Desisting from crime : continuity and change in long-term crime patterns of serious chronic offenders / [electronic resource]
Ezell, Michael Eugene,1973-
Cohen, Lawrence E.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2005.
This study examines patterns of offending among persistent juvenile offenders. Employing advanced quantitative techniques to offenders with very high rates of recidivism, Ezell and Cohen demonstrate that many of these apparently hardened criminals will 'grow out' of crime by the time they reach their 20s.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-306) and index.
Looking forward -- Crime over the life course : the empirical implications of three theories -- Empirical research review and hypotheses -- The California youth authority -- Data and methods -- Descriptive summary of data -- Age and crime among latent classes of serious youthful offenders -- On the relationship of past to subsequent criminal activity -- Looking backward and forward.
This study examines patterns of offending among persistent juvenile offenders. Employing advanced quantitative techniques to offenders with very high rates of recidivism, Ezell and Cohen demonstrate that many of these apparently hardened criminals will 'grow out' of crime by the time they reach their 20s.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on print version record.
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile justice, Administration of
Juvenile recidivists
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile justice, Administration of
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency