Offending from Childhood to Late Middle Age Recent Results from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development

David Hawkins, Ph.D., Endowed Professor of Prevention, Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington   “For more than four decades the Cambridge Study of Delinquent Development has been a guiding light for research on what has come to be called developmental crim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Farrington, David P., Piquero, Alex R. (Author), Jennings, Wesley G. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:SpringerBriefs in Criminology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Cambridge Study: previous results
  • The Social Interview at Age 48
  • Official Criminal Careers
  • Self-reported versus official offending
  • Life Success at Age 48
  • Persisters, desisters, and late onset offenders
  • Psychopathy at age 48
  • Death at age 48
  • Costs and benefits of offending
  • Conclusions and Policy Implications