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Desisting from crime [electronic resource] : continuity and change in long-term crime patterns of serious chronic offenders / Michel E. Ezell and Lawrence E. Cohen.
Series: Clarendon studies in criminology: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 328 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191699702 (ebook) :; 0191699705 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Juvenile delinquency -- United States
| Juvenile recidivists -- United States | Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199273812DDC classification: 364.3'6'0973 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This study examines patterns of offending among persistent juvenile offenders. Employing advanced quantitative techniques to offenders with very high rates of recidivism, Ezell and Cohen demonstrate that many of these apparently hardened criminals will 'grow out' of crime by the time they reach their 20s.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This study examines patterns of offending among persistent juvenile offenders. Employing advanced quantitative techniques to offenders with very high rates of recidivism, Ezell and Cohen demonstrate that many of these apparently hardened criminals will 'grow out' of crime by the time they reach their 20s.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.