Continuity in crime: Sex and age differences

This study deals primarily with the question of continuity in serious criminality. The study follows a cohort consisting of 15,117 individuals from the age of 15 years through the age of 30 years. The age-based transition probabilities are studied, both for males and for females, showing that the tr...

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Autor principal: Andersson, Jan (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1990
En: Journal of quantitative criminology
Año: 1990, Volumen: 6, Número: 1, Páginas: 85-100
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Prediction
Sex differences
age-based transitions
cohort data
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Sumario:This study deals primarily with the question of continuity in serious criminality. The study follows a cohort consisting of 15,117 individuals from the age of 15 years through the age of 30 years. The age-based transition probabilities are studied, both for males and for females, showing that the transitions for females conform to a first-order Markov chain, so that the original matrices can be seen as estimates from a single “parent matrix.” This was not the case for males. The predictive power of prior criminality for later transition probabilities is also studied. Finally, the difference between stating that a given percentage will relapse in crime and the ability to make real prediction is emphasized.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/BF01065291