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Explaining criminal careers : implications for justice policy / John F. MacLeod, Peter G. Grove, David P. Farrington.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Clarendon studies in criminologyPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 256 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0199697248
  • 9780199697243
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Contents:
1. Criminal career research, mathematical models, and testing quantitative predictions from theories -- 2. An analysis of the offenders index -- 3. The theory and a simple model -- 4. Criminal careers of serious, less serious, and trivial offenders -- 5. Is age the primary influence on offending? -- 6. Characteristics of individuals -- 7. Applications for managing the criminal justice system -- 8. Criminal policy implications -- 9. Summary and conclusions -- Appendix: mathematical notes.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-241) and index.

1. Criminal career research, mathematical models, and testing quantitative predictions from theories -- 2. An analysis of the offenders index -- 3. The theory and a simple model -- 4. Criminal careers of serious, less serious, and trivial offenders -- 5. Is age the primary influence on offending? -- 6. Characteristics of individuals -- 7. Applications for managing the criminal justice system -- 8. Criminal policy implications -- 9. Summary and conclusions -- Appendix: mathematical notes.

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