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Criminal careers and "career criminals." Volume I /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Research on Criminal Careers
Otros Autores: Blumstein, Alfred (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : National Academy Press, 1986.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Existing Decision PracticesEthical Limitations; Methodological Issues; Specific Classification Rules; Record-Keeping Implications; AN AGENDA FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; 1 Introduction: Studying Criminal Careers ; THE CRIMINAL CAREERS CONCEPT; CRIME CONTROL POLICIES; Knowledge for Policy; Classification of Offenders; Ethical Considerations; DIMENSIONS OF CRIMINAL CAREERS; Participation; Individual Frequency Rates, Seriousness, and Duration; Basic Definitions and Symbols; Basic Model of a Criminal Career; Extensions of the Basic Model; USING THE CRIMINAL CAREER PARADIGM.
  • Interpreting Aggregate Crime RatesDemographic Correlates of Criminal Careers; Incapacitation, Rehabilitation, and Deterrence; SCOPE OF THE PANEL'S REPORT; 2 Participation in Criminal Careers ; STUDY DESIGNS AND PARTICIPATION ESTIMATES; PARTICIPATION AMONG MALES; Official-Record Estimates; Self-Report Estimates; PARTICIPATION ESTIMATES BY SEX, RACE, AND AGE; Sex; Race; Age; OTHER FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION; Family Influences; Parenting; Parental Criminality; Family Disruption; Family Size and Structure; Early Antisocial Behavior; Social Class; School Performance and Intelligence.
  • RaceSex; Age; Offense Clusters; Specialization; Age; Offense Type; Sex; Race; Escalation; TERMINATION AND LENGTH OF CRIMINAL CAREERS; Types of Studies; Persistence by Delinquents into Adult Careers; Measuring Career Length by Number of Arrests; Measuring Career Length in Years; CONCLUSION; 4 Methodological Issues in Criminal Career Research ; OBSERVATIONAL APPROACHES: SELF-REPORTS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS; Self-Reports; Official Records; Potential for Synthesis of Observational Methods; SAMPLING ISSUES; USE OF COHORT AND CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA; PROBLEMS OF CONFOUNDED EFFECTS.