The Criminal Career
The Criminal Career
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USDBritta Kyvsgaard examines the nature of the "criminal career" through her longitudinal analysis of 45,000 Danish offenders. The data, unparalleled in size and quality, allows the accurate analysis of criminal behavior, even among relatively small demographic subgroups. Kyvsgaard determines offending patterns for males and females, juveniles and middle-aged adults, and employed and unemployed individuals. Furthermore, she examines the effects of deterrence and incapacitation. Her findings suggest that rehabilitation is worthy of further research.
- Covers all the parameters of the criminal career from an empirical point of view and reveals patterns not shown in any previous study
- Utilizes data of unparalleled size and quality, examining the offending patterns of 334,000 subjects over a thirteen-year period
- Provides a comparative look at the generalizability of career patterns across nations
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January 2005Adobe eBook Reader
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Table of Contents
- 1. The career concept in criminological research
- Part I. Objectives, Methodology and Sample:
- 2. Objectives
- 3. Methodology and Validity
- 4. Data and Data Quality
- 5. The longitudinal design
- 6. Crime trends and criminal policy in Denmark
- Part II. The Criminal Career:
- 7. Prevalence
- 8. Individual crime frequencies
- 9. Criminal onset
- 10. Recidivism and duration of the criminal career
- 11. Desistance from the criminal career
- 12. Specialization or versatility in the type of offenses
- 13. Escalation in the seriousness of crime
- Part III. Sanctions and Deterrence:
- 14. The incapacitative effects of sanctions
- 15. The deterrent effect of sanctions
- 16. Punishment, treatment, and the pendulum
- Part IV. Discussion of Results:
- 17. The contributions and challenges of criminal career research.
