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Crime and the Life Course

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ISBN-10: 0415994934

ISBN-13: 9780415994934

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Michael Benson, Alexis Russell Piquero

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In recent years the lifecourse perspective has become a popular theoretical orientation toward crime. This book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research and theory on the life-course approach to crime. The book emphasizes a conceptual understanding of this approach.
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Book details

List price: $75.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/26/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792

Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
An Overview of Life Course Theory and Research
Biology and Behavior: The Launch Pad
The Family: Initial Trajectories
Adolescence and Crime: Continuity and Change
Adulthood: Desistance, Persistence, and Human Agency
History, Social Change, and the Life Course
What Can Be Done? Intervening in the Life Course
Crime and the Life Course: Summing Up
Appendix: The Life Course Perspective and White-Collar Crime
References
Index