This article reviews the epidemiology and development of juvenile violence, together with
key risk factors and risk assessment. Juvenile violent offenders tend to be persistent or …

This paper examines research investigating the effects of neighborhood context on the onset
and persistence of early-starting antisocial pathways across middle and late childhood. The …

In this study, 306 individuals in 3 age groups—adolescents (13–16), youths (18–22), and
adults (24 and older)—completed 2 questionnaire measures assessing risk preference and …

We analyzed key individual, family, and neighborhood factors to assess competing
hypotheses regarding racial/ethnic gaps in perpetrating violence. From 1995 to 2002, we …

How the attorney-client relationship favors the privileged in criminal court—and denies
justice to the poor and to working-class people of color The number of Americans arrested …

This book aims to inform students about the latest research and the most promising and
effective programs and for understanding, preventing and controlling juvenile delinquency …

Criminology: Explaining Crime and Its Context, Ninth Edition, is a highly acclaimed textbook
offering a broad perspective on criminological theory. It provides students of criminology and …

Between 1980 and 1996 the number of arrests has increased considerably for offenders
ages 12 and under. This increase is a cost to society in two ways: the cost of the crime and …

This study, which is based on individual criminal careers over a 60‐year period, focuses on
the development of criminal behavior. It first examines the impact that life circumstances …

In this prospective study, the authors predicted violence and homicide in 3 representative
school samples (N= 1,517). Participants were part of a longitudinal, multiple cohort study on …