RT Article
T1 Continuity in crime: Sex and age differences
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 6
IS 1
SP 85
OP 100
A1 Andersson, Jan
LA English
YR 1990
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764278852
AB 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.
K1 Prediction
K1 Sex differences
K1 age-based transitions
K1 cohort data
DO 10.1007/BF01065291