CASE 3.2
Warden Smith supervises 2000 male inmates who are incarcerated for various reasons, including murder, rape, robbery, drugs, theft, and arson. He meets with every inmate who is sentenced to his prison to get an understanding of where each inmate came from and how he can possible help each inmate to not return to his institution once released.
-Warden Smith also reviews the background and criminal history of all offenders who enter his prison.He notices a common theme-many of his inmates began offending at a very early age and they continued to offend well into adulthood.These inmates are considered to be:

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The description of the inmates as having begun offending at an early age and continuing into adulthood fits the definition of life-course persisters, who exhibit a pattern of persistent offending across their lifespan. This contrasts with adolescent-limited offenders, who only offend during adolescence and then desist, active persisters, who continue to offend but may have started later in life, and passive persisters, who continue to offend but may not have had as extensive a criminal history prior to their imprisonment.

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