Britta Kyvsgaaard

The Criminal Career

The Danish Longitudinal Study
Herausgeber: Blumstein, Alfred; Farrington, David P.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this 2002 book, Britta Kyvsgaard examines the life circumstances and criminal behavior patterns of career criminals in Denmark.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9780521815154
• ISBN-10: 0521815150
• Artikelnr.: 22735364

Inhaltsangabe

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.