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Continuity and Discontinuity in Criminal Careers
Tracy, Paul E.; Kempf-Leonard, Kimberly
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Description for Continuity and Discontinuity in Criminal Careers
Hardback. Series: The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1320.
It takes courage to do research on crime and delinquency. Such research is typically conducted in an atmosphere of concern about the problem it addresses and is typically justified as an attempt to discover new facts or to evaluate innovative programs or policies. When, as must often be the case, no new facts are forthcoming or innovative programs turn out not to work, hopes are dashed and time and money are felt to have been wasted. Because they take more time, longitudinal studies require even greater amounts of courage. If the potential for discovery is enhanced, so is the risk ... Read more
It takes courage to do research on crime and delinquency. Such research is typically conducted in an atmosphere of concern about the problem it addresses and is typically justified as an attempt to discover new facts or to evaluate innovative programs or policies. When, as must often be the case, no new facts are forthcoming or innovative programs turn out not to work, hopes are dashed and time and money are felt to have been wasted. Because they take more time, longitudinal studies require even greater amounts of courage. If the potential for discovery is enhanced, so is the risk ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Series
The Plenum Series in Crime and Justice
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306453472
SKU
V9780306453472
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Reviews for Continuity and Discontinuity in Criminal Careers
`A remarkable and important book...No other data set of this magnitude exists where the representation of race and socioeconomic status are sufficiently well distributed.' American Journal of Sociology