Crime in the Making: Pathways and Turning Points through Life
The book's logical organization, the authors' parsimonious explanation of key concepts and theoretical propositions, and the comprehensive presentation of their findings interact to produce a volume that possesses a high degree of clarity and readability...Crime in the Makingshould be read by all developmental criminologists and those interested in the study of criminal careers. (Douglas YearwoodCriminologist)Hard-headed quantitative variable-oriented statistics are skillfully blended with qualitative person-oriented studies of individual life histories. A 'must' for anyone interested in either criminology or life-span development, and of great interest to a much wider group of readers.Crime in the Makingis destined to become a classic. (Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London)Imaginative and forthright, a well-argued book with broad theoretical and methodological implications. (John ModellAmerican Journal of Sociology)This book will be widely read and cited, and it deserves to be. [The authors] have carefully crafed a model which addresses both stability and change in delinquency and crime over the life course, and they have done an impeccable job of testing it. (Candace KruttschnittJournal of Research in Crime and Delinquency)Crime in the Makingdeserves widespread attention. (Joan McCordContemporary Sociology)