基本説明
Presents one of the world's most descriptive accounts of the criminal careers of 411 South London boys followed to age 40. It highlights the longitudinal patterning of criminal activity as well as the factors that distinguish between different types of offenders.
Full Description
This book examines several contentious and under-studied criminal career issues using one of the world's most important longitudinal studies, the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (CSDD), a longitudinal study of 411 South London boys followed in criminal records to age 40. The analysis reported in the book explores issues related to prevalence, offending frequency, specialization, onset sequences, co-offending, chronicity, career length, and trajectory estimation. The results of the study are considered in the context of developmental/life-course theories, and the authors outline an agenda for criminal career research generally, and within the context of the CSDD specifically.
Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Literature review: A. General criminal careers; B. Organize around contentious issues; 3. Data overview; 4. Prevalence and incidence; 5. Onset age and incidence; 6. Specialization; 7. Onset sequences; 8. Co-offending; 9. Chronicity; 10. Offending trajectories; 11. Career length; 12. Discussion.
