Key Issues in Criminal Career Research: New Analyses of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development

1. Introduction 2. Literature review: A. General criminal careers B. Organize around contentious issues 3. Data overview 4. Prevalence and incidence 5. Onset age and incidence 6. Specialization 7. Onset sequences 8. Co-offending 9. Chronicity 10. Offending trajectories 11. Career length 12. Discussion.

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