Persisters and desisters in crime from adolescence into adulthood : explanation, prevention and punishment / edited by by Rolf Loeber [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface / by Paul Schnabel -- Preface / by Friedrich Lösel -- Acknowledgments -- Editors' summary / by Rolf Loeber, Machteld Hoeve, N. Wim Slot, and Peter H. van der Laan -- Introduction / Rolf Loeber, Machteld Hoeve, N. Wim Slot, and Peter H. van der Laan -- Criminal career patterns / Arjan A.J. Blokland and Hanneke Palmen -- Disentangling context effects on criminal careers / Margit Averdijk, Henk Elffers and Stijn Ruiter -- Explanations of offending / Andrea G. Donker, Erik Bulten, Terence P. Thornberry, and Mauri Matsuda -- Vulnerable youth in pathways to adulthood / Catrien C.H.J. Bijleveld, Victor van der Geest and Jan Hendriks -- Risk assessment and the impact of risk and protective factors / Han J.M. Spanjaard, Leontien M. van der Knaap, Claudia E. van der Put and Geert Jan J.M. Stams -- Juveniles in transition from juvenile justice to adult criminal justice / Ton Liefaard -- Offending and justice response at the juvenile-adult interface / Peter H. van Der Laan, André van der Laan, Machteld Hoeve, Martine Blom, Willemijn H. Lamet, and Rolf Loeber -- Prevention programmes in early and middle childhood and their effect on adult crime / Maja Dekovic, Jessica J. Asscher, Meike I. Slagt, and Leonieke Boendermaker -- Interventions / Leonieke Boendermaker, Maja Dekovic and Jessica J. Asscher -- European perspectives / Martin Killias, Santiago Redondo and Jerzy Sarnecki -- Overview, conclusions and policy and research recommendations / Rolf Loeber, Machteld Hoeve, David P. Farrington, N. Wim Slot, and Peter H. van der Laan -- Appendix: systems oriented interventions in Europe / Terje Ogden and Kristine Amlund-Hagen -- Index.

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Focusing on the transition between juvenile offending and adult crime, this book examines research based on Dutch, European and North-American studies on the persistence and discontinuity of offending between late adolescence and early adulthood. Presenting empirical studies showing why persistence or discontinuity take place, the book provides up-to-date information on preventive and remedial interventions to promote discontinuity of offending amongst young adults.

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