Continuity and Discontinuity in Criminal Careers

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical and Policy Considerations.- 3. Review of Related Research.- 4. Research Design and Methodology.- 5. The Prevalence of Adult Criminality.- 6. Predicting Adult Crime Status from Delinquency, Age, Frequency, and Court Dispositions.- 7. Predicting Adult Crime Status from Type of Delinquency.- 8. Predicting Adult Crime Status from the Severity of the Delinquency Career.- 9. Summary of Results.- 10. Implications for Theory and Policy.- References.- Name Index.

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