Key Issues in Criminal Career Research: New Analyses of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)

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.

Politics & Social Sciences

Piquero, Alex R.

Farrington, David P.

Blumstein, Alfred

Social Sciences

Cambridge University Press

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.

This reader offers a unique selection to illustrate key concepts and research in the areas of police misconduct- and how misconduct affects police ethics and integrity in the officer, the department and in our society as well. The readings are by some of the top scholars in police research and represent the most current understanding of ethics and misconduct. The readings are prefaced by an introduction that has been carefully crafted to properly frame the selections.

Police Integrity and Ethics

Hickman, Matthew J.

Greene, Jack R.

Cengage Learning'

This reader covers several of the seminal articles written about theories of crime as it relates to human developmental and biological issues. As an emerging market and a very hot topic in criminology theory, the life-course approach builds on recent trends in psychology and sociology, thus answering the growing desire for integrated theories. The authors of this reader have created a "greatest hits" of life-course from the biggest life-course luminaries. The authors have prepared extensive introductions to provide context for each article.

Life-Course Criminology: Contemporary and Classic Readings (with InfoTrac) (Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series)

Mazarolle, Paul

Life-Course Criminology

This second edition book advances knowledge about criminal careers throughout life. It presents new results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (CSDD), which is a unique longitudinal study of the development of offending from age 10 to age 61. Previous results obtained in the CSDD are reviewed, and then new findings from official criminal records up to age 61 are presented: on offending at different ages, continuity in offending, ages of onset, and criminal career duration. The number of offenders and offenses between ages 50 and 61 is noteworthy. The book then presents results on self-reported offending in different age ranges up to 48: on prevalence, frequency, continuity, and comparisons with official records that suggest that official records only capture the tip of the iceberg of offending. It then analyzes different trajectories of official offending up to age 61 and shows to what extent they could be predicted by childhood risk factors. New results from the CSDD in the last 10 years are then presented, followed by a discussion of the relevance of all the findings for criminological theories and public policies such as early intervention. This book should be of great interest not only to academics but also to policy makers and practitioners who are concerned with crime.&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp;

Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age: Recent Results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (SpringerBriefs in Criminology)

Business & Money

Jennings, Wesley G.

Jolliffe, Darrick

Economics

Springer

"Criminological Theory: The Essentials, Fourth Edition offers students a brief yet comprehensive overview of classic and contemporary criminologists and their theories. Putting criminological theory in context, acclaimed authors Stephen G. Tibbetts and Alex R. Piquero examine policy implications brought about by theoretical perspectives to demonstrate to students the practical application of theories to contemporary social problems. Features and Benefits: The books brief coverage of the essential topics of criminological theory provides instructors a flexible alternative to larger texts. Case studies examine offender motives to help students apply the theories discussed to interesting and memorable examples. Discussions of policy implications are integrated into each section to allow students to see the practical policy impact of each theory"--

Criminological Theory: The Essentials

Tibbetts, Stephen G.

Sage Publications, Inc.

An indispensable resource for all levels, this handbook provides up-to-date, in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology. 
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<li>Provides original, cutting-edge, and in-depth summaries of the most important theories in criminology</li> <li>Covers the origins and assumptions behind each theory, explores current debates and research, points out knowledge gaps, and offers directions for future research</li> <li>Encompasses theory, research, policy, and practice, with recommendations for further reading at the end of each essay</li> <li>Features discussions of broad issues and topics related to the field, such as the correlates of crime, testing theory, policy, and prediction</li> <li>Clearly and accessibly written by leading scholars in the field as well as up-and-coming scholars</li> </ul>

The Handbook of Criminological Theory (Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice)

Wiley/Blackwell

Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age is a timely volume by leading researchers in Life Course Criminology, which reports new findings from The Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, a prospective longitudinal survey of 411 South London males first studied at age 8 in 1961. The main aim of the study is to advance knowledge about criminal careers up to age 56. At the time of these most recent findings, forty-two percent of the males were convicted, with an average ten-year conviction career. Only seven percent of the males accounted for half of all convictions. Almost all of the males (93 percent) reported committing an offense in four age ranges, compared with 29 percent who were convicted at these ages. There were on average of 39 self-reported offenses per conviction. Group-based trajectory analyses indicated that, while there were distinct groups of offenders who followed different age-crime trajectories between ages 10 and 56, five groups best characterized the criminal careers of the men, with two groups, high adolescence peak and high rate chronic, exhibiting the most offending. Also, the offending trajectories were predicted by individual and environmental childhood risk factors, with the most chronic offenders (to age 56) having the most extreme scores on childhood risk. Based on these results, risk assessment instruments could be developed and risk-focused prevention could be implemented in early childhood, including parent training, pre-school intellectual enrichment programs and home visiting programs, in order to prevent chronic styles of offending from being initiated. This work will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, especially those with an interest in life course criminology and crime prevention, while also being of use as a research framework for other studies. It will also be of interest to researchers in sociology, psychology, and other social sc

Like its well-received predecessor, the latest edition of Community Policing features important, cutting-edge works by scholars, practitioners, and researchers concerning the vital issues surrounding community policing. The well-organized, contemporary articles--each insightful and thought-provoking--cover historical frameworks, current research perspectives, the experiences and strategies of practitioners, and the future of community policing.

Community Policing: Contemporary Readings

Alpert, Geoffrey P.

Job Hunting & Careers

Waveland Pr Inc.

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Key Issues in Criminal Career Research: New Analyses of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)

Key Issues in Criminal Career Research: New Analyses of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)

Police Integrity and Ethics

Life-Course Criminology: Contemporary and Classic Readings (with InfoTrac) (Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series)

Life-Course Criminology

Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age: Recent Results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (SpringerBriefs in Criminology)

Criminological Theory: The Essentials

The Handbook of Criminological Theory (Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice)

Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age: Recent Results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (SpringerBriefs in Criminology)

Community Policing: Contemporary Readings