Continuity and Discontinuity in Criminal Careers: The Transition from Deliquency

Description: Continuity and Discontinuity in Criminal Careers by Paul E. Tracy, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard It takes courage to do research on crime and delinquency. Such ideas belittle the contributions of past research and leave us vulnerable to theories, programs, policies, and research agendas that may have only tenuous connections to research of any kind. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description It takes courage to do research on crime and delinquency. Such research is typically conducted in an atmosphere of concern about the problem it addresses and is typically justified as an attempt to discover new facts or to evaluate innovative programs or policies. When, as must often be the case, no new facts are forthcoming or innovative programs turn out not to work, hopes are dashed and time and money are felt to have been wasted. Because they take more time, longitudinal studies require even greater amounts of courage. If the potential for discovery is enhanced, so is the risk of wasted effort. Long-term longitudinal studies are thought to be especially risky for other reasons as well. Theories, issues, and sta tistical methods in vogue at the time they were planned may not be in vogue when they are finally executed. Perhaps worse, according to some perspectives, the structure of causal factors may shift during the execu tion of a longitudinal project such that in the end its findings apply to a reality that no longer exists. These fears and expectations assume an ever-changing world and a corresponding conception of research as a more or less disciplined search for news. Such ideas belittle the contributions of past research and leave us vulnerable to theories, programs, policies, and research agendas that may have only tenuous connections to research of any kind. Author Biography PAUL E. TRACY is Professor of Criminology, Sociology and Political Economy at The University of Texas, Dallas. Table of Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical and Policy Considerations.- 3. Review of Related Research.- 4. Research Design and Methodology.- 5. The Prevalence of Adult Criminality.- 6. Predicting Adult Crime Status from Delinquency, Age, Frequency, and Court Dispositions.- 7. Predicting Adult Crime Status from Type of Delinquency.- 8. Predicting Adult Crime Status from the Severity of the Delinquency Career.- 9. Summary of Results.- 10. Implications for Theory and Policy.- References.- Name Index. Review `A remarkable and important book...No other data set of this magnitude exists where the representation of race and socioeconomic status are sufficiently well distributed. American Journal of Sociology Long Description It takes courage to do research on crime and delinquency. Such research is typically conducted in an atmosphere of concern about the problem it addresses and is typically justified as an attempt to discover new facts or to evaluate innovative programs or policies. When, as must often be the case, no new facts are forthcoming or innovative programs turn out not to work, hopes are dashed and time and money are felt to have been wasted. Because they take more time, longitudinal studies require even greater amounts of courage. If the potential for discovery is enhanced, so is the risk of wasted effort. Long-term longitudinal studies are thought to be especially risky for other reasons as well. Theories, issues, and sta Review Quote A remarkable and important book...No other data set of this magnitude exists where the representation of race and socioeconomic status are sufficiently well distributed. American Journal of Sociology Details ISBN0306453479 Author Kimberly Kempf-Leonard Short Title CONTINUITY & DISCONTINUITY IN Language English ISBN-10 0306453479 ISBN-13 9780306453472 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1996 Publication Date 1996-10-31 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Massachusetts Lowell, Pages 264 Imprint Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Subtitle The Transition from Deliquency to Crime DOI 10.1007/b107646;10.1007/978-1-4757-9844-9 UK Release Date 1996-10-31 AU Release Date 1996-10-31 NZ Release Date 1996-10-31 US Release Date 1996-10-31 Illustrations XX, 264 p. Publisher Springer Science+Business Media Edition Description 1996 ed. Series The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice Edition 1996th Alternative 9781475798463 DEWEY 364.3 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96243405;

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