Offending from Childhood to Young Adulthood [electronic resource] : Recent Results from the Pittsburgh Youth Study / by Wesley G. Jennings, Rolf Loeber, Dustin A. Pardini, Alex R. Piquero, David P. Farrington.
2016
HV6001-7220.5
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Title
Offending from Childhood to Young Adulthood [electronic resource] : Recent Results from the Pittsburgh Youth Study / by Wesley G. Jennings, Rolf Loeber, Dustin A. Pardini, Alex R. Piquero, David P. Farrington.
Author
Jennings, Wesley G., author.
Edition
1st ed. 2016.
ISBN
9783319259666 (electronic book)
3319259660 (electronic book)
9783319259659
3319259652
3319259660 (electronic book)
9783319259659
3319259652
Published
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 74 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-25966-6 doi
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HV6001-7220.5
Dewey Decimal Classification
364
Summary
This Brief examines criminal careers by providing the most extensive and comprehensive investigation to date on the official offending, self-reported offending, and trajectories of offending of the Pittsburgh Youth Study (PYS) participants.℗ℓ The PYS is a longitudinal study, which was initiated in 1987, and involves repeated follow-ups on several community cohorts (starting in grades 1, 4, and 7) of inner-city boys in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.℗ℓ This Brief covers the Youngest and Oldest PYS cohorts (which had the most follow-up and most data available) from ages 10-30. It provides the most complete descriptive analyses of the criminal careers of these males to date. ℗ℓ℗ℓ The three cohorts are commonly referred to as the Youngest, Middle, and Oldest cohorts, respectively.℗ℓ Consistent with several prior publications with the PYS data (Loeber et al., 2008), this book focuses only on data from the Youngest and Oldest cohorts as these cohorts were followed up the most frequently and have the longest time window of data available.℗ℓ It will be of interest to researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, as well as related fields like Sociology, Developmental Psychology, Social Policy, and Education.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Loeber, Rolf, author.
Pardini, Dustin A., author.
Piquero, Alex R., author.
Farrington, David P., author.
Pardini, Dustin A., author.
Piquero, Alex R., author.
Farrington, David P., author.
Series
SpringerBriefs in criminology.
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Table of Contents
Introduction to Criminal Careers
Official Criminal Careers
Self-Reported Criminal Careers
Trajectories of Offending to Age 30
Conclusions
Appendix.
Official Criminal Careers
Self-Reported Criminal Careers
Trajectories of Offending to Age 30
Conclusions
Appendix.