Violence and serious theft : development and prediction from childhood to adulthood / Rolf Loeber ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loeber, Rolf.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquency--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Longitudinal studies.

Juvenile delinquency.

Criminal behavior--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Longitudinal studies.

Criminal behavior.

Criminal behavior, Prediction of--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Longitudinal studies.

Criminal behavior, Prediction of.

Longitudinal method.

Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

Genre:

Longitudinal studies.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2008]

Summary:

In this volume, top experts in the field of delinquency discuss the implications of the findings of the Pittsburgh Youth Study for current conceptualization of the development and causes of serious delinquency. Violence and Serious Theft is unique in that it combines the strengths of three disciplines to explain delinquency in young people: criminology, developmental psychopathology, and public health. The book addresses questions in three main areas: violence and serious theft as outcomes over time, factors that explain why some young males become involved in serious forms of delinquency and others do not, and factors that explain why some young male offenders stop committing delinquent acts. Violence and Serious Theft is a resource for researchers, practitioners, and students in criminology, developmental, school, and counseling psychology, psychiatry, and public health.

Contents:

Introduction and methods

Introduction and key questions / Rolf Loeber, David P. Farrington, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, and Helene Raskin White

The Pittsburgh youth study : its design, data collection, and early key findings / Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, and David P. Farrington

Measurement instruments and constructs / Magda Stouthamer-Loeber and Rebecca Stallings

Epidemiology of violence, serious theft, substance use, drug dealing and gang membership

The age-crime curve in reported / David P. Farrington, Rolf Loeber, and Darrick Jolliffe

Comparing arrests and convictions with reported offending / Rolf Loeber, David P. Farrington, and Darrick Jolliffe

Substance use, drug dealing, gang membership, and gun carrying and their predictive associations with serious violence and serious theft / Helene Raskin White, Rolf Loeber, & David P. Farrington

Prediction of violence, serious theft and desistance

Promotive and risk processes at different life stages / David P. Farrington, Rolf Loeber, Darrick Jolliffe, and Dustin A. Pardini

Developmental trajectories of violence and theft / Eric Lacourse, Veronique Dupree, and Rolf Loeber

Desistance from and persistence in offending / Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, Rolf Loeber, Rebecca Stallings, and Eric Lacourse

Conclusions and policy implications / Rolf Loeber, David P. Farrington, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, and Helene Raskin White.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-373) and index.

"Publications from the Pittsburgh youth study": pages 335-347.

ISBN:

9780805852226

0805852220

OCLC:

162118797