From juvenile delinquency to adult crime : criminal careers, justice policy, and prevention / edited by Rolf Loeber and David P. Farrington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loeber, Rolf.

Farrington, David P.

Oxford Scholarship Online.

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquency.

Juvenile delinquency--Prevention.

Criminal behavior, Prediction of.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 399 pages) : illustrations

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

What makes a juvenile delinquent develop into an adult criminal? Edited by two leading authorities in the fields of psychology and criminology, this title examines why the period of transition to adulthood is important and how it can be better understood and addressed both inside and outside of the justice system. Why do many juveniles stop offending when they grow up? Why are juvenile delinquents dealt with differently in the courts than adult criminals, and should young adults be dealt with differently than older adults? And what is special about the 18th birthday when the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system in most states and most European countries, offering protection and rehabilitation, ends and the more punitive and less rehabilitative criminal justice system for adults starts? Since most juveniles take longer than age 18 to mature and become less impulsive, what is a more realistic distinction between adolescence and adulthood and justice response to adolescents and young adults? These and many other questions pertaining to the transition between adolescence and adulthood are addressed in this volume. The volume is based on hundreds of scientific studies, which are summarized in 11 chapters. The chapters deal with criminal careers, particularly desistance from and persistence in offending, explanatory factors of persistence and desistance, such as, for example, early individual differences in self-control, brain maturation, social risk and protective factors, mental illnesses, changes in life circumstances, neighborhood factors, and juvenile justice response. The volume also highlights the best evaluated and cost-effective programs that prevent juveniles from becoming persistent offenders in adulthood, and reduce recidivism among known delinquents. Finally, the volume addresses the advantages and disadvantages of legislators increasing or decreasing the age of adulthood with an eye on improving public safety.

Contents:

Criminal career patterns / Alex R. Piquero, J. David Hawkins, and Lila Kazemian

Explanations for offending / Terence P. Thornberry ... [et al.]

Contextual influences / Julie Horney, Patrick Tolan, and David Weisburd

Special categories of serious and violent offenders : drug dealers, gang members, homicide offenders, and sex offenders / Richard Rosenfeld, Helene R. White, and Finn-Aage Esbensen

Prediction and risk/needs assessments / Robert D. Hoge, Gina M. Vincent, and Laura S. Guy

Legal boundaries between the juvenile and criminal justice systems in the United States / Patrick Griffin

Young offenders and an effective justice system response : what happens, what should happen, and what we need to know / James C. Howell, Barry C. Feld, and Daniel P. Mears

Promoting change, changing lives : effective prevention and intervention to reduce serious offending / Brandon C. Welsh ... [et al.]

European perspectives / Martin Killias, Santiago Redondo, and Jerzy Sarnecki

Overview, conclusions, and key recommendations / Rolf Loeber ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: From juvenile delinquency to adult crime.

ISBN:

9780199828173

0199828172

OCLC:

806956479

Publisher Number:

9786613889652

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.