Explaining Criminal Careers
Author | : John F. MacLeod |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2012-08-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199697243 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199697248 |
Rating | : 4/5 (248 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Explaining Criminal Careers by : John F. MacLeod
Download or read book Explaining Criminal Careers written by John F. MacLeod and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-23 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the Home Office Offenders Index, a unique database containing records of all criminal (standard list) convictions in England and Wales since 1963, this simple but influential theory makes exact quantitative predictions about criminal careers and age-crime curves, in particular the prison population contingent on a given sentencing policy.