Predicting trajectories of offending over the life course: Findings from a Dutch conviction cohort

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 468-494

  Bersani, Bianca E ^a   Nieuwbeerta, Paul ^b,c   Laub, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age and crime; Desistance; Prediction; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350129027     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427809341939     Document Type: Article

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