TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Re-examining of Moffitt's theory of delinquency through agent based modeling
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Leaw, Jia Ning
A1  - Ang, Rebecca P.
A1  - Huan, Vivien S.
A1  - Chan, Wei Teng
A1  - Cheong, Siew Ann
SP  - e0126752
EP  - e0126752
VL  - 10
IS  - 6
N2  - Moffitt's theory of delinquency suggests that at-risk youths can be divided into two groups, the adolescence- limited group and the life-course-persistent group, predetermined at a young age, and social interactions between these two groups become important during the adolescent years. We built an agent-based model based on the microscopic interactions Moffitt described: (i) a maturity gap that dictates (ii) the cost and reward of antisocial behavior, and (iii) agents imitating the antisocial behaviors of others more successful than themselves, to find indeed the two groups emerging in our simulations. Moreover, through an intervention simulation where we moved selected agents from one social network to another, we also found that the social network plays an important role in shaping the life course outcome.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126752
ID  - ref1
ER  -