Crime and the lifecourse : an introduction

Crime and the lifecourse : an introduction / Michael L. Benson.

In recent years, the lifecourse perspective has become a popular theoretical orientation toward crime. Yet despite its growing importance in the field of criminology, most textbooks give it only cursory treatment. Crime and the Lifecourse: An Introduction by Michael L. Benson provides a comprehensiv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benson, Michael L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2013.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Criminology and justice studies.
Subjects:
Crime > Longitudinal studies.
Criminals > Longitudinal studies.
Criminology > Longitudinal studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime
Criminals
Criminology
Longitudinal studies
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. An Overview of Lifecourse Theory and Research
  • 2. Biology and the Family: Initial Trajectories
  • 3. Adolescence and Crime: Continuity, Change, and Cumulating Disadvantages
  • 4. Adulthood and Aging Criminals
  • 5. White-Collar Crime and the Lifecourse
  • 6. Historical and Structural Contexts.

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