Integrated Developmental and Life-course Theories of Offending

by David P. Farrington

Book Overview

Developmental and life-course criminology aims to provide information about how offending and antisocial behavior develops, about risk and protective factors at different ages, and about the effects of life events on the course of development. This volume advances knowledge about these theories of offender behavior, many of which have been formulated only in the last twenty years. It also integrates knowledge about individual, family, peer, school,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412807999
• ISBN13: 9781412807999
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"