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From juvenile delinquency to adult crime : criminal careers, justice policy, and prevention /

What makes a juvenile delinquent develop into an adult criminal? Edited by two leading authorities in the fields of psychology and criminology, this title examines why the period of transition to adulthood is important and how it can be better understood and addressed both inside and outside of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Loeber, Rolf, Farrington, David P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Criminal career patterns / Alex R. Piquero, J. David Hawkins, and Lila Kazemian
  • Explanations for offending / Terence P. Thornberry [and others]
  • Contextual influences / Julie Horney, Patrick Tolan, and David Weisburd
  • Special categories of serious and violent offenders : drug dealers, gang members, homicide offenders, and sex offenders / Richard Rosenfeld, Helene R. White, and Finn-Aage Esbensen
  • Prediction and risk/needs assessments / Robert D. Hoge, Gina M. Vincent, and Laura S. Guy
  • Legal boundaries between the juvenile and criminal justice systems in the United States / Patrick Griffin
  • Young offenders and an effective justice system response : what happens, what should happen, and what we need to know / James C. Howell, Barry C. Feld, and Daniel P. Mears
  • Promoting change, changing lives : effective prevention and intervention to reduce serious offending / Brandon C. Welsh [and others]
  • European perspectives / Martin Killias, Santiago Redondo, and Jerzy Sarnecki
  • Overview, conclusions, and key recommendations / Rolf Loeber [and others].