Human Development and Criminal Behavior: New Ways of Advancing Knowledge

ISBN-13: 9781461390572 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 223 str.

Michael Tonry; Lloyd E. Ohlin; David P. Farrington

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1 Introduction.- 2 Overview of Theories and Hypotheses.- Design and Sampling Issues.- 3 Accelerated Longitudinal Design.- 4 Longitudinal-Experimental Combinations.- 5 Community Sampling.- 6 Household and Individual Sampling.- 7 Sampling Yield.- 8 Site Selection.- Measurement and Analysis.- 9 Common Variables.- 10 Measurement Issues.- 11 Statistical Methods and Analysis.- Cohort Studies.- 12 Prenatal and Preschool Cohorts.- 13 Young Adolescent Cohorts.- 14 Young Adult Cohorts.- 15 Sibling Study.- Appendix I Preparatory Field Work and Supplemental Studies.- Appendix II Issues in the Use of Biomedical Measures.- Appendix III Program on Human Development and Criminal Behavior—Participants.- References.

O autorze

Michael Tonry is Sonosky Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota Law School, and Senior Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Free University Amsterdam. He is the author or editor of a number of books. David P. Farrington, O.B.E., is Professor of Psychological Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University, and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh. He is co-chair of the U.S. National Institute of Justice Study Group on Transitions from Juvenile Delinquency to Adult Crime and co-chair of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Expert Panel on Protective Factors against Youth Violence. His major research interest is in developmental criminology, and he is Director of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, which is a prospective longitudinal survey of over 400 London males from age 8 to age 48. In addition to over 500 published journal articles and book chapters on criminological and psychological topics, he has published over 75 books, monographs and government publications.