Taking stock of delinquency : an overview of findings from contemporary longitudinal studies / [edited by] Terence P. Thornberry and Marvin D. Krohn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thornberry, Terence P.

Krohn, Marvin D.

Series:

Longitudinal research in the social and behavioral sciences.

Longitudinal research in the social and behavioral sciences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquency--Longitudinal studies.

Juvenile delinquency.

Juvenile delinquents--United States--Longitudinal studies.

Juvenile delinquents.

Juvenile delinquents--Psychology--Longitudinal studies.

Deviant behavior--Longitudinal studies.

Deviant behavior.

Developmental psychology--Longitudinal studies.

Developmental psychology.

Juvenile delinquency--Prevention--Longitudinal studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2003.

Place of Publication:

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking Stock in Delinquency is the comprehensive synthesis of the empirical findings of seven important ongoing longitudinal studies of delinquency. The seven projects included in this volume represent much of the diversity found in individual-based panel studies of antisocial behavior. Individually and collectively, the results of these investigations have been published in a wide range of disciplinary outlets, thus making it difficult to identify common themes and general principles. This volume intends to provide a comprehensive and unified picture of empirical results, both within these studies and across them. One of the fundamental purposes of Taking Stock in Delinquency is to examine the extent to which these studies answer the basic question of the origins of delinquent and criminal careers despite their varying guiding theories, methods, and settings. Taking Stock in Delinquency is an important resource for criminologists, psychologists, sociologists, and upper-level students on juvenile delinquency, criminology, developmental psychology, and deviant behavior.

Contents:

The Development of Panel Studies of Delinquency

Causes and Consequences of Delinquency

Delinquency and Crime

The Development of Male Offending

Key Results from the First Forty Years of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development

Testing an Integrative Theory of Deviant Behavior

The Montreal Longitudinal and Experimental Study

Understanding and Preventing Crime and Violence

Common Themes, Future Directions.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

The development of panel studies of delinquency -- Causes and consequences of delinquency : findings from the Rochester Youth Development study -- Delinquency and crime : some highlights from the Denver youth survey -- The development of male offending : key findings from 14 years of the Pittsburgh youth study -- Key results from the first forty years of the Cambridge study in delinquent development -- Testing an integrative theory of deviant behavior : theory-syntonic findings from a long-term multi-generation study -- The Montreal longitudinal and experimental study : rediscovering the power of descriptions -- Understanding and preventing crime and violence : findings from the Seattle social development project -- Common themes, future directions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-306-47945-1

OCLC:

614647223