Over the last 15 years, developmental criminology has ascended to a place of prominence in the study of crime. In this special issue, developmental criminology is assessed by its proponents and opponents. Cutting edge issues of major importance are discussed and critically analyzed, including debates about patterns of continuity and change in offending, the role of taxonomic theories and methods in criminology, the prospects for accurately predicting crime, theories of the origins of crime over the life course, and the consequences of crime and other problem behaviors for adult development. This volume thus assembles in one place the leading scholars and researchers from multiple disciplines grappling with foundational issues. The intellectual debates contained here will not only generate excitement and controversy, but will shape the theoretical and research agenda in criminology for years to come.

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