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Understanding Criminal Careers
Willan (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
The study of criminal careers is of increasing interest in criminology. It is
now generally recognised that it is important to try to understand criminal
behaviour across the life-course rather than focusing on fragmented incidents
which provide only a partial picture. This is an accessible text which clarifies
the crucial theoretical and methodological debates surrounding the study of
criminal careers.
It focuses on some major longitudinal studies discussing the onset, persistence,
desistance and the duration of a criminal career. The important topics of
prediction, risk and specialisation are addressed. The challenging question of
'When do ex-offenders become like non-offenders?' points a way forward. The book
concludes by proposing
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9781843925033
Language English
Binding Hard Bound
Publisher Willan
Publishing Date 2009-05-01