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dc.contributor.authorPiquero, AR
dc.contributor.authorFarrington, DP
dc.contributor.authorJennings, WG
dc.contributor.authorDiamond, B
dc.contributor.authorCraig, J
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:20:12Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:20:12Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-06-18T02:47:02Z
dc.identifier.issn0735-648X
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/0735648X.2012.688527
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/48704
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom412
dc.relation.ispartofpageto426
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Crime and Justice
dc.relation.ispartofvolume35
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCauses and prevention of crime
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440201
dc.titleSex offenders and sex offending in the Cambridge study in delinquent development: prevalence, frequency, specialization, recidivism, and (dis)continuity over the life-course
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPiquero, Alex R.


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