experiences.

4. The concept of deviant career developed before that of life-course criminology. There are similarities and differences in the two approaches. How does each explain the changes in criminal behavior over the person’s life. How does each approach account for the successful exit from a deviant/criminal career?

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