Understanding Criminal Careers

by Brian Francis, Claire Fitzpatrick, Keith Soothill

The study of criminal careers is of increasing interest in criminology. It is now generally recognised that it is important to try to understand criminal behaviour across the life-course rather than focusing on fragmented incidents which provide only a partial picture. This is an accessible text which clarifies the crucial theoretical and methodological debates surrounding the study of criminal careers.

It focuses on some major longitudinal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843925028
• ISBN13: 9781843925026
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"