1st Edition
Understanding Criminal Careers
224 Pages
by
Willan
224 Pages
by
Willan
224 Pages
by
Willan
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The study of criminal careers is of increasing interest in criminology. It is now generally recognised that it is important to try to understand criminal behaviour across the life-course rather than focusing on fragmented incidents which provide only a partial picture. This is an accessible text which clarifies the crucial theoretical and methodological debates surrounding the study of criminal... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Great Debate: Competing Theoretical Approaches and Methodological Issues 3. The Great Solution? The Major Longitudinal Studies 4. When Does It All Start? The Onset of a Criminal Career 5. How Long Does It Last? Persistence, Desistence and the Duration of a Criminal Career 6. Specialisation 7. Dangerousness - Prediction and Risk 8. When Do Ex-offenders Become Like Non-offenders? 9. What's Wrong With Criminal Careers? Moving Forward
Biography
Keith Soothill is Emeritus Professor of Social Research at the University of Lancaster.
Claire Fitzpatrick is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Lancaster.
Brian Francis is Professor of Social Statistics at the University of Lancaster.
