Extreme career criminals

Although murder, rape, and kidnapping are considered extremely serious crimes, little criminal career research has focused on these perpetrators. This study examines 500 habitual offenders who have accumulated at least 30 entries in their arrest histories. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA)...

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Autor principal: DeLisi, Matt (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2001
En: American journal of criminal justice
Año: 2001, Volumen: 25, Número: 2, Páginas: 239-252
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
Dangerous Offender
Chronic Offender
Felony Conviction
Criminal Career
Prison Sentence
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Sumario:Although murder, rape, and kidnapping are considered extremely serious crimes, little criminal career research has focused on these perpetrators. This study examines 500 habitual offenders who have accumulated at least 30 entries in their arrest histories. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and negative binomial regression solutions indicate that murderers, rapists, and kidnappers totaled more violent Index arrests, netted more felony convictions and prison sentences, and offended for a longer span than other chronic recidivists. Given the policy relevance of career criminal research, more scholarly attention should focus on extreme offenders.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02886848