Human Development and Criminal Behavior: New Ways of Advancing Knowledge

✍ Scribed by Michael Tonry, Lloyd E. Ohlin, David P. Farrington (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 228
• Series: Research in Criminology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Human Development and Criminal Behavior proposes an exten- sive agenda for crime research. The book is part of a pio- neering effort to understand the causes of crime, particu- larly its developmental course. It defines and sets the con- ditions necessary to conduct an accelerated longitudinal study of individuals at risk to become engaged in criminal careers. This work offers a blueprint for research to eluci- date and possibly prevent crime in our society.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-18
Overview of Theories and Hypotheses....Pages 19-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Accelerated Longitudinal Design....Pages 27-34
Longitudinal-Experimental Combinations....Pages 35-41
Community Sampling....Pages 42-56
Household and Individual Sampling....Pages 57-64
Sampling Yield....Pages 65-80
Site Selection....Pages 81-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Common Variables....Pages 89-103
Measurement Issues....Pages 104-108
Statistical Methods and Analysis....Pages 109-117
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Prenatal and Preschool Cohorts....Pages 121-136
Young Adolescent Cohorts....Pages 137-149
Young Adult Cohorts....Pages 150-172
Sibling Study....Pages 173-188
Back Matter....Pages 189-225

✦ Subjects

Psychology, general