RT Article
T1 Studying Criminal Career Lenght Through Early Adulthood Among Serious Offenders
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 50
IS 3
SP 412
OP 435
A1 Piquero, Alex R. 1970-
A1 Brame, Robert W.
A1 Lynam, Donald R.
LA Undetermined
YR 2004
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1526125641
AB Much of the research on criminal careers has concentrated on the dimensions of prevalence, frequency, specialization, and desistance. One dimension that has not been the focus of research is career length. Knowledge on the distribution ofαand correlates associated withαcareer length is important for matters related to theory and policy. Using data from a sample of parolees from the California Youth Authority, the authors studied the career-length issue and provide important descriptive and etiological information. The authors also present some comparisons across race to determine if race differences emerge in career length and its correlates. Theoretical and empirical directions for future research are also addressed. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR
K1 Schwerkriminalität
K1 Kriminelle Karriere
DO 10.1177/0011128703260333