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  • Sex offenders and sex offending in the Cambridge study in delinquent development: prevalence, frequency, specialization, recidivism, and (dis)continuity over the life-course

    Author(s)
    Piquero, AR
    Farrington, DP
    Jennings, WG
    Diamond, B
    Craig, J
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Piquero, Alex R.
    Year published
    2012
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    Abstract
    The study of criminal careers has resulted in important descriptive information about the longitudinal patterns of offending over the life-course. Much of this research has examined more common patterns of general offending, typically among street offenders. An under-explored question is the extent to which distinct types of offenders display similar patterns on key criminal career dimensions. The current study examines this particular issue with a focus on sex offenders using longitudinal data from a cohort of South London males participating in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development. Results show that, contrary to ...
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    The study of criminal careers has resulted in important descriptive information about the longitudinal patterns of offending over the life-course. Much of this research has examined more common patterns of general offending, typically among street offenders. An under-explored question is the extent to which distinct types of offenders display similar patterns on key criminal career dimensions. The current study examines this particular issue with a focus on sex offenders using longitudinal data from a cohort of South London males participating in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development. Results show that, contrary to popular opinion, sex offending is quite rare, with less than 3% of the Cambridge males being convicted for 13 sex offenses through age 50. Further, there was no continuity in sex offending from the juvenile to adult periods and very few recidivist sex offenders. Directions for future research are addressed.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Crime and Justice
    Volume
    35
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648X.2012.688527
    Subject
    Criminology
    Causes and prevention of crime
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/48704
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