Development of adolescence-limited, late-onset, and persistent offenders from age 8 to age 48

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-163

  Farrington, David P ^a   Ttofi, Maria M ^a   Coid, Jeremy W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence limited; Late onset offenders; Life success; Longitudinal study; Persistent offenders; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; AGING; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FAMILY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449183396     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20296     Document Type: Article

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