The measurement of specialization and escalation in the criminal career: An alternative modeling strategy

Recent research using indices of specialization and escalation, such as the forward specialization coefficient and the escalation coefficient, have generally shown that repeat offenders tend to commit the same type or a more serious type of crime on successive arrests. Unfortunately, there are two i...

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Main Author: Britt, Chester L. -2016 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1996
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 1996, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 193-222
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