Aim; document the start, duration + end of offending behaviour + Investigate the influence of life events.
Desgin; Longitudinal study + interviews
Participants; 411 boys aged 9 & 8, from 6 schools in East London. white class
Results;
- at 48, 161 had convictions
- Offences peaked at age 17
- those who started criminal careers at age 10-13 were nearly all reconvicted at least once and committed 9 crimes on average.
- self-reported crimes not covered by oiffical statistics indicates that 93% admitted to commiting one type of offence.
Conclusion; Offenders tend to be deviant in many aspects of their lives. Early preventation reduces offending could have had benefits. Most important risk factor; family, poverty, poor child-rearing and poor school saving.
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