Measurement Matters: Offense Types and Specialization

Offender specialization—the tendency to repeat specific offenses—is the basis of practical orientations toward managing offending by the criminal justice system. Alternatively, dominant criminological paradigms postulate that offending versatility is the norm. We consider this incongruity by, first,...

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Authors: Humphrey, Tamara (Author) ; Gibbs Van Brunschot, Erin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 1/2, Pages: NP46-NP69
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Measurement
Versatility
Sexual Offenders
Violent offenders
Specialization