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Taking stock of delinquency : an overview of findings from contemporary longitudinal studies /

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A comprehensive synthesis of the empirical findings of seven important ongoing longitudinal studies of delinquency. The seven projects included in this volume represent much of the diversity found in individual-based panel studies of antisocial behaviour.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Thornberry, Terence P., Krohn, Marvin D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2003]
Series:Longitudinal research in the social and behavioral sciences.
Subjects:
Juvenile delinquency > Longitudinal studies.
Juvenile delinquents > United States > Longitudinal studies.
Juvenile delinquents > Psychology > Longitudinal studies.
Deviant behavior > Longitudinal studies.
Developmental psychology > Longitudinal studies.
Juvenile delinquency > Prevention > Longitudinal studies.
Délinquance juvénile > Études longitudinales.
Jeunes délinquants > États-Unis > Études longitudinales.
Jeunes délinquants > Psychologie > Études longitudinales.
Déviance > Études longitudinales.
Psychologie du développement > Études longitudinales.
Délinquance juvénile > Prévention > Études longitudinales.
Developmental psychology.
Deviant behavior.
Juvenile delinquency.
Juvenile delinquency > Prevention.
Juvenile delinquents.
Juvenile delinquents > Psychology.
United States.
Criminaliteit.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Electronic books.
Psychology > Longitudinal studies.
Child development.
Longitudinal studies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Development of Panel Studies of Delinquency
  • 2. Causes and Consequences of Delinquency
  • 3. Delinquency and Crime
  • 4. The Development of Male Offending
  • 5. Key Results from the First Forty Years of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development
  • 6. Testing an IntegrativeTheory of Deviant Behavior
  • 7. The Montreal Longitudinal and Experimental Study
  • 8. Understanding and Preventing Crime and Violence
  • 9. Common Themes, Future Directions
  • Index.