A Prospective Examination of Criminal Career Trajectories in Abused and Neglected Males and Females Followed Up into Middle Adulthood

To examine the extent to which there are differences in the developmental course of offending among individuals with maltreatment histories, compared to nonmaltreated controls, and whether these patterns vary for males and females.

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Authors: Widom, Cathy Spatz 1945- (Author) ; Fisher, Jacqueline Horan (Author) ; Nagin, Daniel 1948- (Author) ; Piquero, Alex R. 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 831-852
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
gender differences
Criminal Careers
Longitudinal offending patterns
Abused and neglected children
Criminal careers
Gender differences
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Summary:To examine the extent to which there are differences in the developmental course of offending among individuals with maltreatment histories, compared to nonmaltreated controls, and whether these patterns vary for males and females.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-017-9356-7